Andre Dirrell returns

JULY 28

VERBANIA, ITALY

Super-middleweight IVAN ZUCCO (14-0) made a successful first defence of the Italian title with third round stoppage of IGNAZIO CRIVELLO (7-8-1). Big puncher Zucco floored Crivello in the second. Crivello survived but looked to have injured his left shoulder in the third and as Zucco continued to land heavily the fight was halted. Twelfth inside the distance win for southpaw Zucco.

JULY 30

TIJUANA, MEXICO

Local middleweight MARCOS VAZQUEZ (19-0-1) was gifted a disqualification victory over PAUL VALENZUELA JNR (26-10). Vazquez was winning well going into the sixth round