Virgin Islands Boxer Deion Pruitt to Fight in Third Pro Bout This Weekend

Virgin Islander Deion Pruitt, who won his first two professional fights by T.K.O. in the second round, will take on James Horne in his third professional match on Saturday in Clearwater, Florida as part of the “All or Nothing 4” T&K Boxing Promotions Fight event.

Even though both of his previous knockout wins were called in his favor in the second round, during a phone interview with the Consortium, Mr. Pruitt said there was still room for improvement.

In the upcoming fight, he intends to "look better than I did in my last fight.” Relative to lessons learned from his first two pro bouts, “just being relaxed and having fun in there, not getting too hyped up and finishing the job,” were some of his takeaways.

While Mr. Pruitt's first two fights ended with T.K.O. in the second round, he believes the upcoming match will last longer. He then stated, “If it went four rounds I would be able to showcase myself, showcase more of my talent. If I start landing clean in the first round this fight is not going to last that long, but it depends on my opponent and what he’s doing," Mr. Pruitt said.

He added, “I’m willing to take a punch to land my punch because I’m confident that my punch is going to be more damaging, and that’s just one way I know I can win a fight. I want to fight. If it turns into that and it turns into a real, good boxing match, may the best man win.”

When asked whether there was a fighter that he models his style after, Mr. Pruitt said while he has fighters that he admires, “everyone needs to find their own style… Their style can’t be my style because then I come in there and I’m thinking I'm too predictable. ”