Panama's Cesar Francis to fight ex-champ Ray Beltran

Source: ProBox Promotions

28/06/2022

Panama's Cesar Francis to fight ex-champ Ray Beltran

Panamanian junior welterweight Cesar “Rainman” Francis (10-0, 6 KOs) will take a big step up in opposition when he faces former 135-pound title holder Raymundo Beltran (37-9-1, 23 KOs) in a ten-round battle on Saturday, July 9th at the ProBox Events Center in Plant City, Florida. It 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 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 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 WBO lightweight 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 Burns, Richard Commey and Terece “Bud” Crawford. His most important victory was against Moises Paulus, whom he defeated to capture this title. 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 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.”