Two shine in pro boxing debuts from the Fresno area on undercard of title fight in Vegas
Jordan Fuentes was never selected to represent Team USA at the Paris Olympics.
That’s OK for the Fresno native.
A professional boxing debut will do just fine.
In his debut Saturday, Fuentes defeated James Mulder of Antioch by unanimous decision in a four-round super feather fight in the undercard of the Serhii Bohachuk/Vergil Ortiz Jr. world title fight in Las Vegas.
The judges favored Fuentes 40-36 and two others scored it 39-37.
Fuentes had a decorated amateur career where he won seven national titles and is a four-time state champion.
Fuentes made it to the Olympic Trials in Lafayette, La. in Dec. 2023 and entered as a wild card and the youngest in the tournament.
He defeated three higher seeds but was never selected to represent Team USA.
Fuentes signed with Golden Boy Promotions on Aug. 1.
Jennah Creason, meanwhile, was supposed to make her pro debut on the undercard of the Jose Ramirez fight at the Save Mart Center in April.
That never happened for the Redwood High grad.
She finally made her debut Saturday when she went the distance and defeated Kelsey Wickstrum in a four-round welterweight fight.
Creason put on a power display when she connected on a punch that left a cut to Wickstrum’s eye in the first round.
Creason won by split decision (37-39, 39-37, and 40-36).
This story was originally published August 11, 2024 at 2:43 PM.
