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Cesar Francis Drops Raymundo Beltran, Outpoints Former WBO Titlist Over Ten Rounds

•3 years ago

Cesar Francis overcame a determined former titleholder to preserve his perfect ring ledger. The unbeaten junior welterweight prospect floored former WBO lightweight titlist Raymundo Beltran in the fourth round en route to a ten-round, unanimous decision victory. Scores were 95-94, 96-93 and 98-91 in favor of Francis in their ProBox TV main event Saturday evening from Whitesands Events Center in Plant City, Florida.

Curtis Harper Drops, Outpoints Unbeaten Christian Thun In Upset Win

Jake Donovan

•3 years ago

Curtis Harper stuck around in the ring long enough to take out an unbeaten heavyweight. A third-round knockdown and a late point deduction proved too much for Christian Thun to overcome, as Harper earned an eight-round, majority decision win. Scores of 78-72 and 76-73 in favor of Harper overruled an even 75-75 tally to produce the sizeable upset in their eight-round heavyweight battle Saturday evening on ProBox TV from Whitesands Events Center in Plant City, Florida.

Christian Thun-Curtis Harper Set As Co-Feature For July 9 ProBox TV Show

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•3 years ago

The full undercard has been revealed for the next ProBox TV show. The previously announced headliner pits rising junior welterweight Cesar Francis (10-0, 6KOs) against former lightweight titlist Raymundo Beltran (37-9-1, 23KOs) on the July 9 show from ProBox Events Center in Plant City, Florida. In the televised co-feature, German heavyweight Christian Thun (8-0, 6 KOs) is set it to return in an eight-round bout against Curtis Harper (13-8, 9 KOs).

Cesar Francis vs. Raymundo Beltran Headlines July 9 ProBox TV Card In Plant City, Florida

Jake Donovan

•4 years ago

Cesar Francis will return to the site of his most notable win to date for a showdown with a former titleholder. The unbeaten junior welterweight prospect is set for a crossroads bout with former WBO lightweight titlist Raymundo Beltran, which headlines a July 9 ProBox TV telecast from ProBox Events Center in Plant City, Florida. The scheduled ten-round regional junior welterweight title fight marks the biggest step up in competition for the 31-year old Francis, a promising Panamanian talent based out of Brooklyn who welcomes the challenge. “It’s my time to shine. I’m going to go in and perform,” said Francis. “Beltran is a great veteran, and I am not overlooking him."

Ray Beltran Training in Miami, Aims For Big Fights at 140-Pounds

Elisinio Castillo

•4 years ago

Ray Beltran came to Miami looking for something different. At 40 years of age and with more than a decade as a professional boxer, it is strange to hear that, but the Mexican warrior wants to add something from the Cuban school of boxing and is seriously considering a change of environment.

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Roach 'Worried About' Beltran; Wants Him To Consider Retiring

Keith Idec

•6 years ago

HOUSTON – Freddie Roach wants Ray Beltran to take some before they’ll decide whether he should continue fighting. Beltran’s trainer didn’t like much of what he witnessed from the former WBO lightweight champion’s corner Friday night, when Richard Commey knocked him out in the eighth round of a fight ESPN televised. Commey knocked down Beltran four times before referee Eddie Hernandez Sr. stopped their scheduled 12-rounder at Pechanga Resort Casino in Temecula, California.

Commey-Beltran 6/28 ESPN Card Averages 490,000 Viewers

Jake Donovan

•6 years ago

Richard Commey registered the first defense of his lightweight title along with perhaps his best win to date with his most recent ring performance. Unfortunately, it wasn’t witnessed by nearly as many viewers as when he first won the title. The hard-hitting lightweight from Ghana was dominant in an 8th round stoppage of former titlist Raymundo Beltran atop the June 28 edition of Top Rank Boxing on ESPN. The show aired live from Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula, Calif., averaging 490,000 viewers over the course of the two-hour telecast, according to Nielsen Media Research.

Photos: Richard Commey Blasts Out Ray Beltran in Eight

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•6 years ago

Pechanga Resort Casino, California - IBF world lightweight champion Richard Commey (29-2, 26 KOs) did not have an easy night, but he dropped former beltholder Ray Beltran (36-9-1, 22 KOs) four times to force the stoppage in the eight round. (photos by Mikey Williams)

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Arum: If Teofimo Lopez Wins, Richard Commey Fight is Next

BoxingScene Staff

•6 years ago

The young champion took the old veteran to school. Richard "RC" Commey made the first defense of his IBF world lightweight title, knocking down former world champion Ray Beltran four times en route to an eighth-round knockout in front of 2,795 fans at Pechanga Resort Casino.

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Ray Beltran: If I Fight On - I Will Move Up To 140-Pounds

BoxingScene Staff

•6 years ago

IBF lightweight champion Richard Commey went to war with Ray Beltran before recording an eighth-round TKO win on Friday. Commey (29-2) made a strong start and had the edge from then on at the Pechanga Resort and Casino in Temecula, California.

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