Jacques Deschamps, manager of Pierre, was ectasic at the performance of Evens. “It was a risk fighting a tough and experienced boxer like Gonzalez but Pierre passed his exam beautifully.”

In other fights, former world champ Edgar Sosa of Mexico outpointed Carlos Melo of Panama (Flyweights); Azae Augustama (18-2, 10 KOs) of Haiti won the WBA Fedelatin light heavyweight title by stopping Dominican Andy Perez (19-2, 18 KOs) in three rounds; and former female world champion Alicia Ashley of Jamaica TKO’d Grecia Nova of the Dominican Republic in round seven of a jr featherweight bout.