Did Breidis Prescott win his fight against Miguel Vasquez?”
Last night, at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, unheralded Mexican Miguel Vasquez shocked previously unbeaten Colombian puncher Breidis Prescott by beating him via a well deserved ten-round split decision points victory. The man from Guadalajaro won by scores of 96-93 and 95-94, while 26-year-old Prescott was given the nod by a score of 97-92 on the card of the third judge. Vasquez improved to 25-3(12). Prescott fell to 21-1(18). In round number one it looked as though the long-armed Colombian – who, of course, shot to fame last September when he sensationally destroyed hot prospect Amir Khan inside a minute – would have things his own way. Flooring the underdog with a left jab to the head, Prescott looked to be the boss. But the tough Mexican who has never been stopped fought back and countered Prescott’s wild and sometimes looping power punchers well. Looking classy at times, Vasquez then had the favourite bleeding and swollen.. His left eye almost shut, Prescott could not land the pun
Lightweight Miguel Vasquez upset previously undefeated and world-ranked Breidis Prescott by split decision in their 10-round main event Friday night at Planet Hollywood. The lanky, 5-foot-11 Prescott, of Miami, won the early rounds and knocked down Vasquez, of Mexico, with a left jab to the head in the first. But Vasquez negated Prescott’s height and reach edge and took advantage of the native Colombian’s wild, looping punches and scored with shots up the middle. By the seventh round Prescott was bleeding from the mouth and his left eye was closing. Vasquez won by scores of 96-93 and 95-94 on two scorecards, while Prescott was ahead 97-92 on the third judge’s card. Vasquez, at 136 pounds, improved to 25-3 with 12 knockouts. Prescott, at 137, who entered the bout ranked No. 5 by the WBA, No. 7 by the WBC, No. 11 by the IBF, and No. 12 by the WBO, dropped to 21-1 with 18 KOs.
