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Mizuki Hiruta defeated Mai Soliman by unanimous decision (99-91, 98-92, 98-92) to defend her WBO super flyweight title.

One minute into the final frame, with some help from Hiruta’s footwork, he landed two great right hooks near the guard.

Hiruta won this 10th round. Hiruta scores with his left hand. She punches with great footwork and rhythm.

10-9 triple, 99-91 triple

Hiruta held the fight from long range for the first minute of the 9th round. However, Soliman kept up the pressure and found his target in the opening two minutes. The ninth inning was a close battle, but Hiruta finished strong with his left and movement.

10-9 triple, 89-82 triple

There is a mark from Hiruta’s left hand under Soliman’s right eye.

Near the end of the 8th round, Hiruta was rocked by a huge right hand. Hiruta escapes and survives the round, keeping Soliman at bay. Soliman caught her again with a right hand with 10 seconds left. A long-awaited success for the challenger.

10-9 Solimna, 79-73 Triuta

Hiruta uses his upper body movement and agile footwork to make Soliman whiff with a wide right hand. She stabs the midsection and upstairs with a sharp left. So far it has been very comfortable for her.

10-9 triple, 60-54 triple

Before the end of the first half, Soliman scored on the right. It may have been the best punch of the fight, but it was just one punch compared to Hiruta’s dozen or so perfectly placed left hands and right hooks.

10-9 triple, 50-45 triple

Soliman scored a goal on the right side at the end of the first minute. It was a rare success for Hiruta as she dominated this round for a long time. She had no trouble connecting her left hand to Soliman’s face and putting her on the counter.

10-9 triple, 40-36 triple

Hiruta showed some great boxing in the third round. Everything is very fluent and accurate. Soliman seems perplexed there. The crowd tries to rally behind her, but when Soliman breaks the gap, she runs into a sharp counter from an unexpected angle.

10-9 triple, 30-27 triple

An exciting start to the second round. Hiruta has the right to land singles with combination punches and soliman. Hiruta’s excellent footwork, counters, and combination punches were on display in this round as well. She connected with a left to Soliman’s face to end a strong second round.

10-9 triple, 20-18 triple

The Egyptian crowd cheered when Soliman supported Hiruta with a jab in the first minute.

Soliman partially connected on the right side in the second minute. Every time she lands a punch, there is a big round of applause.

Hiltua landed a great two-punch combination. He then supported Soliman on the counter. She is busy throughout the round.

10-9 3

Mizuki Hiruta (10-0, 2 KOs) will defend her WBO super flyweight belt against Egypt’s Mai Soliman (10-1, 6 KOs).

Deontay Wilder was named as an opponent.

Early in the fourth round, Tani knocked Lapin down with a nice left hand. The two got into a melee at close range, and Tani got through with what looked like a short hook.

It was two body shots from a left hook to a right hand that brought him down a second time a minute into the match.

Tani continued pressure to the head and downstairs. The work was effective and efficient.

Shortly after the halfway point, Lapin was knocked down for the third time by a right shot. This time, the referee decided there was no need to take a count!

Tani stops Lapin in a huge upset in Egypt. It was the first loss of the night for Team Oleksandr Usyk.

Tani backed Lapin up and forced him to stop at the end of the second minute. Intense pressure and body shots are getting to the Ukrainian. Tani’s right shot just before the end was the best connection of the match, but Lapin immediately counterattacked. Momentum was still in Tani’s favor and he landed a body shot to end the third round.

10-9 valley, 29-28 valley

It was a good round 2 for Tani. The pressure was more intense and effective. Lapin felt uncomfortable at times and was unable to pull Tani away. Tani broke his guard multiple times with right hands to the head and torso.

10-9 this, 19-19

Effective and knowledgeable pressure from Tani in round 1. Lapin towers over him, but sometimes struggles to maintain distance and control the action at long range. Tani broke through on the right side several times, but was ultimately overwhelmed by Lapin in three minutes.

10-9 Lapland

Ukraine’s Daniel Lapin (13-0, 5 KOs) will take on France’s Benjamin Mendez Thani (9-1, 2 KOs) in a 10-round light heavyweight bout.

“Now we start talking about Ajit Kabayer,” Hearn said. “The whispers around the hotel this week are that there might be some kind of announcement if he’s successful tonight.”