Former IBF heavyweight champ Charles Martin, 24-1-1-(22) returned to the ring on Tuesday to score a second round win over journeyman Byron Polley, 30-21-1-(13), at the Fitz Tunica Casino & Hotel in Tunica, Mississippi.
Martin was fighting for the first time since being to destroyed by Anthony Joshua in a heavyweight title defence.
On the same card last minute replacement Yordenis Ugas, 18-3-( 8), scored a second round knockout win over Nelson Lara, 17-7-4-(9). The fight was stopped after Ugas decked Lara, after 0.29 of the second round.
In a junior middleweight bout ‘The Wolf’ Levan Ghvamichava scored a 10 round unanimous decision win over Oscar Molina. The scores were. 98-92, 98-92 and 97-93.