Mauricio Herrera scored an unlikely twelve round unanimous decision over previously undefeated and world ranked Ruslan Provodnikov in a Jr. Welterweight bout at The Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas, Nevada.
It was a good fight as Provodnikov landed the harder shots and the by-product of his work showed early as Herrera was cut under his right eye in round two and and nasty swelling started to form in round three. Herrera had some good moments as he landed combinations as he jumped in and out in an effort to stay away from the heavy hands of Provodnikov.
With each round, Herrera’s left eye was the focus of the ringside doctor as Herrera was checked multiple times throughout the contest. Provodnikov was effective with over hand right’s which caused blood to start leaking from the nose of of Herrera. Everytime Provodnikov seemed to be in control, Herrera showed guts by firing back and landing some solid combinations. Herrera’s will kept him in the fight and he had a solid last round where he landed his biggest punch of the fight.
Compubox favored Providnikov 326-886 to Herrera’s 300-898
Herrera, 140 lbs of Riverside, CA won by scores of 116-112; 116-112 and 115-113 to raise his record of 16-1. Provodnikov, 140 lbs of Russia is now 17-1.
Stated Herrera: “I thought I was winning on numbers, but he landed the harder shots.
I won’t deny that.”
Added Herrera, “It’s huge. This win is what I had dreamed about… Now, it’s upward
from here.”
Former U.S. Olympian Demetrius Andrade scored an eight round unanimous decision over tough Albert Herrera in a Jr. Middleweight bout.
Andrade came out blazing in the first round as he put together some hard combination’s that were set up by solid uppercuts and body shots wit the left heand.
Andrade featured the uppercut over the course of the next seven round and mixed in combinations as he had a decided speed advantage. Although outgunned, Herrera showed plenty of courage as he continued to come forward and get in some shots of his own.
Compubox stats showed Andrade landing 146-554 shots while Herrera landed 101-327
Andrade, 153 1/2 lbs of Providence, RI won by scores 80-72; 80-72 and 79-73 to stay undefeated at 12-0. Herrera, 152 lbs of Riverside, CA is now 7-2-1.
