UNCASVILLE, Conn. -- Former world heavyweight champion Michael Moorer scored two knockdowns in the first round and went on to win a unanimous decision over Robert Davis on Saturday night in a 10-round bout at the Mohegan Sun Arena.

Moorer, of Boca Raton, Fla., used a pair of crisp right hooks to score the first-round knockdowns. Moorer (43-2-1) nearly had a third in the round, but Davis (26-4) managed to survive.

It was the fifth fight for Moorer since a three-year layoff in which he battled an alcohol problem. Moorer is 4-0-1 since his comeback began in November 2000.

The pace of the bout slowed after the first round, but Davis, of Akron, Ohio, never mounted a serious challenge.

Moorer tired in the later rounds, but Davis couldn't take advantage of his opponent's fatigue.

Judges Frank Lombardi and Don Ackerman scored it 97-91. Frank Lombardi had it 99-89.

On the undercard, Mexican super middleweight sensation Francisco "Panchito" Bojado, who knocked out his first nine opponents, lost in an upset to Mexican Juan Carlos Rubio in a 10-round fight.

Bojado, who knocked out each of his first nine opponents inside of three rounds, slugged it out the whole way with Rubio. Rubio showed a strong chin while weathering several early barrages.

He landed several combinations over the final four rounds.

Bojado, who had only fought 14 rounds in his first nine fights, was noticeably fatigued in the final four rounds. A member of the 2000 Mexican Olympic team, Bojado's punches appeared to be losing steam in the later rounds.

One judge, Melvina Lathan, had Rubio (27-6-2) a lopsided winner -- scoring it 98-92. Judges Fred Ucci and Dr. Clark Sammartino each had it 96-94.

Referee Michael Ortega also gave Bojado a standing 8 count in the eighth round.

Bojado, who appeared to be dragging his arms alongside his body to get some rest, touched the canvas with his gloves. When a fighter's gloves touch the canvas, it can be ruled a knockdown.

In another bout involving a 2000 Olympian, Jeff Lacy of St. Petersburg, Fla., stopped Glenn Thomas of Louisville, Ky., in the first round.

Lacy (8-0) landed a soft shot to the body that sent Thomas to the canvas. Thomas (29-8) appeared as if he didn't want to fight, and referee Richard Flaherty stopped the bout 55 seconds in.