By Thomas Gerbasi

Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York - In a welterweight swing bout, popular Brooklyn welterweight Julian Sosa improved to 7-0-1 (2 KOs) with a majority decision win over Seattle?'s Gabriel Solario.

Scores were 57-57, 59-54 and 58-56 for Sosa, who got a fight out of the aggressive Solario throughout the six-rounder.

Brooklyn heavyweight Adam Kownacki had his usual vocal contingent of fans on hand for his bout against North Carolina's Joshua Tufte, and he didn't disappoint, stopping Tufte in the second round.

The two came out trading punches at the opening bell, but Kownacki won the exchanges with a nice mix of punches to the body and head. One of the shots opened up a nasty cut over Tufte''s left eye that prompted a visit from the ringside physician.

It didn't get any better for Tufte in the second, and once Kownacki caught him in the corner and unleashed a series of unanswered shots, referee Arthur Mercante Jr. stopped the bout. The time of the finish was 2:40.

With the win, Kownacki moves to 15-0 with 12 KOs; Tufte falls to 19-2 with 10 KOs.

Unbeaten local welterweights Noel Murphy and Maxito Sainvil put on an entertaining six-rounder, with Woodlawn's Murphy scoring a unanimous decision win over Nyack's Sainvil that was a lot closer than the 60-54 (twice) and 59-55 scores would indicate.

In command early, Murphy saw Sainvil roar back in the middle two rounds, only to regain control late to seal the victory and his eighth pro win. Sainvil falls to 4-1-1 with 2 KOs.

Debuting Staten Islander Kenny Robles probably got hit more than he wanted to in his fight against Roanoke's Latorie Woodberry, but he got the win and probably has a future as a crowd-pleasing action fighter, as he nabbed a four-round unanimous decision in the welterweight opener.

Scores were 40-36 and 39-37 twice for Robles, now 1-0. Woodberry, who gave a game effort throughout, didn't fight like someone who left the ring with a 1-3-1 record.