In the coming weekend on August 25 in Glendale, Arizona WBO lightweight champion Ray Beltran (35-7-1, 21 KOs) will defend his title in a fight against former champion Jose Pedraza (24- 1, 12 KOs). The winner of this meeting on December 1 will have to fight in a unification battle with the WBA champion Vasyl Lomachenko.
One of the rare cases when, according to bookmakers, in the ring there will almost equal opponents. The champion is a small favorite – 1.8, but the chances of Pedraza for the new championship are also estimated quite high - 2 to 1.
