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Pedraza: Gervonta Davis Development Has Been Incredible To Watch A Complete Fighter
More than five years have passed since Gervonta Davis won the IBF junior lightweight title from Jose Pedraza.
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The powerful southpaw from Baltimore remains the only opponent who has stopped Pedraza inside the distance.
Throughout Davis ascent in multiple divisions many boxing observers have continued to identify Pedraza as the best opponent on Davis list of conquests.
An appreciative Pedraza who will fight Richard Commey on Saturday night has respected Davis rise to stardom from afar.
Its been incredible to watch his development as a fighter Pedraza told BoxingScene.com.
Hes a very complete fighter.
He has a lot of skills a lot of tools.
I considered him a pound-for-pound fighter definitely.
But for him to get to the top its gonna depend on discipline because he definitely has all the skills and the power and all the tools to be one of the top fighters in the world.
The 27-year-old Davis 27-0 25 KOs has won WBA secondary championships in the lightweight and junior welterweight divisions since he defeated Pedraza by seventh-round technical knockout in January 2017 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
Pedraza moved up from the 130-pound division for the fight after Davis defeated him and later won the WBO lightweight title.
It makes me happy to know that people recognize me as his toughest opponent to this day Pedraza said.
I definitely had trouble making weight for the Davis fight but thats not an excuse.
He was the better man that night.
He beat me.
But I also feel at the same time that if I didnt have those problems making weight that maybe it wouldve been a different story.
I was in the fight.
But you know I dont wanna use that as an excuse.
He beat me and that wasnt what was supposed to happen.
The 33-year-old Pedraza will try to re-establish himself in the 140-pound division against Commey in his first fight since Jose Ramirez beat him by unanimous decision in their 12-rounder March 4 at Save Mart Center in Fresno California.
Ramirez a former WBC and WBO champion out-pointed Pedraza by the same score 116-112 on each judges card.
Caesars Sportsbook lists Puerto Ricos Pedraza 29-4 14 KOs as a 3-1 favorite to beat Ghanas Commey 30-4 27 KOs in a 10-round main event ESPN will televise from Hard Rock Hotel Casino in Tulsa Oklahoma.
ESPNs three-bout broadcast will begin at 10:30 p.m.
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Richard Torrez 2-0 2 KOs a 2021 U.S.
Olympian from Tulare California is scheduled to meet Mexicos Marco Antonio Canedo 4-2 2 KOs in a six-round heavyweight bout that will open the telecast.
Jared Anderson 11-0 11 KOs a heavyweight prospect from Toledo Ohio is set to box Serbias Miljan Rovcanin 24-2 16 KOs in the eight-round co-feature.
Not only is Jose Pedraza looking to get back to his winning ways but the former two-division champion is ready to win gold in another weight class.
On August 27 Pedraza faces Richard Commey.
The junior-welterweight fight takes place inside the Hard Rock Hotel Casino in Tulsa Oklahoma.
Pedraza turned pro in 2011.
He won the IBO super featherweight title in 2014 defending it twice before losing it to Gervonta Davis in 2017.
Since then Pedraza has won and lost the WBO lightweight title and has gone 7-3 in his last ten fights.
Pedrazas last outing was a unanimous decision loss to Jose Ramirez in March.
I know that a convincing victory against an opponent of Commeys caliber will put me back in contention to capture that coveted world title opportunity Pedraza stated.
Despite what happened in my last fight I still have my sights set on being crowned world champion at 140 pounds.
Im still chasing my goal of becoming a three-division world champion.
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