Beltran vs Pedraza

Who won Beltran vs Pedraza?

Jose Pedraza beat Raymundo Beltran by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, August 25th, 2018, at Gila River Arena, Arizona.

The scorecards were announced as 115-112, 117-110, 117-110 in favor of winner Jose Pedraza.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

This contest was for the WBO lightweight championship of the world.

The undercard featured the clash of Dogboe vs Otake for the WBO World Junior Featherweight championship.

Beltran vs Pedraza stats

Back in August 2018, Raymundo Beltran stepped into the ring with a record of 35 wins, 7 losses, and 1 draw, 21 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jose Pedraza made his way to the ring with a record of 24 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 12 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Beltran had a slight advantage in power over Pedraza, with a 60% knockout percentage compared to Pedraza's 50%.

Raymundo Beltran was the older man by 8 years, at 37 years old.

Pedraza had a height advantage of 1 inch over Beltran. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Raymundo Beltran and Jose Pedraza fought out of an orthodox stance.

Beltran was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 18 more fights, and made his debut in 1999, 11 years and 7 months earlier than Pedraza, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought the same amount of professional rounds, totaling 276 compared to Pedraza's 276.

Jose Pedraza was ranked number 2 by the WBO in the 135lb division.

Beltran vs Pedraza form

Beltran had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Paulus Moses on February 16, 2018, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Lightweight championship fight at Reno-Sparks Convention Center, Nevada, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Bryan Vasquez on August 5, 2017, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Nokia Theater, Los Angeles.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Jonathan Maicelo on May 20, 2017, by knockout in the 2nd round at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Before that, he had won against Mason Menard on December 10, 2016, by knockout in the 7th round at CenturyLink Center, Omaha.

He had beaten Mason Menard on December 10, 2016, by knockout in the 7th round at CenturyLink Center, Nebraska.

Jose Pedraza had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis on January 14, 2017, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their IBF World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Stephen Smith on April 16, 2016, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket.

Going into that contest, he had won against Edner Cherry on October 3, 2015, by split decision in their IBF World Junior Lightweight championship fight at U.S. Bank Arena, Cincinnati.

Before that, he had defeated Andrey Klimov on June 13, 2015, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Bartow Arena, Birmingham.

He had beaten Michael Farenas on November 14, 2014, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Raymundo Beltran had been fighting more than Jose Pedraza.

Going into this contest, Raymundo Beltran had last fought 6 months and 9 days ago, while Jose Pedraza's last outing had been 1 year, 7 months and 11 days ago.

Beltran's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 15 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.6 rounds on average.

Pedraza's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 55 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11 rounds on average.

What time did Beltran vs Pedraza start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Gila River Arena, Arizona, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Beltran vs Pedraza?

Beltran vs Pedraza was broadcast on ESPN in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by BoxNation.

What were the odds on Beltran vs Pedraza?

Raymundo Beltran was a 19/20 (-110) underdog going into the contest, while Jose Pedraza made his way into the ring at 17/20 (-120) with oddsmakers.