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Raul Curiel maintained his undefeated record in a unanimous decision win tonight on DAZN in a middleweight fight, outpointing a game Jordan Panthen who came into the fight as a late replacement opponent.
With the win Curiel improves to 17-0-1 (14 KO) and will look for his next opportunity after losing out on an Alexis Rocha fight that wasn’t meant to be.
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Curiel vs Panthen scorecards
The three official judges turned in two scorecards of 97-93, and one score of 98-93, all in favor of Raul Curiel.
Unofficial Curiel vs Panthen scorecard
BLH scored the fight 97-93 for Curiel, right in line with how the official judges scored it.
Curiel vs Panthen post-fight analysis and comments
Jordan Panthen put his heart on full display in an inspired performance where he was at a talent deficit, but he fought absolutely above the level I’ve ever previously seen him. Panthen’s performance will earn him some goodwill with fans despite the loss, and for Curiel this is a win he couldn’t really afford to give up without it being a serious setback.
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Curiel vs Panthen undercard results
Jorge Chavez def Manuel Flores
A rousing fight, full of back and forth action that ended up mostly going Chavez’s way in the second half. Both fighters took turns landing clean shots throughout but Chavez figured Flores out and from there Flores had tremendous difficulty finding any consistent offense while Chavez was teeing off for long periods of time. A true coming out performance for Chavez here.
Ruslan Abdulaev def. Eduardo Abreu
Ruslan Abdulaev took care of business, taking out a game Eduardo Abreu in five rounds after the accumulated damage and couple of knockdowns forced the referee to intervene in halt the fight. Fight went on longer than I would’ve like to see considering the one-way traffic. Golden Boy reportedly hopes to fast track Abdulaev as a world title challenger as soon as possible.
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Cayden Griffiths def. Lesther Espino
The 19 year old super welterweight prospect Cayden Griffiths had a tougher-than-expected six round fight against Lesther Espino, despite winning every round on the cards. Griffiths managed to score a second round knockdown and hurt Espino several times throughout, but couldn’t find the keys to a stoppage as he goes the distance for the first time in his career.
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