Featherweight contender Issac Lowe and Alberto Guevara made strong statements on the Deontay Wilder-Tyson Fury card Saturday at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas … but not the good kind.
Referee Vic Drakulich deducted a total of six points – three from each boxer – in a 10-round fight filled with fouls.
That’s why the scores look odd to those who follow the sport: 96-87, 96-87 and 95-88, all for the winner Lowe (20-0-3, 6 KOs). The British fighter put Guevara (27-6, 12 KOs) of Mexico down in the eighth round.
In other undercard fights, lightweight prospect Rolando Romero (11-0, 10 KOs) stopped Arturs Ahmetovs (5-1, 2 KOs) in the second round of a scheduled eight-round bout.
And 17-year-old welterweight prospect Vito Mielnicki Jr. (5-0, 3 KOs) defeated Corey Champion (1-3, 1 KO) by a unanimous decision in a four-round bout.