For "Sniper" Jose Pedraza, although José Ramirez is no longer the world boxer, if he can beat Jose Ramirez in the competition, he will make himself a recognized top boxer in the ultra-lightweight class, and will also help him get his third class World Champion title.
Puerto Rican boxer Jose Pedraza, 32, who has a record of 23 wins, 3 losses and 14 KO opponents, has won the Title world champion in the superweight and lightweight divisions, and next weekend, the boxer will face former WBO, WBC super lightweight world champion Jose Ramirez at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, California. Because both sides are former world boxers, ESPN+ in the United States will broadcast the match live.
It is also reported that the winner of this tournament will be given the opportunity to challenge the world boxing champion by the end of 2022.
In an interview with reporters, José Pedraza told reporters: "I think they considered letting me play in this game because I am a top boxer at this level. But the fact that I'm a newcomer at this level makes me very proud to put me together with these great boxers. It will also encourage me to keep working hard, because I have risen to this level to compete for the title of World Champion at this level. ”
José Pedraza also knows that challenging the title of World Champion is very difficult, because after all, Jose Ramirez competed with Josh Taylor for super lightweight supremacy last year, which can be said to be only one step away from dominating one level. However, José Pedraza is not willing to give up the opportunity to become the world champion of the three levels.
José Pedraza told reporters: "This tournament means a lot to me, my family and the whole of Puerto Rico as a whole, because it will make me a world champion in three tiers, a boxing legend like those great boxers." After all, there are not many such legends, and I want to achieve this goal. ”
When asked by reporters whether José Pedraza was sure of next week's match, José Pedraza replied cautiously. He told reporters: "At the ultra-lightweight level, I feel more powerful and more explosive. But that's not enough to beat Jose Ramirez, and you have to go all out against a former world boxer like José Ramirez. ”
José Pedraza, whose full name is José Pedraza González, was born on May 8, 1989 in San Juan, Indiana, Puerto Rico. During his amateur boxing years, José Pedraza won the silver medal at the 2009 World Boxing Championships and the bronze medal at the 2008 Boxing World Cup for Puerto Rico, as well as representing Puerto Rico at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
In February 2011, José Pedraza made his professional boxing debut. He has won the IBO Super Featherweight World Boxing Title in 2014, the IBF Super Featherweight World Champion title in 2015 and the WBO Lightweight World Boxing Champion title in 2018. As of June 2021, José Pedraza is ranked eighth in the world in the ultra-lightweight class on the third-party platform BoxRec.
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