Best fights of Jose Pedraza
Over 14 years as a professional, Jose Pedraza has compiled a 29-7-1 (14) record, including 13 title fights across three weight classes. Here are his top 10 best fights.
1. Jose Pedraza loses to Vasyl Lomachenko via unanimous decision
On December 8, 2018 Jose Pedraza, the WBO lightweight champion, met Vasyl Lomachenko, the WBA (Super) and The Ring lightweight champion, in a title unification fight. Pedraza was 29 years old with a record of 25-1, and Lomachenko was 30 with a record of 11-1. Pedraza was on a 3-fight winning streak and Lomachenko was on a 10-fight winning streak. Pedraza lost via unanimous decision. Lost the title in unification. Went the distance with Lomachenko.
2. Jose Pedraza KOs Antonio Lozada Jr.
On May 25, 2019 Jose Pedraza faced Antonio Lozada Jr. in a super lightweight bout. Pedraza was 30 years old with a record of 25-2, and Jr. was 29 with a record of 40-2-1. Pedraza was coming off a loss. Pedraza stopped Antonio Lozada Jr. via TKO in the 9th round.
3. Jose Pedraza defeats Ray Beltrán
On August 25, 2018 Jose Pedraza fought Ray Beltrán for the WBO lightweight title. Pedraza was 29 years old with a record of 24-1, and Beltrán was 37 with a record of 34-7-1. Pedraza was on a 2-fight winning streak and Beltrán was on a 5-fight winning streak. Pedraza won via unanimous decision. Crowned the new lightweight champion.
4. Jose Pedraza defeats Stephen Smith
On April 16, 2016 Jose Pedraza defended his IBF super featherweight title against Stephen Smith. Pedraza was 26 years old with a record of 21-0, and Smith was 30 with a record of 23-1. Pedraza was on an undefeated 21-fight winning streak and Smith was on a 11-fight winning streak. Pedraza won via unanimous decision. Defended the title.
5. Jose Pedraza defeats Alberto Garza
On March 22, 2014 Jose Pedraza fought Alberto Garza for the vacant IBO and IBO super featherweight titles. Pedraza was 24 years old with a record of 15-0, and Garza was 28 with a record of 26-6-1. Pedraza was on an undefeated 15-fight winning streak and Garza was coming off a win. Pedraza won via unanimous decision. Won the vacant titles.
6. Jose Pedraza draws with Richard Commey
On August 27, 2022 Jose Pedraza faced Richard Commey in a super lightweight bout. Pedraza was 33 years old with a record of 29-4, and Commey was 35 with a record of 30-4. Both Pedraza and Commey were coming off a loss. The fight ended in a split decision.
7. Jose Pedraza loses to José Ramírez via unanimous decision
On March 4, 2022 Jose Pedraza fought José Ramírez for the vacant WBO International super lightweight title. Pedraza was 32 years old with a record of 29-3, and Ramírez was 29 with a record of 26-1. Pedraza was on a 3-fight winning streak, while Ramírez was coming off a loss. Pedraza lost via unanimous decision. Failed to win the vacant title. Went the distance with Ramírez.
8. Jose Pedraza defeats Javier Molina
On September 19, 2020 Jose Pedraza faced Javier Molina in a lightweight bout. Pedraza was 31 years old with a record of 27-3, and Molina was 30 with a record of 22-2. Pedraza was coming off a win and Molina was on a 5-fight winning streak. Pedraza won via unanimous decision.
9. Jose Pedraza defeats Antonio Moran
On June 9, 2018 Jose Pedraza fought Antonio Moran for the WBO Latino lightweight title. Pedraza was 29 years old with a record of 23-1, and Moran was 25 with a record of 23-2. Pedraza was coming off a win and Moran was on a 3-fight winning streak. Pedraza won via unanimous decision. Crowned the new lightweight champion.
10. Jose Pedraza defeats Andrey Klimov
On June 13, 2015 Jose Pedraza fought Andrey Klimov for the vacant IBF super featherweight title. Pedraza was 26 years old with a record of 19-0, and Klimov was 0 with a record of 0-0. Pedraza was on an undefeated 19-fight winning streak. Pedraza won via unanimous decision. Won the vacant title.