Uniondale, New York - The opening bout on FOX featured former world champion Sergey Lipinets (14-1, 10 KOs) as he earned a majority decision over Erick Bone (20-6, 8 KOs) after 10 rounds of welterweight action.

"I always take a couple of rounds to figure the guy out, but once I loosened up I felt pretty good," said Lipinets. "I loaded up on my punches a little more than I had to, but this fight was exactly what I needed to get myself ready for another big challenge soon."

Both fighters spent most of the bout exchanging single power punches, with Lipinets showing off his superior power to bust open Bone's nose in the early rounds and cause blood to pour from it throughout the rest of the fight.

Lipinets continued to throw power punches to the end, connecting with a left hook midway through the final frame that caused Bone to jump back toward the ropes. One judge scored the fight a 95-95 draw but was overruled by scores of 99-91 and 98-92.

"If anybody saw any flaws in my performance today, then they're welcome to step up and come take the fight against me," said Lipinets. "Everyone knows that I'm going to come and bring a great fight to whoever is in front of me"

Additional undercard action featured rising unbeaten prospect Joey Spencer (4-0, 4 KOs) as he delivered a dominant second-round knockout over Bruce Lutchmedial (2-5, 2 KOs) in their middleweight clash.

The 18-year-old former amateur standout first landed a series of body blows midway through round two that forced his opponent to take a knee. Spencer followed up with a combination to the head that put Lutchmedial down and forced referee Arthur Mercante to call off the bout at 2:59 of the second round.

"He was a little bit tougher than the other guys I've fought so far," said Spencer. "I had to go down to the body after I realized in the first round that the head shots weren't as effective. Eventually the body shots were too much for him.

"I just want to keep building my record, keep fighting better opponents and keep growing as a fighter. At the end of the day I want to fight for a title in the next few years."