Jose Pedraza: record, next fight and profile →
Highly-touted undefeated prospect Jose Pedraza of Cidra, Puetro Rico (3-0, 3 KOs) made quick work of Tomi Archambault of Minot, N.D. (1-2, 1 KOs) dropping him twice in the first en route to a TKO in the opening round.
Welterweights Kenny Galarza (L) and Irving Garcia face off after weighing in for their main event bout of Boricua Invasion I, to be aired on live ESPN2 Friday Night Fights from the Roseland Ballroom in New York City. Galarza came in at 146.5 lbs., while Garcia was 146 lbs.
San Juan, Puerto Rico - The boxers of Team Puerto Rico visited his home of a former champion who brought boxing glory to Puerto Rico and the world, Wilfred Benitez, who was made the Honorary Captain of the team and given a donation of $2,000. In an atmosphere of camaraderie and appreciation, Benitez agreed to meet with the members of Team Puerto Rico at his home, along with his sister Ivonne Benítez, his nephews and immediate family.
Getting into a boxing ring in front of thousands where everything can go wrong at any second is pressure.
SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO - Team Puerto Rico promises to impress in the Big Apple, where two boxing events will be loaded with the finest boxers that Puerto Rico has to offer. The events are organized to be implemented over the weekend of the Puerto Rican Day Parade in New York. On June 10 and 11, the Roseland Ballroom will play host to top-level Puerto Rican boxing when Gary Shaw Productions ("GSP") DiBella Entertainment (DBE) and Universal Promotions (UP) will present Boricua Invasion I and II. Boricua Invasion I will be broadcast live on ESPN2 Friday Night Fights, while Boricua Invasion II will be televised live on the Showtime boxing series "ShoBox: The New Generation."
NEW YORK, NY - Two of boxing’s top promoters have put together a tribute to the great Puerto Rican boxers of past and future in the only way they know how: by staging two spectacular boxing shows, back-to-back in the same venue, loaded with the best young talent the island nation has to offer and hosted by one its greatest champions on the precipice of Puerto Rican Day Parade weekend.
Undefeated junior lightweight Jose Pedraza will make his third professional fight on June 11 in New York. The fight will be a six round contest which is possibly going to air on ESPN. Pedraza (2-0 and two knockouts) is managed by a trio of promoters consisting of Lou DiBella and Gary Shaw and Javier Bustillo, who also paired up to sign the hard-hitting junior lightweight Kenny Galarza (14-1 and 14 Ko's).
New York City - On Tuesday night, undefeated super lightweight prospect Jose Pedraza (2-0, 2KOs), continues to develop at a steady pace in professional boxing as he scored another TKO win, beating Corben Page (1-2) at two minutes and 58 seconds of the first round. In the oppening seconds, Page tried to bring the fight to Pedraza, who used his excellent lateral movement to avoid the advances of his opponent.
New York City - On Tuesday night, undefeated super lightweight prospect Jose Pedraza (2-0, 2KOs), continues to develop at a steady pace in professional boxing as he scored another TKO win, beating Corben Page (1-2) at two minutes and 58 seconds of the first round. In the oppening seconds, Page tried to bring the fight to Pedraza, who used his excellent lateral movement to avoid the advances of his opponent.
The undefeated lightweight prospect Jose Pedraza, who will travel to New York on Wednesday to finish training for his second professional fight on the 29 this month, will face Corbin Page (1-1) at BB King Blues Club, where he is scheduled to headline the evening. Pedraza, 21, debuted in Ponce, Puerto Rico, a little over a month ago to get a knockout at 1.24 of the first round on Felix Rivera, receiving high praise from his promoters Javier Bustillo, Gary Shaw and Lou DiBella.