Unpopular unanimous decision win for Chris Colbert, who was outlanded 117-77 in power punches by Jose Valenzuela, who dropped Colbert in round one and landed the harder punches all fight.
MGM Grand, Las Vegas – In crossroads fight at lightweight, with two boxers looking to bounce back from defeat, Chris Colbert (17-1, 6 KOs) went through fire to win a very unpopular ten round unanimous decision over Jose Valenzuela (12-2, 8 KOs). (photos by Ryan Hafey, Esther Lin)
All three judges scored the fight 95-94 for Colbert.
Colbert was dropped hard in the first round, and rocked several times in the contest, but also boxed well when needed.