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Breidis Prescott Ready To Shine
PhilBoxing.com
Sat, 30 Mar 2013
March 29, 2013 - Breidis Prescott (26-4, 20KOs) will have to wait a little longer before he receives his title shot against WBA's "regular" junior welterweight champion Khabib Allakhverdiev. Allakhverdiev injured his elbow last week in camp and was forced to pullout of his title defense in the televised co-feature of HBO Boxing After Dark: Rios-Alvarado.
Prescott remains in the co-feature but he will now be fighting in a 10 rounder against lightweight prospect Terence Crawford (19-0, 15KOs) who will be moving up to junior welterweight for the fight. Crawford was originally supposed to compete on the untelevised portion of the card against Robert Osiobe, but he jumped at the chance to step in for the injured Allakhverdiev and now he has the opportunity to step in the ring on an HBO broadcast in his most high profiled fight to date.
It's unfortunate for Prescott, but being on the televised portion of the card and keeping the opportunity to compete in front of a major audience is nothing to balk at, which is exactly how he sees it.
"I wish I was fighting for the belt, but I'm prepared to fight and it would've been much worse not competing at all. Crawford is a talented prospect, but he's out of his division and out of his league. I'll make the adjustments and turn in a great performance.
"Who knows, maybe if I impress on Saturday I could earn myself an even greater opportunity? My job is to fight and it doesn't really matter who's in front of me because I see every opponent as an obstacle standing in my way, that's motivation enough," Prescott said.
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