Argenis Mendez draws with Arash Usmanne

The evening began with a heavy lean towards the promotional debut of former heavyweight king Mike Tyson. Along the way, the in-ring action finally took center stage but ended on a strange note as Argenis Mendez and Arash Usmanne fought to a majority draw in their ESPN2-televised main event. Scores were 115-113 Usmanee and 114-114 (twice) in the main event Friday evening at Turning Stone Casino in Verona, New York. The bout came down to whether you preferred Mendez' superior boxing skills or Usmanee's non-stop aggression. While opinions varied through the first several rounds, the common line of thinking overall was that Mendez was in control and effect both as a counterpuncher and in making the

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