Devin Clark came up big in his light heavyweight bout against Alonzo Menifield, scoring a hard-fought three-round unanimous decision win over his previously unbeaten foe.
Scores were 30-27 and 29-28 twice for Clark, now 12-4. Menifield falls to 9-1.
Clark shot for a takedown immediately, but didn’t get it, with the two ending up in a clinch against the fence. After a spell at close quarters, Menifield hurt Clark with a right hand, but once the “Brown Bear” shook off the blow, he landed a couple hard shots before Menifield went back on the attack. Clark’s left eye was bruised up from the earlier right hand, but as the round progressed, he was doing the better work as Menifield began to tire.
As fatigue set in, Menifield’s punches were getting slower and wider, but they still packed plenty of power. Regardless, Clark, now bleeding from the mouth, was still tagging his foe, and it was Menifield initiating the clinch sequences.
In the third round for the first time of his career, Menifield was clearly feeling the grueling pace, but he was still working, as was Clark, who scored a takedown just before the midway point of the round. After a minute on the deck, Menifield got back to his feet and the clinch work resumed until the two separated in the closing seconds and traded to the horn.
