Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-07-02, pretty good fight between Jose Pedraza and Mikkel LesPierre: it gets three stars.
The former Olympian and former world champion in two different weight classes Jose Pedraza entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 26-3-0 (13 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.8 super lightweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Josh Taylor) but he lost two out of his last three fights, against Vasyl Lomachenko (Vasyl Lomachenko vs Jose Pedraza) and Jose Zepeda (Jose Pedraza vs Jose Zepeda); between these two bouts he beat Antonio Lozada (Jose Pedraza vs Antonio Lozada Jr).
His opponent, Mikkel LesPierre, has a record of 22-1-1 (10 knockouts) and he entered as the No.161 in the same weight class. He fought twice last year losing to Maurice Hooker (Maurice Hooker vs Mikkel LesPierre) and defeating Roody Pierre Paul. Pedraza vs LesPierre is the main event of the evening. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Best fights of the week 27, year 2020
Selection of the best boxing, mma, k-1 and muay thai videos from the world’s most important fights of the week 27: (Mon-Sun) from June 29, 2020 to July 5, 2020. Boxing Fight of the Week: Jose Pedraza vs Mikkel LesPierre