Jose Pedraza Defends Inferior Failing Appellation With Accepted Accommodation Adjoin Stephan Smith

Puerto Rico’s Jose “Sniper” Pedraza alone England’s Stephen Smith in the ninth round, the additional
time in his career Smith has been on the canvas, and Pedraza pulled abroad in the backward circuit to avert his IBF inferior failing appellation Saturday night on Showtime at the Fox woods Resort at Mashantucket, Conn.

Pedraza landed 44% of his punches, abutting on 244 of 576 while application his quickness, movement and able aegis to accumulate Smith (23-2, 13 KOs) at bay, as the Liverpool built-in landed alone 27% of his 647 absolute punches thrown.

The three board denticulate it 117-110 and 116-111 alert for Pedraza. All three gave Pedraza the ninth, 10 and 11th rounds, which is area he
pulled away.

Pedraza (22-0, 12 KOs) was advancing off a tough, arguable split-decision win adjoin Edner Cherry. But there was no altercation this time.

“It absolutely was a boxy action but the training absolutely came to our advantage in this fight,” Pedraza said.

Pedraza never acquainted calmly ahead, even afterwards the ninth-round knockdown. “I knew the appropriate duke aching him but I knew he was a boxy fighter and I was consistently acquainted that he didn’t adverse advance or something,” Pedraza said. “We absolutely able ourselves and it showed tonight.”