Los Angeles – Before the pay-per-view card Andy Ruiz vs. Luis Ortiz, the prelims live on FOX and FOX Deportes featured undefeated rising super welterweight Joey Spencer (16-0, 10 KOs) earning his career-best 10-round unanimous victory. decision over his undefeated teammate Kevin Salgado (14-1-1, 9 KOs).
“He’s a hard-hitting counter-puncher, so we wanted to control the distance,” Spencer said. “I feel very strong. I’m very proud of the work we put into my conditioning and I think he showed himself in the fight.” I’m getting better as I get more experience, and that helps me stay more composed in these fights. I will continue to add to my game as I get more comfortable. I’m definitely working on getting better as an offensive fighter.”
In his first 10-round fight as a professional, the 22-year-old Spencer turned down what many considered the toughest opponent of his career, taking a 79-54 advantage in punches to give him the win. Salgado from Mexico proved to be a tough test for Spencer as he continued to push through to the final bell. After 10 rounds, all three judges saw it in Spencer’s favor with scores of 99-91 twice and 100-90.
Spencer now looks to take a big step up in class for his next fight, against a top-ranked contender at 154 pounds.
“I have a couple of ideas of who I want to fight next,” Spencer said. “Tony Harrison, Tim Tszyu, Erickson Lubin and Sebastian Fundora are all the guys I want to fight. I want to fight the best. There is a champion in the division and we have to fight each other to get to him.”
