Puerto Rican junior lightweight contender Jose Pedraza said he is ready for his world title shot.

Pedraza (19-0, 12 KOs), 25, won a clear-cut decision against tough Michael Farenas on Nov. 14 in a title eliminator to become the mandatory challenger for Rances Barthelemy (21-0, 12 KOs) and now looks forward to facing him.

"I'm very excited about my future and I'm very thankful to my promoters Gary Shaw, Lou DiBella and Javier Bustillo for getting me the fights I needed to become the mandatory challenger to fight for the IBF title," said Pedraza, who was a 2008 Olympian. "I've been getting a lot of support from my people here in Puerto Rico and it feels great to be loved by them. I've already started training as I'm eager to get back in the ring. I'm ready to fight Rances Barthelemy and bring home the IBF title."

Shaw came away pleased with Pedraza's performance against Farenas, who had won five in a row since a competitive loss to Yuriorkis Gamboa in an interim title bout in December 2012.

"Pedraza was absolutely outstanding in his fight with Farenas," Shaw said. "He looked fantastic. He has the rare ability to make adjustments in the ring against any style. He proved he can hang with the big boys. Farenas is a big puncher and Pedraza negated everything he brought to the table. Pedraza graduated from top prospect to world title contender in one terrific performance. I believe he is the top 130-pounder in the world, and come early 2015 will prove it when he fights for the world title."