Jose Pedraza and Richard Commey battled for a draw in a 10-round junior heavyweight match in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
One judge scored it for Pedraza 97-93, another for Commey 96-94 and 95-95 third.
Read full report here.
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Heavyweight prospect Jared Anderson knocked out Miljan Rovcanin in the second round of a scheduled eight-round bout, Anderson’s 12th KO in multiple skirmishes.
Anderson unleashed a series of powerful punches in the final seconds of the second half, punctuated by a right hand that injured Rovcanin (24-3, 16 KOs) and left him lying on his back. That’s where he counts.
The official stoppage time is 3:00 of the first half.
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Jose Pedraza and Richard Commey will go head-to-head in a 140-pound veterans battle tonight (Saturday) in Tulsa, Oklahoma (ESPN, ESPN+).
Pedraza (29-4, 14 KOs) and Commey (30-4, 27 KOs) are both 30-year-olds trying to recover from losses in their most recent games and are still in the hunt. Find a main belt.
In the co-feature, hot heavyweight prospect Jared Anderson (11-0, 11 KOs) of Toledo, Ohio, will face Serbia’s Miljan Rovcanin (24-2, 16 KOs) in a scheduled eight-round bout .
The main portion of the pass begins at 10:30 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. pacific time. The main event will take place later in the show.
Boxing Junkie will post the results of all the matches featured on the card as soon as they are over. Simply come back to this post when the time comes.
The full content – a battle story, photo gallery and analysis – will follow in separate articles on the night of the battle and the following day.
Enjoy the battles!
