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Ray Beltran has and will always be a fighter. Not because he gets paid to fight inside a ring, but because of the politics of the sport he has had to deal with.
He even had to do it in his professional debut, which was three weeks shy of his 18th birthday, against a fighter with an 8-4 record.
Those are not good odds, but Beltran beat Victor Manuel Mendoza by unanimous decision.
Beltran knew early on about the politics in the boxing game. Maybe it prevented him from getting a world title fight, while others more undeserving than him fought for championship belts.
Through all of the ups and downs, Beltran never publicly complained. He always went about his business at a gym as a professional, waiting for a phone call to be notified as to when he would fight again.
However, Beltran is finally reaping the reward of something he has invested so many years. And he is eager to make the most of it.
Beltran will finally get the opportunity he had been waiting for after all of these years when he fights Ricky Burns this Saturday for the WBO lightweight title at the Scottish Exhibition Center in Glasgow, Scotland. [Click Here To Read More]
He even had to do it in his professional debut, which was three weeks shy of his 18th birthday, against a fighter with an 8-4 record.
Those are not good odds, but Beltran beat Victor Manuel Mendoza by unanimous decision.
Beltran knew early on about the politics in the boxing game. Maybe it prevented him from getting a world title fight, while others more undeserving than him fought for championship belts.
Through all of the ups and downs, Beltran never publicly complained. He always went about his business at a gym as a professional, waiting for a phone call to be notified as to when he would fight again.
However, Beltran is finally reaping the reward of something he has invested so many years. And he is eager to make the most of it.
Beltran will finally get the opportunity he had been waiting for after all of these years when he fights Ricky Burns this Saturday for the WBO lightweight title at the Scottish Exhibition Center in Glasgow, Scotland. [Click Here To Read More]