Zuffa Boxing 02 results highlights: Jose Valenzuela outpoints Diego Torres; Radivoje Kalajdzic rallies for TKO

Valenzuela got back in the win column in a big way on Sunday night at the Meta APEX

Jose Valenzuela put a cap on an exciting night of action with a wide decision win over a game Diego Torres in the main event of Zuffa Boxing 02. The win gets Valenzuela back in the win column one fight after losing a world championship.

Torres was dangerous early, throwing heavy punches at Valenzuela, but Valenzuela's defense held up. Once Valenzuela settled in, he was able to work a sharp jab to open up a heavy straight left hand.

That left hand continued to land throughout the fight, though Valenzuela had to survive a scare in the fourth round. As Torres unloaded with a big combination along the ropes, a left hook opened a nasty gash above Valenzuela's right eye.

Valenzuela never seemed affected by the cut and continued to throw hard straight lefts along with work to the body that eventually slowed Torres and made his attack much less of a threat.

In the end, Valenzuela took the fight by wide scorecards of 99-91 across the board. Let's take a look at the other main card bouts that took place on Sunday.

Serhii Bohachuk def. Radzhab Butaev via split decision

The fight tabbed by most as the one with the most promise to deliver lights out action lived up to the hype. Butaev came out early ripping nasty body shots before switching to a more boxing-focused approach. Bohachuk never backed down and began to build momentum with his trademark pressure style.

As rounds ticked by, the fighters continued standing toe-to-toe tagging one another with brutal shots. This all built to a split decision win for Bohachuk, with the judges favoring the face-first pressure to Butaev's sharp boxing and nasty body work.

Radivoje Kalajdzic rallies for unreal TKO of Oleksandr Gvozdyk

The opening fight was a wild one, with Gvozdyk scoring two knockdowns and controlling the action with pinpoint counterpunching through the first six rounds.

Kalajdzic flipped the script in Round 7, finding a consistent home for his right hand. Those rights first hurt Gvozdyk, then dropped him to the canvas. While Gvozdyk beat the count, he was put right back down by another crushing right. This time, Gvozdyk couldn't find his footing and the referee called off the fight for a wild comeback victory for Kalajdzic.

CBS Sports was with you throughout the entire way on Sunday with the live results and highlights below.

Zuffa Boxing 02 fight card, results

• Jose Valenzuela def. Diego Torres via unanimous decision (99-91, 99-91, 99-91)
• Serhii Bohachuk def. Radzhab Butaev via split decision (96-94, 94-96, 96-94)
• Radivoje Kalajdzic def. Oleksandr Gvozdyk via seventh-round TKO

[Feb 1, 2026 at 11:40 pm ET · Brent Brookhouse]

A good win for Valenzuela against a tough, dangerous opponent. Valenzuela's defense, footwork and heavy left hand told the story of the fight.

[Feb 1, 2026 at 11:37 pm ET · Brent Brookhouse]

Torres' corner told him this is the round of his life and he came out aggressively trying to pressure and throw big shots. Valenzuela survived the storm and started to throw back. Torres trapped Valenzuela along the ropes and landed a few shots before Valenzuela fired back. Valenzuela then tagged Torres hard with a combination.

[Feb 1, 2026 at 11:33 pm ET · Brent Brookhouse]

Torres continued struggling to catch Valenzuela with anything clean and it was largely a product of Valenzuela's responsible defense and Torres' fatigue. It's just more of the same round after round.

[Feb 1, 2026 at 11:29 pm ET · Brent Brookhouse]

Valenzuela's body shots continued to slow Torres, and Torres missing with wide shots was further exhausting him. In between, Valenzuela continued to do big work with his straight left. Valenzuela landed a few more blistering shots down the stretch.

[Feb 1, 2026 at 11:25 pm ET · Brent Brookhouse]

Valenzuela continued slipping Torres' punches and then cracking with quick combinations that stopped Torres in place. Valenzuela went to the body and then right back to the head with a looping left. 

[Feb 1, 2026 at 11:21 pm ET · Brent Brookhouse]

Torres ate some early shots before pushing Valenzuela back into the ropes.Valenzuela mixed in some more body shots before coming right back to the head with a left hand. Valenzuela cracked with a lead uppercut before slipping several Torres shots. Another uppercut landed moments later. Torres is fading fast.

[Feb 1, 2026 at 11:17 pm ET · Brent Brookhouse]

Valenzuela continued to go back to working his heavy straight left hand from the outside, knowing Torres' best work comes when he gets inside to explode. Valenzuela unloaded a hard combination. Valenzuela also started working from different angles, crossing up Torres. Valenzuela appears to be pulling away while Torres slows.

[Feb 1, 2026 at 11:12 pm ET · Brent Brookhouse]

Torres flurried hard along the ropes and Valenzuela landed a big right hand counter. Torres' flurry ripped open a nasty cut over Valenzuela's right eye. The doctor checked that cut but allowed the fight to continue. Valenzuela landed a huge left hand but Torres continued to eat the punches and come forward. 

[Feb 1, 2026 at 11:08 pm ET · Brent Brookhouse]

Torres tried to up his pressure a bit but still was eating left hands from Valenzuela. Torres connected with a solid left hook of his own. Valenzuela drew a few warnings for punches drifting below the beltline. 

[Feb 1, 2026 at 11:04 pm ET · Brent Brookhouse]

Valenzuela started working the jab in the middle of the ring, trying to use that to set up the straight left again. That left hand connected well as Torres struggled to get inside and unload his power shots as he had in the first round. Valenzuela looped the left in a few times, also. Torres connected with a big right after Valenzuela threw an uppercut. A hard right hook landed for Valenzuela late as he had a much easier time than in the first.

[Feb 1, 2026 at 10:59 pm ET · Brent Brookhouse]

Torres caught Valenzuela with a right hand early but ate one in return almost immediately. Valenzuela dipped down with a right to the body. A big straight left landed for Valenzuela. Torres landed a big right hand of his own. Valenzuela got back to his game, working the jab and then unloading his left from the southpaw stance. Torres continued landing some of his own power shots. This was a competitive first round.

[Feb 1, 2026 at 10:51 pm ET · Brent Brookhouse]

Valenzuela is looking to bounce back from losing his world title to Gary Antuanne Russell by taking on the hard-hitting Torres. When he's at his best, Valenzuela is a handful for anyone and Torres is going to have to dig deep if he wants to score what would be the best win of his career by miles.

[Feb 1, 2026 at 10:43 pm ET · Brent Brookhouse]

A fantastic action fight throughout. Neither man backed down throughout. Butaev got off to a great start but Bohachuk just continued to build momentum throughout. In the final round, both men were still standing in a phone booth and ripping shots to the body and head. There was a lot of promise for a thrilling fight coming in and it exceeded the expectations. Butaev slightly edged out the punches landed 248-227, but two judges slightly favored the work of Bohachuk.

[Feb 1, 2026 at 10:29 pm ET · Brent Brookhouse]

The momentum is swinging Bohachuk's direction a bit, though Butaev is still having success with some heavy body punches. It's an exhausting fight, with both men standing toe-to-toe and ripping combinations. So far, both men have seen their chins hold up well, but it could change at any moment if the right shot lands.

[Feb 1, 2026 at 10:16 pm ET · Brent Brookhouse]

Butaev shifted gears to start boxing a bit more, still doing well to sit down on some heavy shots. Bohachuk is doing the expected and trying to make it a toe-to-toe slugfest, but the fourth round saw Butaev really establish control through some impressive combinations in between Bohachuk's pressure.

[Feb 1, 2026 at 10:08 pm ET · Brent Brookhouse]

Butaev came out throwing some nasty body shots, which seemed to bother Bohachuyk but did not back him down. Butaev continued to look solid in the early going of Round 2, but Bohachuyk started to utilize his jab, which allowed him to return heavy fire of his own. As expected, this is an action fight with some heavy shots in both directions.