07-30-2023, 11:25 AM
Spence-Crawford undercard results
By Miguel Maravilla and Jeff Zimmerman at ringside
Welterweight Deshawn Prather (16-1, 2 KOs) from Kansas City, MO, scored a unanimous decision against Kevin Ventura (12-0, 8 KOs) out of Omaha, NE and “Bud” Crawford’s B&B Academy. Ventura controlled the first three rounds with his jab and an occasional right hand while Prather circled the ring. In the pivotal round four, Prather landed the biggest punch of the fight, a straight left hand that put Ventura on the canvas. Ventura recovered and hurt Prather with a solid right in round five. Ventura also appeared to control round six. However, all three judges scored it 57-56 for Prather who handed Ventura his first defeat of his career.
In the opening bout from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, super featherweight Justin Viloria (3-0, 3 KOs) from Whittier, California stopped Sonora, Mexico’s Pedro Barragan (4-1, 2 KOs) in four rounds. A short right by Viloria sat Barragan down in the second, but he was quickly up and continued to fight. Viloria kept up the pace, attacking Barragan as the referee Robert Hoyle stepped in stop the fight at 41 seconds of the fourth.
By Miguel Maravilla and Jeff Zimmerman at ringside
Welterweight Deshawn Prather (16-1, 2 KOs) from Kansas City, MO, scored a unanimous decision against Kevin Ventura (12-0, 8 KOs) out of Omaha, NE and “Bud” Crawford’s B&B Academy. Ventura controlled the first three rounds with his jab and an occasional right hand while Prather circled the ring. In the pivotal round four, Prather landed the biggest punch of the fight, a straight left hand that put Ventura on the canvas. Ventura recovered and hurt Prather with a solid right in round five. Ventura also appeared to control round six. However, all three judges scored it 57-56 for Prather who handed Ventura his first defeat of his career.
In the opening bout from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, super featherweight Justin Viloria (3-0, 3 KOs) from Whittier, California stopped Sonora, Mexico’s Pedro Barragan (4-1, 2 KOs) in four rounds. A short right by Viloria sat Barragan down in the second, but he was quickly up and continued to fight. Viloria kept up the pace, attacking Barragan as the referee Robert Hoyle stepped in stop the fight at 41 seconds of the fourth.