José Pedraza | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Real name | José Pedraza González | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname(s) | Sniper Goldo |
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Rated at |
Super featherweight Lightweight |
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Height | 5 ft 8 1⁄2 in (174 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reach | 70 1⁄2 in (179 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Puerto Rican | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Caguas, Puerto Rico |
May 8, 1989 ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stance | Ambidextrous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boxing record | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total fights | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wins | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wins by KO | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Losses | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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José Pedraza González (born May 8, 1989) is a Puerto Rican professional boxer in the super featherweight division. He had held the IBF super featherweight title from June 2015 to January 2017. As an amateur he represented Puerto Rico, winning medals in multiple international competitions. Among the awards achieved by Pedraza are a bronze medal at the 2007 Pan American Games, silver at the 2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships and gold at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games, as well as participation in the 2008 Summer Olympics. Pedraza debuted as a professional in February 2011, winning the World Boxing Council's Super Featherweight Youth World Championship in only his sixth fight.
Pedraza participated in the 2006 Copa La Romana. In the quarter finals he defeated Javier Fortuna (27:5). He secured the bronze medal with a 12:9 victory over V.Castillo of Ecuador. Pedraza won the tournament's gold medal over localist boxer Jonathan Batista (10:5). In December, he won the lightweight national championship, defeating Hector Marengo (18:15) in the finals of the Torneo Nacional Isaac Barrientos. On February 4, 2007, Pedraza debuted in the Pan American Games Qualifier defeating Oscar Diaz of the Dominican Republic (13:6). He qualified to the event by winning the bronze medal, losing (16:8) to localist Lisandro Bolivar in the semifinals. On March 31, 2007, Pedraza participated in a dual against Trinidad, winning (26:19) a contest over Jules De Gannes. He entered the IX Torneo José "Cheo" Aponte, debuting with a victory over Shemuel Pagan of the United States. Pedraza won the event's silver medal, losing to Jean Gomis by hit count after the contest finished tied 8:8. At the Pan American Games, he debuted winning (26:7) his preliminary over Jose Virula Lopez of Guatemala. Pedraza advanced to the medal round defeating Lisandro Bolivar of Venezuela. He won the tournament's bronze medal, losing (7:2) to localist Everton Lopes. Pedraza entered the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships, but lost (25:17) his preliminary contest against Sadam Ali. He closed the year participating in a dual against France, losing (15:5) to Daouda Sow.