Filipino John Dato suffers first loss, falls to Mexican foe
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MANILA, Philippines—Filipino prospect John Dato saw his unbeaten run crumble after losing to Mexico’s Angel Antonio Contreras via unanimous decision on the undercard of the Manny Pacquiao-Yordenis Ugas Sunday (Manila time) at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Dominated throughout the match, Dato touched the canvas in the third round after absorbing a quick right uppercut from Contreras.
DOWN GOES DATO! Angel Contreras knocks down the favorite John Dato in round 3 👀#PacquiaoUgas | TONIGHT 9 PM ET | Buy PPV: https://t.co/fEC2fmRrAv pic.twitter.com/qaPhDCiFoG
— FOX Sports: PBC (@PBConFOX) August 22, 2021
The 28-year-old from La Union managed to beat the count but was completely battered in the eight-round featherweight contest.
All judges scored the fight in favor of Contreras with Dave Moretti and Patricia Morse Jarman scoring it 77-74 for the Mexican while Max DeLuca had it 78-73.
Dato (14-1-1) was carrying a nine-fight winning streak, with six of those wins coming via knockout, while Contreras snapped his three-fight winless streak.
Contreras (11-4-2) last won a bout in October 2020 when he stopped Bryan Lagunas in three rounds but followed that up with two straight losses and a draw.
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