Thumb Injury Doesn’t Slow Gabriel Ruelas
Gabriel Ruelas, former World Boxing Council super-featherweight champion, won a 10-round unanimous decision over James Crayton in a lightweight main event before 891 Friday night at Fantasy Springs Casino.
Ruelas (44-3) fought with a left thumb that was sprained in the first round. Still, he landed the most telling blows of a close fight, relying mostly on uppercuts and shots to the body.
Two judges scored the fight 96-94. A third favored Ruelas, 97-93.
Crayton (20-7) spent most of the fight dancing away from Ruelas while flicking ineffective left jabs.
“To tell the truth, I wasn’t worried about him,” Ruelas said. “He didn’t hurt me.”
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