The Associated Press

LAS VEGAS - Olympic silver medalist Ricardo Williams of Cincinnati came back from an eight-month layoff to take a lopsided 10-round decision over former junior welterweight champion Terronn Millett on Saturday night.

Williams, inactive because of surgery to repair a damaged left hand, dominated Millett from the opening bell but was never able to put him down.

Williams (8-0, five knockouts) won all 10 rounds on one scorecard, nine on a second and eight on a third.

Williams came in at 1451/2 pounds, above the 144-pound bout limit, but showed little signs of being rusty against Millet (27-4-1), who held the IBF title before being knocked out by Zab Judah two years ago.

In the main event, featherweights Marco Antonio Barrera and Johnny Tapia put on a highly entertaining fight, going after each other for 12 rounds before Barrera emerged with a unanimous decision win.

Barrera further established his credentials as the best 126-pounder in the world by controlling the fight with his jab and keeping an aggressive but ineffective Tapia from landing many damaging punches.

"My corner told me to go out and jab and control the fight so no accidents would happen," Barrera said.

Barrera, showing the calm demeanor of a fighter who has learned to box against the best, was in marked contrast to the hyperactive Tapia, who rallied the crowd but had more trouble convincing the judges he was doing well.

Two judges scored it 118-110, while a third had it 116-112. The Associated Press had Barrera winning 119-109.