Raymundo Beltrán (born July 23, 1981) is a Mexican professional boxer. He held the WBO lightweight title in 2018.

Professional career Born in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico, Beltrán beat the veteran Moises Pérez to win the WBC Continental Americas Super Featherweight Championship in March 2008.

Beltran vs. Lundy In July 2012, Beltran, trained by Freddie Roach and a sparring partner of Manny Pacquiao, won the WBC NABF Lightweight title in an upset with a majority ten-round decision over the WBC number one lightweight contender Henry Lundy. Before the bout, Lundy had to weigh in four times to make the 135 pound limit. Beltran, in top condition, came forward more aggressively and landed more punches overall by the CompuBox statistics. With the win, Beltran won the opportunity to fight the winner of Antonio DeMarco versus John Molina for the WBC Lightweight title for the title later in 2012. Beltran defeated Ji-Hoon Kim by unanimous decision to retain the NABF lightweight title in December 2012.

Beltran vs. Burns WBO Lightweight titleholder Ricky Burns' promoter Eddie Hearn announced a title defence against Beltran at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre on September 7, 2013. Beltran knocked down Burns in the 8th round. The bout ended in a controversial split-decision draw. Many observers believed Beltran had clearly won, Burns fought on from as early as the second round with a broken Jaw and the draw was awarded. Burns then granted Beltran a rematch but boxing bosses cancelled the proposed rematch instead favoring a bout with the undefeated Terrance Crawford to be Burns next opponent. Beltran has since been critical of the Scot despite being granted a rematch claiming that he "whooped" Burns and "beat him clear".

Beltran vs. Pedraza On 25 August 2018, Beltran defended his WBO title for the first time, against Jose Pedraza, ranked #2 by the WBO at lightweight. Beltran lost the fight convincingly on the scorecards, with all three judges scoring it favor of Pedraza, 117-110, 117-110 and 115-112.

Beltran vs. Okada In his next fight, Beltran fought Hiroki Okada, then ranked #2 by the WBO, #3 by the WBA, #5 by the IBF and #10 by the WBC at super lightweight. In an action-filled fight, Beltran managed to outbox Okada and finish him in the ninth round.

Beltran vs. Commey On 28 June 2019, Beltran was scheduled to fight Richard Commey for Commey's IBF lightweight title. Beltran, however, failed to make weight before the fight and Commey's belt was ultimately not at stake. On fight night, Commey managed to drop Beltran four times before finishing him in the eighth round via TKO.

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes48Win Edgar RamirezRTD6 (10), Oct 1, 202147Loss36–9–1 (1) Richard CommeyKO8 (12), Jun 28, 2019 46Win36–8–1 (1) Hiroki OkadaKO9 (10), Feb 10, 2019 45Loss35–8–1 (1) José PedrazaUD12Aug 25, 2018 44Win35–7–1 (1) Paulus MosesUD12Feb 16, 2018 43Win34–7–1 (1) Bryan VázquezMD10Aug 5, 2017 42Win33–7–1 (1) Jonathan MaiceloKO2 (12), May 20, 2017 41Win32–7–1 (1) Mason MenardKO7 (10), Dec 10, 2016 39Win30–7–1 (1) Ivan NajeraTKO2 (8), May 21, 20163829–7–1 (1) Takahiro AoND2 (12), May 1, 2015 37Loss29–7–1 Terence CrawfordUD12Nov 29, 2014 36Win29–6–1 Arash UsmaneeUD12Apr 12, 201435Draw28–6–1 Ricky Burns12Sep 7, 2013 34Win28–6 Alejandro RodriguezUD10Apr 27, 201333Win27–6 Kim Ji-hoonUD10Dec 6, 201232Win26–6 Hank LundyMD10Jul 27, 201231Loss25–6 Luis Ramos Jr.UD10Jan 6, 2012 30Win25–5 Darien FordKO2 (8)Sep 9, 2011 29Loss24–5 Sharif BogereUD10May 13, 201128Win24–4 Carlos VinanRTD7 (12), Mar 4, 201127Win23–4 David TorresTKO7 (10), Jan 9, 201026Loss22–4 Ammeth DiazTKO5 (11), Sep 18, 200825Win22–3 Moises PerezTKO9 (12), Mar 8, 200824Win21–3 Baudel Cardenas2 (10), Sep 29, 200723Win20–3 Jose MontesTKO1 (10), Jul 20, 200722Win19–3 Carlos GamezTKO2 (10), Mar 2, 2007 21Win18–3 Joel Yocupicio1 (8), Oct 13, 2006 20Win17–3 Jaime OrrantiaTKO1 (8), Jul 9, 2005 19Loss16–3 Agnaldo NunesSD8Mar 25, 2005 18Win16–2 Jaime OrrantiaUD6Dec 16, 200417Win15–2 Ivan CazarezTKO4 (6), Sep 3, 200416Win14–2 Roque CassianiUD8Jun 24, 200415Win13–2 Freddy Castro6Jan 22, 200414Win12–2 Edel RuizUD10Feb 7, 200313Win11–2 Sean Fletcher9 (10), Nov 19, 200212Win10–2 Carlos DiazTKO2 (12), Oct 1, 200211Win9–2 Carlos RochaTKO1Apr 19, 2002 10Win8–2 Wilson SantosKO1 (8)Dec 14, 2001 9Win7–2 Guillermo VaraTKO2 (6), Nov 23, 2001 8Win6–2 Robert EnriquezTKO1 (6), Oct 14, 2001 7Loss5–2 Steve TrumbleTKO4 (4), May 26, 2001 6Win5–1 Francisco RodriguezTKO3 (4), Apr 7, 20015Win4–1 Juan Carlos Martinez4Jan 8, 2000 4Win3–1 Joel PadillaUD4Dec 17, 19993Loss2–1 Victor Manuel Mendoza4Dec 4, 19992Win2–0 Rafael Magana3 (4), Nov 6, 19991Win1–0 Victor Manuel Mendoza4Jul 2, 1999

See also List of Mexican boxing world champions

References

External links

Ray Beltran - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings at Box.Live