Junior lightweight Jose Pedraza dominated Michael Farenas to win by unanimous decision on Friday in Puerto Rico. The IBF eliminator bout took place before Pedraza’s countrymen at the Coliseo Pedr├¡n Zorrilla in Hato Rey.

Pedraza (19-0, 12 knockouts) won by scores of 116-112, 117-111, and, 118-110. In victory he earned the right to face RING No. 2-rated 130-pounder Rances Barthelemy, the IBF titleholder.

Pedraza, 25, had won his previous two bouts by knockout, having last been in action for a sixth-round stoppage of Juan Carlos Martinez in August.

A 30-year-old southpaw, Farenas (39-5-4, 31 KOs) had scored consecutive stoppage victories in his previous five outings.

He was coming off an eighth-round knockout over previously unbeaten Mark Davis in July, and had last suffered defeat by unanimous decision against former titleholder Yuriorkis Gamboa in December 2012.