Raymundo Beltran: record, next fight and profile →
Former world champion Ray Beltran (35-8-1, 21 KOs), 37-years-old, is aiming to fight his way back to a world title. Beltran is due to make his comeback on February 10 when he fights unbeaten super lightweight Hiroki Okada in Fresno. Last February, Beltran finally won a world title when won a tough twelve round decision over Paulus Moses for the WBO lightweight title.
Yuriokis Gamboa Trainings Photos Gallery - In the “REDEMPTION IN MIAMI” main event, former four-time world champion in three weight divisions and Olympic Gold Medalist YURIORKIS “El Ciclon De Guantánamo” GAMBOA will battle two-time world title challenger MIGUEL “Barreterito” BELTRAN, JR. in a ten round lightweight bout. In the co-feature, former three-time world champion in two weight classes JUAN “JuanMa” LOPEZ will clash with CRISTIAN RUBEN “Piedrita” MINO, also in a ten-round lightweight bout. “Redemption in Miami” will take place Saturday, November 10 at Marlins Park on the West Plaza in Miami, Florida and will be available live on pay per view, distributed by Integrated Sports Media, beginning at 9 pm ET / 6pm PT at a retail price of $24.95 (photos by David Martin Warr).
Former world champion Ray Beltran has no excuses for his twelve round decision loss to Puerto Rico's Jose Pedraza from this past Saturday night, when he lost his WBO world title in Arizona. Beltran was dropped in the eleventh round and appeared to be in trouble at the end of the twelfth.
ESPN’s boxing ratings slipped Saturday night from the viewership the network attracted the previous week. Nielsen Media Research revealed Tuesday that ESPN’s three-bout broadcast Saturday night from Glendale, Arizona, was watched by an average audience of 532,000. Its telecast the prior Saturday night, a two-fight show from Atlantic City on August 18, averaged 686,000 viewers.
Beltran, Pedraza Fight Photos Gallery - Jose "Sniper" Pedraza is now a two-weight world champion. Pedraza scored an 11th round knockdown and won a unanimous decision to dethrone WBO lightweight world champion Ray Beltran on Saturday evening at the GIla River Arena.
In July, two of the four major titles at lightweight were unified when Mikey Garcia dominated Robert Easter Jr. It looks like the other half of the division is about to be married. Just three fights after a battering loss to Gervonta Davis at 130 lbs., Jose Pedraza can call himself a two-division titlist with the biggest date of his career at hand.
Jose "Sniper" Pedraza is now a two-weight world champion. Pedraza scored an 11th round knockdown and won a unanimous decision to dethrone WBO lightweight world champion Ray Beltran on Saturday evening at the GIla River Arena.
Ray Beltran, Jose Pedraza Scorecards - Jose "Sniper" Pedraza is now a two-weight world champion. Pedraza scored an 11th round knockdown and won a unanimous decision to dethrone WBO lightweight world champion Ray Beltran on Saturday evening at the GIla River Arena.
Jose Pedraza finished strong, outlanding Raymundo Beltran 21-14 in power shots over last 2 rounds, dropping the defending champ in round 11. Pedraza had a 62-18 edge in jabs landed and will next fight Vasyl Lomachenko in a lightweight unification fight.
Gila River Arena, Glendale - Jose Pedraza (25-1, 12 KOs) became a two division world champion with a twelve round unanimous decision over Ray Beltran (35-8-1, 21 KOs), to capture the WBO lightweight title. The scores were 117-110, 117-110 and 115-112 - and now Pedraza moves forward to a December 1 unifi...