Ray Beltrán was born in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico on July 23, 1981. He made his professional debut at the age of 17 years on July 2, 1999 against Victor Manuel Mendoza. Beltrán defeated Mendoza via 4-round unanimous decision, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Beltrán got his first shot at a world title at the age of 32 after 34 professional fights. On September 7, 2013 Beltrán challenged Ricky Burns' WBO lightweight title but lost via 12-round split decision.
He became a world champion on February 16, 2018 at the age of 36 years, after by defeating Paulus Moses, the then-reining WBO lightweight champion, via 12-round unanimous decision. This was his 43rd fight as a professional.
Beltrán's latest fight was a unanimous decision loss to Cesar Francis at age 40, on July 9, 2022.
Some of Ray Beltrán's best fights so far have been against Ricky Burns and Hank Lundy. For a complete list of Beltrán's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Ray Beltrán".
Beltrán has 10 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Ray Beltrán Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
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48 | Jul 09, 2022 | 40 |
Cesar Francis 31 10-0 | loss | UD 10 |
47 | Oct 01, 2021 | 40 | Edgar Ramirez | win | RTD 6 |
46 | Jun 28, 2019 | 37 |
Richard Commey 32 28-2 | loss | KO 8 |
45 | Feb 10, 2019 | 37 | Hiroki Okada | win | KO 9 |
44 | Aug 25, 2018 | 37 | José Pedraza | loss | UD 12 |
43 | Feb 16, 2018 | 36 | Paulus Moses | win | UD 12 |
42 | Aug 05, 2017 | 36 | Bryan Vázquez | win | MD 10 |
41 | May 20, 2017 | 35 | Jonathan Maicelo | win | KO 2 |
40 | Dec 10, 2016 | 35 | Mason Menard | win | KO 7 |
39 | May 21, 2016 | 34 | Ivan Najera | win | TKO 2 |
38 | May 01, 2015 | 33 | Takahiro Ao | nc | NA
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37 | Nov 29, 2014 | 33 |
Terence Crawford 27 24-0 | loss | UD 12 |
36 | Apr 12, 2014 | 32 | Arash Usmanee | win | UD 12 |
35 | Sep 07, 2013 | 32 |
Ricky Burns 30 36-2 | draw | SD 12 |
34 | Apr 27, 2013 | 31 | Alejandro Rodriguez | win | UD 10 |
33 | Dec 06, 2012 | 31 | Kim Ji-hoon | win | UD 10 |
32 | Jul 27, 2012 | 31 |
Hank Lundy 28 22-1-1 | win | MD 10 |
31 | Jan 06, 2012 | 30 | Luis Ramos Jr. | loss | UD 10 |
30 | Sep 09, 2011 | 30 | Darien Ford | win | KO 2 |
29 | May 13, 2011 | 29 | Sharif Bogere | loss | UD 10 |
28 | Mar 04, 2011 | 29 | Carlos Vinan | win | RTD 7 |
27 | Jan 09, 2010 | 28 | David Torres | win | TKO 7 |
26 | Sep 18, 2008 | 27 | Ammeth Diaz | loss | TKO 5 |
25 | Mar 08, 2008 | 26 | Moises Perez | win | TKO 9 |
24 | Sep 29, 2007 | 26 | Baudel Cardenas | win | KO 2 |
23 | Jul 20, 2007 | 25 | Jose Montes | win | TKO 1 |
22 | Mar 02, 2007 | 25 | Carlos Gamez | win | TKO 2 |
21 | Oct 13, 2006 | 25 | Joel Yocupicio | win | RTD 1 |
20 | Jul 09, 2005 | 23 | Jaime Orrantia | win | TKO 1 |
19 | Mar 25, 2005 | 23 | Agnaldo Nunes | loss | SD 8 |
18 | Dec 16, 2004 | 23 | Jaime Orrantia | win | UD 6 |
17 | Sep 03, 2004 | 23 | Ivan Cazarez | win | TKO 4 |
16 | Jun 24, 2004 | 22 | Roque Cassiani | win | UD 8 |
15 | Jan 22, 2004 | 22 | Freddy Castro | win | MD 6 |
14 | Feb 07, 2003 | 21 | Edel Ruiz | win | UD 10 |
13 | Nov 19, 2002 | 21 | Sean Fletcher | win | DQ 9 |
12 | Oct 01, 2002 | 21 | Carlos Diaz | win | TKO 2 |
11 | Apr 19, 2002 | 20 | Carlos Rocha | win | TKO 1 |
10 | Dec 14, 2001 | 20 | Wilson Santos | win | KO 1 |
9 | Nov 23, 2001 | 20 | Guillermo Vara | win | TKO 2 |
8 | Oct 14, 2001 | 20 | Robert Enriquez | win | TKO 1 |
7 | May 26, 2001 | 19 | Steve Trumble | loss | TKO 4 |
6 | Apr 07, 2001 | 19 | Francisco Rodriguez | win | TKO 3 |
5 | Jan 08, 2000 | 18 | Juan Carlos Martinez | win | PTS 4 |
4 | Dec 17, 1999 | 18 | Joel Padilla | win | UD 4 |
3 | Dec 04, 1999 | 18 | Victor Manuel Mendoza | loss | SD 4 |
2 | Nov 06, 1999 | 18 | Rafael Magana | win | TKO 3 |
1 | Jul 02, 1999 | 17 | Victor Manuel Mendoza | win | UD 4 |