Who won Barboza Jr vs Pedraza?
Arnold Barboza Jr beat Jose Pedraza by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Friday 3rd February 2023 at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale.
The scorecards were announced as 97-93, 96-94, 96-94 in favor of winner Arnold Barboza Jr.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 KG).
This fight appeared on the undercard of Emanuel Navarrete beating Liam Wilson for the WBO World Junior Lightweight championship. Also, on the undercard Andres Cortes beat Luis Melendez, Lindolfo Delgado defeated Clarence Booth, Lindolfo Delgado was victorious over Clarence Booth, Richard Torrez Jr beat James Bryant and Nico Ali Walsh defeated Eduardo Ayala.
Barboza Jr vs Pedraza stats
Back in February 2023, Arnold Barboza Jr stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 27 wins, zero loses and 0 draws.
Jose Pedraza made his way to the ring with a record of 29 wins, 4 loses and 1 draw.
Arnold Barboza Jr was the younger man by 2 years, at 31 years old.
Barboza Jr had 2-inch reach advantage.
Both Arnold Barboza Jr & Jose Pedraza fought out of an orthodox stance.
Barboza Jr was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 7 less fights, and made his debut in 2013, 2 year and 3 months later than Pedraza, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 88 less professional rounds, 188 to Pedraza's 276.
Arnold Barboza Jr went into the fight ranked number 8 by the WBC, 4 by the WBO and 12 by the IBF at super lightweight.
Jose Pedraza was ranked number 9 by the WBC and 9 by the WBO in the 140lb division.
Barboza Jr vs Pedraza form
Barboza Jr remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 1 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Danielito Zorrilla on 15th July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Pechanga Resort & Casino, California, United States.
Previous to that, he had won against Antonio Moran on 14th August 2021 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Oklahoma.
Going into that contest, he had beat Alex Saucedo on 17th October 2020 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.
Before that, he had defeated Tony Luis on 29th August 2020 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.
He had won against William Silva on 30th November 2019 by knockout in the 5th round at Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Nevada.
Pedraza had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had drawn with Richard Commey on 27th August 2022 by split draw in their 10 round contest at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Oklahoma, United States.
Previous to that, he had been beaten by Jose Carlos Ramirez on 4th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Save Mart Center, Fresno.
Going into that contest, he had defeated Julian Rodriguez on 12th June 2021 by technical knockout in the 8th round at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, Nevada.
Before that, he had beat Javier Molina on 19th September 2020 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.
He had won against Mikkel LesPierre on 2nd July 2020 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jose Pedraza had been fighting more than Arnold Barboza Jr.
Going to this contest, Arnold Barboza Jr had last fought 6 months and 19 days ago, while Jose Pedraza's last outing had been 5 months and 7 days ago.
Barboza Jr's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 45 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9 rounds on average.
Pedraza's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 50 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.
What time did Barboza Jr vs Pedraza start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale, United States, which was around 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.
Who broadcast Barboza Jr vs Pedraza?
Barboza Jr vs Pedraza was broadcast on ESPN+ in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Sky Sports Arena.
What were the odds on Barboza Jr vs Pedraza?
Arnold Barboza Jr was a 1/5 (-500) favourite going into the contest, while Jose Pedraza made his way into the ring at 10/3 (+340) with oddsmakers.
