one of those fighters who acts like a diva. I'm not afraid to fight anybody."

It's been a long road for Beltran to get to the point where he can fight for another belt and even think about fighting Lomachenko.

Beltran first boxed for a world title in September 2013. He traveled to Glasgow, Scotland and was the hard-luck recipient of an extremely controversial draw against hometown titleholder Ricky Burns in a fight virtually everyone thought Beltran clearly won. He broke Burns' jaw, knocked him down and even Burns' fans booed the decision.

"So much frustration," Beltran said. "I knew I did everything to deserve the victory. Being in that position and they take everything away from me, from my life, from my kids from my future? It was like theylike the rest of his opponents. I gave him a good fight."

Said Arum: "He gave Terence a helluva fight. He has extraordinary respect for Ray. Ray fought him tooth and nail. Terence is the superior talent but, mano a mano, Ray stood in there and traded with him."

After Crawford relinquished the title to move up in weight, Beltran got yet another opportunity to fight for that vacant belt in his next fight. In May 2015, in Las Vegas on the eve of the Floyd Mayweather-Pacquiao mega fight, Beltran faced Japan's Takahiro Ao, a former featherweight and junior lightweight titlist. However, Beltran failed to make weight and could not win the title despite knocking Ao out in the second round. Even if Beltran had been on weight, he would