MIAMI, Okla. — A number of Joplin area professional boxers came out victorious at World Fighting Championships 127 on Saturday night at Buffalo Run Casino & Resort’s Peoria Showplace.
Teejay Britton recorded a first-round knockout over Lucas Queen (1-8) in a light-heavyweight contest.
Fighting out of Joplin, Britton is now 2-0 as a pro boxer. Britton has also had a lot of success in mixed martial arts bouts.
Next, Joe Carriker earned a majority decision after four rounds in his cruiserweight bout against Blake LaCaze (5-9-2).
Two judges scored the fight 39-35 in favor of Carriker, while the third scored the fight a draw (37-37). Carriker (4-1-2) trains with Dallas Cook at Heartland Boxing Gym in Galena, Kansas.
Making his pro debut, Theran Crouch recorded a second-round knockout against Pablo Valequio (0-1) in a middleweight bout. Crouch is a Webb City High School graduate.
Next, James Roach (6-3) earned a unanimous decision over Johnnie Roades (0-2) after four rounds of lightweight action. All three judges scored it 40-36 in favor of Roach, who is a native of Grove, Oklahoma.
In other action, David Perez (4-0) of Tulsa won by TKO in the first round against Johnathan Berry (0-1) in a super-bantamweight scrap.
