Flamboyant light welterweight Paul "Magic Man" Malignaggi returned to action for the first time since being sidelined by injury last night at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City. Malignaggi kept his undefeated record with an eight round decision win over unheralded Jeremy Yelton. The fight was a complete shutout in Malignaggi's favor as all three fight judges scored the bout 80-72 to Malignaggi, who brings his new career total to twenty wins with only five knockouts.

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