Jose Pedraza
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Arnold Barboza Outworks Jose Pedraza For Unanimous Decision Win
Arnold Barboza Jr. didn’t deliver the type of statement-making win to demand bigger and better fights. It was still an honest effort by the 31-year-old Californian who turned away a stiff challenge from former two-division titlist Jose Pedraza to rem...
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Arnold Barboza: I'm Ready To Prove I'm at The Top of My Game
Arnold Barboza continues to wait for his opportunity to fight for a world title belt. The junior welterweight contender does not mind doing so. Barboza does hold out hope a shot at the world title will eventually come, sooner than later. In the meant...
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Arnold Barboza: Winning This Fight Against Pedraza Is Gonna Take Me To Another Level
By Keith Idec - Arnold Barboza Jr. sees Jose Pedraza as exactly the type of proven opponent he needs to beat to show he is ready for a junior welterweight world title shot. The unbeaten Barboza and Pedraza, a two-weight world champion, will fight Fri...
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Navarrete Makes Weight, Wilson Well Under Limit For WBO 130-Pound Title Fight
Emanuel Navarrete insisted prior to fight week that he is not yet done with the featherweight division. That said, the 28-year-old Mexican looked comfortable at Thursday’s weigh-in ahead of his bid to become a three-division titlist. Navarrete was 12...
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Photos: Navarrete vs. Wilson, Barboza vs. Pedraza - Face-Offs at Final Presser
Navarrete, Wilson Final Press Conference Photos Gallery - The main event is a battle for the vacant WBO junior lightweight world title, as Emanuel "Vaquero" Navarrete (36-1, 30 KOs) seeks to become a three-weight world champion against Australian ups...
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Arnold Barboza Expects a Very Tough Fight With Jose Pedraza
For Arnold Barboza, two-time world champion José “Sniper” Pedraza represents the next step to landing a title fight at 140 pounds. His intentions are to eliminate the Puerto Rican fighter from the road when they meet on February 3 during the card tha...
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Jose Pedraza Hopes Win Over Barboza Puts Him Back in The Mix For Title Shot
Puerto Rico's Jose “Sniper” Pedraza wants a chance to challenge for one of the world belts at 140 pounds. To do so, he will first have to get past Arnold Barboza Jr when they meet in a 10-round crossroads showdown on February 3.
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Navarrete vs. Wilson, Barboza vs. Pedraza Finalized For February 3, ESPN
Mexican star Emanuel “Vaquero” Navarrete and Australian contender Liam Wilson will fight for the vacant WBO junior lightweight world title Friday, Feb. 3, at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona. Navarrete, the reigning WBO featherweight world c...
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Teofimo Lopez: “I Felt Like Pedraza Was Going To Give Me More Of A Run For My Money"
Admittedly, Teofimo Lopez believes that he spent far too much time competing at 135 pounds. After snagging the WBA, WBO, and WBC “Franchise” titles from Vasiliy Lomachenko, the brash 25-year-old concludes that he simply should have opted to walk away...
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Sandor Martin Replaces Ill Jose Pedraza, To Fight Teofimo Lopez On December 10 At MSG
The WBC super lightweight elimination match ordered last week will happen a lot sooner than anyone anticipated. BoxingScene.com confirmed Thursday that Spain’s Sandor Martin has agreed to replace an ill Jose Pedraza as Teofimo Lopez’s opponent Decemb...
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Teofimo Lopez on Pedraza: It’s Not Someone That I Would Have Liked To Face
The boxing world was seemingly Teofimo Lopez’s oyster following his upset win over Vasiliy Lomachenko in 2020. However, after watching his pristine and flawless record go by the wayside at the hands of George Kambosos Jr. one year later, the brash an...