Jose Valenzuela defeats Deiner Berrio by a unanimous decision
Lightweight prospect Jose Valenzuela looked the part against Deiner Berrio on Saturday in Bakersfield, Calif.
Valenzuela (10-0, 6 KOs) outworked his veteran opponent to win a wide decision in the 10-round bout on Fox Sports 1, his first main event on national television.
The scores were 100-90, 99-91 and 98-92, all for Valenzuela.
The Seattle-based Mexican got off to a quick start, outlanding Berrio (22-4-1, 13 KOs) by a large margin in the first several rounds. The Colombian, an awkward fighter, had some good moments in the middle rounds but Valenzuela took everything Berrio landed and controlled the fight down the stretch.
The fighters didn’t hold back in a wild 10th round but neither was hurt.
Valenzuela, who is trained by Jose Benavidez Sr., was taking part in his first 10-rounder.
On the undercard, Rajon Chance (5-0-1, 5 KOs) and Elon De Jesus (3-0-1, 2 KOs) fought to a majority draw in a six-round junior featherweight bout.
