At RWE Sporthalle in Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany cruiserweight Yoan Pablo Hernandez (24-1, 13 KOs) put in the performance of the night by capturing the WBA interim title with a seven round stoppage of Steve Herelius (21-2-1, 12 KOs). Herelius went down twice in the seventh round before the stoppage.

IBF cruiserweight world champion Steve Cunningham (24-2, 12 KOs) retained his title with a twelve round unanimous decision over Enad Licina (19-3, 10 KOs). The scores were 118-110, 117-111 and 115-113.