Aside from Miguel Cotto's WBA title defense against Joshua Clottey on Saturday, there were a few good shows in America on Friday night.

Former WBA light welter Diosbelys Hurtado, 42-3-1 (25), won a 12 round unanimous decision over Manuel Garnica, 25-11 (13), in defense of the WBO Latino strap and Cuban heavyweight prospect Odlanier Solis, 14-0 (10), rubbed out Dominique Alexander, 18-7-1 (9), in the first round.

At The Palms in Las Vegas, NV, ex-WBA super bantam boss Bones Adams, 44-6-4 (20), returned to the ring after a year on the sidelines to stop Alex "Ali" Baba, 26-16-1 (19), in the eighth stanza.

At the HP Pavilion in San Jose, CA, ex-featherweight world champion Robert Guerrero, 24-1-1 (17), made his lightweight debut by stopping former USBA titlist Efren Hinojosa, 30-6-1 (17), in the eighth frame of a ten rounder. More...

Last night at Pepsi Pavilion in Memphis, TN, ex-WBO Light Welter Champion Randall Bailey, 39-6 (35), won an IBF 140 lb title eliminator in emphatic fashion by knocking out Frankie Figueroa, 20-3 (13), in the fourth round.

34 year old Bailey won the WBO crown in 1999 and made two defenses before losing it on a split decision to Ener Julio a year later.

Bailey bounced back to win the Interim WBA crown in 2002 but was KO'd in seven by Diobelys Hurtado for the full WBA title one bout later. In 2003, Bailey had a shot at his old WBO strap but was outboxed by DeMarcus Corley over twelve.

Another WBO title shot came in 2004 but Bailey was stopped on cuts in six rounds by Miguel Cotto. The Miami resident nearly made it back to the big time in 2007 but lost an IBF eliminator to Herman Ngoudjo via split decision. More...