Victory for Oscar Pérez and great Joey Aldey's Jr return
In a dust up duel between Texans, local Oscar “Chato” Pérez (6-0-1, 4KO) defeated Clay “3rd Degree” Burns (10-15-2, 4KO) by split decision, in the main fight of a card presented by The Boxing Showcase on Saturday night, December 10, at the Maya Indoor Soccer in Houston, Texas.
“Americas Fight Night” was named to mark the end of the 2022 season, the year in which the company led by José Miguel López organized 6 cards on US soil and two more on Mexican territory, which meant its international status.
35-year-old Burns, from Fort Worth, pushed 22-year-old southpaw Pérez, from Houston, to the limit in six rounds at lightweight, which one judge scored 58-56.
Óscar Alan Pérez passed the test of a much more experienced opponent. Although the knockout ran away from him, he did dominate and land better punches than the vaster experienced Burns.
Other Results
In the semifinal, Joey Alday Jr. reached nine victories after defeating Bruno Pola Ruiz (5-1-1, 4 KO) by majority decision (60-54, 57-57, 60-54), in a fight
Alday Jr. returned to activity after four years, to star in one of the best fights of the night; His offensive was more solid, although the Mexican “Apollo Creed” opponent fought well.
In the heavyweights and in a great fight, after 8 rounds, the judges presented cards of 76-76, 73-78, 76-76 for the draw between Roney Hines, from Cleveland, and Helaman Olguín.
