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Cesar Francis To Face Former World Champion Raymundo
Beltran July 9 In Plant City, Florida
Panamanian 140-pound contender Cesar “Rainman” Francis
(10-0, 6 KOs) will take a big step up in opposition when he
faces former world champion Raymundo Beltran (37-9-1, 23
KOs) in a 10-round battle for the WBO NABO Junior
Welterweight Championship. The fight takes place on
Saturday, July 9 at the ProBox Events Center in Plant City,
Florida and will be streamed live globally on ProBox TV.
Francis, who was born in Panama but lives in Brooklyn, New
York, is coming off the biggest win of his career, a
unanimous decision victory over Mohamed Mimoune. Prior to
that, he beat then-undefeated prospect Jose Roman Vazquez
via decision as well. The 31-year-old Francis has only had
10 fights, but he has taken significant steps in his last
few fights that have moved him up the 140-pound rankings.
“It’s my time to shine. I’m going to go in and perform,”
said Cesar Francis. “Beltran is a great veteran, and I am
not overlooking him. I helped Richard Commey get ready for
his fight against him. And this time Commey will be my
sparring partner. People better bring their umbrellas
because it’s going to ‘rain’ that day.”
Beltran is a former world champion from Los Mochis, Sinaloa,
Mexico. He had some of the best moments of his career at 135
pounds, where he faced the likes of “Hammerin” Hank Lundy,
Ricky “Rickster” Burns, Richard Commey and Terence “Bud”
Crawford. His most important victory was against Moises
Paulus, whom he defeated to capture the WBO World
Lightweight Championship. Now at 140 pounds, Beltran plans
to use his experience to take Francis to deep waters.
“I’ve been looking and waiting for this fight,” said
Raymundo Beltran. “Cesar Francis is an undefeated fighter
who has a lot of confidence, and this is the kind of fight I
need to put myself back on the map. I think my experience
will help a lot because I’ve been in there with high-level
fighters. Like always, I will do my part to make sure it’s
an action-packed fight. My fights have never been boring.
They’re always full of action.”
Undercard information for the event will be announced
shortly.
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