It probably didn’t do anything to secure him the rematch he craves with WBA Jr. Welterweight titlist Amir Khan, but 27-year old Colombian Breidis Prescott (25-2, 19 KO) of Miami, Florida didn’t hurt his cause with a lopsided unanimous decision over 29-year old Mongolian Bayan Jargal (15-2, 10 KO) of Arlington, Virginia on Friday night at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Connecticut.
Mohegan Sun Resort and Casino, Uncasville, Connecticut - Rising junior middleweight prospect Demetrius Andrade (13-0, 9 KOs) knocked out Omar Bell (8-2, 5 KOs) in the second round with a hard left hand which put Bell down for the count.
All the participants for ESPN's "Friday Night Fights" card at Mohegan Sun weighed-in today. The Star Boxing promoted card is headlined by Bayan "The Mongolian Mongoose" Jargal (15-1-3, 10KO's) taking on "Khanqueror" Breidis Prescott (23-2, 19KO's) and also features highly regarded 2007 Amateur World Champion and 2008 US Olympian Demetrius Andrade (12-0, 8KO's) opening up the ESPN telecast when he squares off against Omar Bell (8-1, 5KO's). Below is the scheduled bout sheet for tomorrow night's show with weights.
On April 22nd, one of the newest additions to Star Boxing's growing stable of undefeated fighters, Joe "The Future" Hanks, will make his debut fighting under the Star banner when he takes on Terrell Nelson on the undercard of Star Boxing's ESPN "Friday Night Fights" card at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, CT. Hanks-Nelson is scheduled for six rounds in the heavyweight division, and will be one of the featured undercard bouts of the evening. Headlining the card is Bayan "The Mongolian Mongoose" Jargal (15-1-3, 10KO's) taking on "Khanqueror" Breidis Prescott (23-2, 19KO's) in a ten round jr. welterweight showdown.
On Friday, April 22nd, Joe DeGuardia's Star Boxing returns to the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, CT with an intriguing double-header on ESPN's "Friday Night Fights". Kicking off the telecast will be Providence Rhode Island's 2008 U.S. Olympian, Demetrius Andrade as he takes on his toughest opponent to date when he squares off against once beaten Omar Bell in an eight round jr. middleweight showdown. Then all-action, Bayan Jargal looks to make the leap into the mix of top 140 pounders when he takes on the "Khanqueror" Breidis Prescott in a ten round jr. welterweight contest.
Junior welterweight Breidis Prescott (23-2, 19KOs) will return on April 22 in an ESPN televised fight against Bayan Jargal (15-1, 10KOs), who returns from his first career loss, which came by split decision to Steve Upsher Chambers. The fight will happen at the Mohegan Sun Resort and Casino in Uncasville, Connecticut. Prescott is still trying to lure Amir Khan to rematch. He knocked Khan out in less than a minute of the first round in 2008.