Results: Kevin Brown vs Amos Cowart Leaves More Questions Than Answers

There was plenty of noise around Boxlab’s latest show, but strip it back and you’re left with something far simpler. Kevin Brown and Yoenis Tellez both won. Comfortably. Cleanly. And neither result really shifted the dial in their divisions.

That’s not hate. That’s boxing reality.

Brown looked tidy. Tellez looked dangerous. The problem is what comes next, and whether nights like this are actually helping either man.

Kevin Brown Looked Sharp, But Stayed Safe

Kevin Brown beating Amos Cowart wide tells you exactly what it looks like on paper. Brown is quicker, more disciplined, and clearly better schooled. He controlled distance, kept his feet under him, and never let Cowart turn it into anything messy.

The scores were cartoonish, but not wrong.

Here’s the thing though. Cowart came in late. He was there to survive, not threaten. Brown boxed like a man who knew that. Plenty of movement, safe combinations, zero urgency to take chances. That’s fine for a title defence at this level. It’s not fine if you’re talking about real movement toward the top of the division.

Brown said he felt in control from the opening bell. He should have. The fight was built for that outcome.

Stylistically, Brown’s biggest issue is going to be opponents who refuse to wait. Pressure fighters who cut the ring, rough him up, and don’t give him space to admire his work. Until he’s put in with one of those, all this tells us is that he does the basics well.

That’s respectable. It’s not separating him from the pack.

Yoenis Tellez Hit Hard, But Old Problems Still Linger

Tellez stopping Kendo Castaneda looked violent on cue. Heavy body shots. Straight lines forward. No messing about. After a loss, that kind of response always plays well.

But Castaneda is exactly the type of opponent who lets you look good if you’re stronger and fresher. He takes shots. He stays in range. He doesn’t punish mistakes quickly enough.

Tellez said he felt like himself again. That matters mentally. What matters more is whether the flaws that showed up in his last loss are actually gone.

He still loads up. He still walks in square at times. Against fringe opposition, that’s fine. Against anyone with timing and spite, it’s risky business. The knockout papers over that, but it doesn’t erase it.

At 154, that’s a dangerous way to live.

The Bigger Picture

This card did its job for Boxlab. Belts defended. Rankings protected. Clips for social media. Everyone goes home happy.

For Brown and Tellez, though, this was a holding pattern. Neither fight meaningfully advanced them. Neither answered the hard questions people in gyms are already asking.

If 2026 looks like more of this, then these wins will age badly.

Boxing doesn’t reward patience forever.