Pedraza wins vacant IBF junior lightweight title

BY foxsports • June 13, 2015

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) Jose Pedraza claimed the vacant IBF junior lightweight title with a unanimous decision over Andrey Klimov on Saturday night.

Pedraza (20-0) controlled the action through much of the fight at Bartow Arena, ending the second and seventh rounds with a flurry of punches after backing Klimov (19-2) into the corner.

Two judges gave the three-time Puerto Rican amateur champion every round with a score of 120-108, while the third scored it 119-109.

Klimov, of Russia, had reeled off three straight wins since losing to Terrence Crawford.

Pedraza said winning the title was ''a dream come true'' but added that ''it was harder actually than I thought it was going to be.''

Pedraza appeared to hurt Klimov with a left hook and some hard shots to the body to end the seventh.

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