LINCOLN — Providence light heavyweight Joey Spina earned a split decision over David Whittom as part of a six-fight boxing card last night at Twin River. The victory gives Spina a 22-1-1 record with 15 KOs.

Whittom (10-6-1, 6 KOs), the Quebec Boxing Council light heavyweight champion, gave Spina everything he could handle. But in the end, the judges awarded Spina a majority decision. Two judges scored the bout for Spina (58-56 and 57-56) and one judge awarded the bout to Whittom (57-56).

Neither fighter showed much defense.

Both Spina and Whittom threw haymakers for most of the fight and they both landed their share of shots with Whittom appearing to get the better of Spina in the opening round.

Spina seemed to be looking for the knockout punch in the second round while Whittom was able to score points by throwing jabs. Spina finally hurt Whittom with a vicious left hook with about 10 seconds left in the second round, but Whittom was able to hold on and survive the round.

Spina put Whittom down with a hammering left hook early in the fourth round to bring the crowd to its feet. The shot opened up a cut above Whittom’s left eye but Whittom survived the round.

If not for the knockdown, Spina probably would have lost the fight.

Whittom landed several clean blows in the final minute of the fifth round that seemed to hurt Spina. Whittom had Spina on the ropes but inexplicably stopped throwing punching, allowing Spina to recover.

In the co-main event, Classic Entertainment & Sports cruiserweight Aaron Williams (17-0-1, 12 KOs), from Las Vegas, dominated the former North American Boxing Organization cruiserweight champion Andre Purlette (40-3, 35 KOs).

Purlette, from Miami, put up a good fight in the first round when the two fighters exchanged blows in an action-packed affair, but Williams dominated the second round. He landed two consecutive powerful right hands to Purlette’s temple midway through the round and then sent him to the canvass with a powerful right hook.

Purlette beat the 10 count, but then Williams moved in for the kill. After a flurry of punches, the referee stopped the bout at 2:50 of the second round and awarded Williams the TKO victory.

“All of my hard work paid off tonight,” Williams said. “I’ve been so dedicated to this and so focused on this fight. This fight meant a lot to me. This is a step up for me.

“I fight every fight as if it is my last and when you work hard, good things happen.”

Super middleweight Andrey Nevsky (5-0, 3 KOs), from Clinton, Mass., pummeled Fitzgerald Johnson (1-4, 1 KO), of Ashboro, N.C., for four rounds to earn a unanimous decision and keep his undefeated record intact in the opening bout of the night.

All three judges scored the bout 40-35.

Flyweight Rob Bell (0-1) of Flint, Mich., might be thinking of a new career after being destroyed in the ring by Isander Beauchamp (5-0, 2 KOs), of Lowell, Mass., spoiling Bell’s pro debut.

Beauchamp sent Bell to the canvas midway through the first round with a strong overhand right, and again early in the second round with a right-left-right combo to Bell’s jaw. The referee finally stopped the bout at 2:14 of second round after Beauchamp knocked Bell down again, awarding Beauchamp a TKO victory.

roblee@projo.com