It looks like it’s going to be Jose Pedraza that gets the next shot at Vasyl Lomachenko. Saturday night, the Puerto Rican challenger won a unanimous decision (117-110, 117-110, 115-112) over Mexico’s Raymundo Beltran to capture Beltran’s WBO lightweight title and setup a Dec. 1 battle with the pound-for-pound king and WBA lightweight champion.
Pedraza dominated the fight throughout, and although Beltran’s body work did slow him down a bit in the later rounds, Beltran was never able to capitalize on it. In the 11th round, Pedraza dropped Beltran with a slick uppercut, and though he was ahead on the scorecards, ultimately finished the fight by aggressively battering a cornered Beltran until the final bell rang.