Premier Boxing Champions 2015: Winners, Results and Reaction from May 29

Premier Boxing Champions on Spike featured two exciting bouts on Friday night from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Javier Fortuna and Amir Khan won unanimous decisions over rugged and game opponents in one of the more thrilling PBC cards to date.

In the first televised bout, Fortuna improved to 28-0-1 and captured the vacant WBA super featherweight title with his win over Bryan Vasquez (34-2). Boxing Channel has the official scorecards:

Fortuna came into the bout known for his devastating power and all-action style. He clearly came out looking to end Vasquez's night early, but the tough Costa Rican took Fortuna's shots and gave some back in return.

In the early rounds, Vasquez earned his respect by holding his ground during exchanges that had caused previous Fortuna opponents to wilt. This shot Fortuna landed in the second round, per PBC on Twitter, was one example:

In the seventh round, this flurry from Fortuna helped lead to his victory as well: 

Vasquez had a few moments in the bout, but overall, he couldn't produce the volume or the damage he needed to get the nod from the judges. Sportz Visionz tweeted this image of the CompuBox numbers:

Fortuna is still not the recognized super featherweight world champion. His title is considered the "regular" belt, while Japanese veteran Takashi Uchiyama is recognized as the true WBA world titleholder in the division.

Hopefully, we'll see the two men meet at some point in the near future.

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In the main event, Khan (31-3) attempted to move one step closer to a showdown with pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather in September. Khan used hand speed and movement to earn a victory over Chris Algieri (20-2) in front of the New Yorker's hometown crowd.

While Algieri was the local fighter, the crowd seemed to be partial to Khan. ESPN.com's Dan Rafael acknowledged the crowd's positive reaction to the judges' scorecards in favor of Khan:

Combinations like this one from Khan were commonplace during the fight:

There was no question, Algieri couldn't match the hand speed of the 28-year-old from Bolton, but he did his best to stalk and land power shots. In the very first round, Algieri launched a straight right hand that looked to wobble Khan momentarily. It wasn't enough to daze him, but the punch certainly caught Khan's attention.

Known for having a weak chin, Khan seemed intent upon sticking and moving as to not give Algieri many shots to test his beard. To Algieri's credit, he did find the mark with a good number of power punchers, but he lacked the snap on the shots to put Khan in peril.

This solid shot from the eighth round was one of Algieri's brightest moments of the fight:

While he did find the mark with singular punches, Algieri failed to put combinations together to sustain the cumulative punishment to make Khan worse for wear down the stretch. Instead, Khan turned up the volume in the ninth and 10th rounds at the behest of trainer Virgil Hunter. Khan's late aggression helped create distance between he and his opponent on the scorecards.

After the fight was over, Khan cut to the chase and called out the man everyone from 160 to 140 pounds wants to face, per Spike on Twitter:

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"I want to fight @FloydMayweather!" - @AmirKingKhan #PBConSpike pic.twitter.com/cisZ5ZPgQP

— SPIKE (@spike) May 30, 2015"

Khan got the win, but his defense still has some serious holes. These flaws could have been his undoing were he facing a more powerful puncher. As it stands, he could still win the Mayweather sweepstakes, but it's hard to like his chances against Money after this performance.

A bout with Manny Pacquiao might be a more winnable and exciting fight for the British star.

If Pacquiao isn't healthy enough to fight after recovering from surgery on the shoulder he injured during his preparation for the Mayweather fight, Khan might want to explore a bout with fellow Brit and current IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook—should the latter defeat Frankie Gavin on Saturday.

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