Arnold Barbosa Jr. (28-0, 10 KOs) won a tough unanimous decision victory over the former world champion in two weight categories Jose Pedraza (29-5-1, 14 KOs) on the undercard of the Navarrete-Wilson evening on Friday at the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona. The judges favored Barbosa with a score of 97-93 and twice 96-94.
Undefeated heavyweight Richard Torres Jr. (5-0, 5 KOs), who won the silver medal for Team USA at the Tokyo Olympics, defeated James Bryant (6-3, 4 KOs) by TKO in the first round. Torres sent Bryant to the floor with an uppercut late in the first round, and Bryant did not advance to the second round.
Undefeated middleweight prospect Nico Ali Walsh (8-0, 5 KOs), grandson of Muhammad Ali, defeated Eduardo Ayala (9-3-1, 3 KOs) via unanimous decision. Walsh was able to send Ayala to the floor in the second round and confidently dominated after that. Judging scores: 60-53 and twice 59-54.
