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ORLANDO — After 20 rounds, very little has separated Oshae Jones and Elia Carranza.
In a rematch from their July 2025 bout, Jones and Carranza boxed to a split draw on Saturday night during the MVPW-04 main event.
Jones, who won last summer's meeting with a split decision, was naturally displeased upon hearing she didn't prevail for the first time in her professional career.
Jones (9-0-1, 3 KOs) and Carranza (11-2-1, 3 KOs) both had a 96-94 scorecard in their favor, while a third judge scored it 95-95 as Jones made the second defense of her title.
The champion, an Olympic bronze medalist, was the sharper in the early going. The crafty southpaw controlled proceedings from range and was especially effective with her lead hand. Round six was one of her best, catching Carranza between her shots while also body punching successfully.
While able to outbox Carranza for sustained stretches, the challenger enjoyed success on the inside and managed to get the 28-year-old backed up along the ropes. That became more prevalent in the later rounds, as the Miami woman caught her along the ropes more frequently and continued boxing well at close-range.
Nonetheless, a split draw came as a surprise. Jones outlanded Carranza 101-to-67 as far as CompuBox punch stats were concerned, according to the broadcast.
Undercard results
Tiara Brown def. Hannah Rapp by unanimous decision
Tiara Brown emerged from the battle of unbeaten fighters with her perfect record intact, beating Hannah Rapp by unanimous decision in retaining the WBC featherweight title in the veteran's second title defense.
Brown (21-0, 11 KOs), The Ring's No. 1-ranked featherweight, won 99-91 twice and 97-93 across the three judges’ scorecards in what quickly proved a dominant display.
The 38-year-old flew out of the blocks and maintained that pace throughout compared to Rapp (8-1-1, 5 KOs), who had little in the way of answers for her attacking impetus. From the outside, the decade-long pro had success with her straight right hand, and on the inside, her best work came from hooks and uppercuts to the body.
The Fort Myers, Florida, native bloodied Rapp in the later rounds as she coasted to victory.
Nataly Delgado def. Jasmine Artiga by unanimous decision
Nataly Delgado promised her husband that she’d come back home to Panama as a world champion.
Mission accomplished.
Delgado (21-7-2, 7 KOs) defeated Jasmine Artiga by unanimous decision – 97-93 on all three scorecards – to become the WBA junior bantamweight world champion with her eighth consecutive victory.
Delgado, 31, who was fighting in the U.S. for the first time in her career, landed the cleaner shots and had success with her right hand against the southpaw Artiga. Artiga, three years her senior, had moments when keeping Delgado at the end of her punches.
Ultimately, Delgado’s ability to pressure the previously unbeaten Artiga (15-1-1, 7 KOs) and do the better work landed her the upset victory.
Estefany Alegria def. Evelin Bermudez by unanimous decision
Estafany Alegria made the most of her first world title fight.
Alegria’s relentless pressure carried her to a dominant unanimous decision over Evelin Bermudez to win the IBF, WBA and WBO 108-pound titles. Alegria (15-1, 4 KOs), of Guadalajara, Mexico, was similarly making the first appearance outside her home country and made it a memorable championship coronation.
The 26-year-old won 100-90, 99-91 and 99-91 across the judges' scorecards. After the win, she called for a fight against WBC titleholder Lourdes Juarez to unify the division.
Alegria’s ability to push a fast pace and connect with the cleaner and harder shots ultimately was the story of the fight. At range, she countered Bermudez’s jab effectively to negate the Argentine’s reach advantage. On the inside, Alegria dug the body at will, which caused Bermudez to tire down the stretch.
Bermudez (22-2-1, 8 KOs), 29, entered the fight on a five-fight win streak.
Jordan Orozco def. Fernando Diaz by third-round TKO
Orozco (17-0, 17 KOs) became the first man to knock out Diaz (16-8-1, 6 KOs) as his corner stopped the fight after the third round.
The 21-year-old Nicaraguan hurt Diaz to the body before dropping him with a looping right hook. Orozco stayed on the offensive and continued to connect with numerous power shots, including a right hook that wobbled Diaz right at the bell.
Diaz walked to the neutral corner, where his handlers opted to halt the bout before the start of the fourth round.
Orozco is ranked No. 9 in the WBA rankings at bantamweight.
Junior bantamweight, 8 rounds
LeAnna Cruz (12-0, 1 KO) def. Rubi Gutierrez (8-4-1) by unanimous decision (79-71, 79-71, 78-72)
Junior welterweight, 4 rounds
Jully Poca (1-0) def. Monica Medina (0-1) by unanimous decision (40-36, 40-36, 39-37)
Cruiserweight, 4 rounds
Keno Marley (2-0, 1 KO) def. Jordan Gruszewski (5-2-1, 4 KOs) by first-round TKO
Results
Junior middleweight
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