It wasn't the way Brandon Moore wanted to win, but in the end, the 31-year-old isn't mad at the result after a successful defence of the IBF USBA heavyweight title.

After an anticlimactic chief support bout at Verona's Turning Stone Resort, which saw super middleweight champion Franchon Crews-Dezurn return with a disputed majority decision victory over Citlalli Ortiz, Moore (18-1, 10 KOs) had an unexpected short night after an accidental cut forced his showdown with Stanley Wright (14-1, 11 KOs) to be stopped short.

Although he wasn't given the chance to show more, the Florida native appeared en route to winning regardless and called out former sparring partner Jared Anderson (18-1, 15 KOs) for a battle to see who the country's best heavyweight truly is, during his post-fight interview.

The first round was easy to score, Moore dominating behind his long jab from the outside while damaging his man right before the bell sounded. A minute later as they returned to the fray, he picked up where he left off and dropped the formerly undefeated Wright.

Confident he could get his man out of there, Moore was caught by an accidental head butt in the subsequent stanza. Although he did his best to fight on through injury, it was clear he could sense an end was near and it came two rounds later as blood poured profusely.

All three judges sitting ringside turned their scorecards in early. Scores of 50-45 were read off twice, while one observer had it 49-46, all of which were in Moore's favour four months after his Skylar Lacy matchup was also called off prematurely through disqualification.

It wasn't easy and the New York crowd made their displeasure heard after the scorecards were read out but Franchon Crews Dezurn (10-2, 2 KOs) successfully defended her WBA/WBC super middleweight world titles against a courageous Citlalli Ortiz effort.

95-95, 96-94, 98-92 read the scorecards as the 38-year-old seized a contentious majority decision nod in a fight many observers felt she was second best in. The two-time world titleholder has never been the type to back away from a fight, though Ortiz made her work hard for victory and she acknowledged as much speaking with Al Bernstein post-fight.

Their showdown predominantly took place in centre ring. Ortiz (4-2, 1 KO) fought confidently, despite having just a handful of professional bouts under her belt. Normally, Crews-Dezurn's opponents are overwhelmed and put out of their misery but Ortiz hung in tough and that attitude was heightened over the second-half of their messy matchup.

By the time the final bell rang, Ortiz pranced around the ring believing she had done more than enough to earn the win behind her left hooks and energy. Ultimately, she was wrong.

As for the champion, she's hopeful that activity will become her best friend after another lengthy layoff. The opportunity for rematches against Savannah Marshall and Shadasia Green, who will contest an IBF/WBO unification next month, is naturally of interest.

Her former foe and close friend Claressa Shields (16-0, 3 KOs) was watching ringside and both are open to running back their November 2016 first outing in future. However, Crews-Dezurn knows she must box better and be far more defensively sharp as tests intensify.

Usually when Wendy Toussaint stepped up to the plate, he fell short. This time around, that didn't happen.

The 33-year-old grabbed a career-best win over Joseph Hicks, banking a close but clear majority decision (95-95, 97-93, 96-94) to clinch the IBF USBA junior middleweight title at the third time of asking.

Once the opening bell rang, Toussaint (17-3, 7 KOs) pressed his man. He didn't come forward offering little out of the gate, sticking out a long and persistent jab forcing Hicks to box on the back foot. The second round was a carbon copy of the first, Toussaint landing a right hand in the first few seconds as Hicks was again fighting with his back to the ropes.

A level of respect was needed, but Hicks (12-1, 8 KOs) didn't find what he was looking for in the fourth. Instead, he ate a right hand which buckled his legs and at no point was the younger man able to hold his ground convincingly. When he attempted so, Toussaint smiled and responded by fighting on the inside.

As the halfway point of their showdown came and went, Toussaint's work rate began to slow a touch. Hicks, with his eyes widening, took advantage by standing in centre ring and finally letting his hands go. Combination punching came in clutch, though the New York resident didn't allow Hicks' momentum to bother him too much.

In the final two rounds, Toussaint traded in his jab for several strong right hands, many of which hit the mark. Fighting until the final bell worked for the Haitian native as his output and willpower helped grab a sweet victory he was made to work for.