
By Ryan Maquiñana
Lightweight contender Ray Beltran has inked a promotional deal with Top Rank, according to his manager, Steven Feder. The signing was a foregone conclusion, as talks between Feder and Top Rank had been brewing for weeks.
Beltran (28-6, 17 KOs) has won three straight bouts and will contend for a piece of the lightweight title against Ricky Burns (36-2, 11 KOs) in Glasgow, Scotland, on Sept. 7.
Ryan Maquiñana was the boxing producer for NBCOlympics.com during London 2012 and writes a weekly column for CSNBayArea.com. He is a full member of the Boxing Writers Association of America and the Ratings Panel for Ring Magazine. E-mail him at rmaquinana@gmail.com, check out his blog at Norcalboxing.net, or follow him on Twitter: @RMaq28.