By Francisco Salazar

If one looks at the career of Gabriel Tolmajyan, people could point out that he is still unbeaten.

Or that he is the best fighter with two "losses" on his record.

However way he gets labeled, Tolmajyan has built a reputation of beating unbeaten fighters or putting on decent performances in the ring.

This Friday night may be another opportunity Tolmajyan could prove the former.

Tolmajyan will take on highly-regarded Jose Pedraza in a 10 round super featherweight bout at the Morongo Casino Resort and Spa in Cabazon, CA.

The bout will be part of a Gary Shaw Promotions card and will be televised as part of an ESPN2 "Friday Night Fights" telecast.

Tolmajyan (14-2-1, 3 KOs) is coming off a one-sided eight round unanimous decision victory over Jorge Maysonet on April 5th in Santa Ynez, CA.

The Armenian-born Tolmajyan, who now resides in the Los Angeles suburb of Glendale, wants to prove the victory over the previously-unbeaten Maysonet was no fluke.

"This was the best camp I've ever had," Tolmajyan told Boxingscene.com through interpreter George Bastrmajyan. "I feel 100% and I'm ready to go. I don't think I'm going to miss a beat because I've also been working with a strength and conditioning coach."

"I don't see anything special with Pedraza. I've fought the better opposition. You can't compare the Maysonet fight with this fight. I fought at a heavier weight for Maysonet and I'm fighting at the right weight (130 pounds) for Pedraza."

Despite the two losses on his record, Tolmajyan is convinced he is an unbeaten fighter. His most recent defeat was at the hands of Abraham Lopez in March of last year.

Ironically, the loss to Lopez came at the same venue as he is fighting on Friday night.

Not only is he still smarting from the "defeat" to Lopez, as he puts it, Tolmajyan believes the fight was more a blessing than a curse.

"I wasn't myself that night," said Tolmajyan, who has had MMA star Ronda Rousey in his corner In previous fights (They train at the same gym). "I proved I was still the better fighter than Lopez. The crowd and people watching on television saw it. After the fight, Lopez stopped fighting, so you can see who has benefitted since that fight."

Tolmajyan has defeated three unbeaten fighters in his career, two of them occurred in his last four victories.

While he understands boxing writers and analysts place a high regard to Pedraza, Tolmajyan is confident he has the style to beat the Puerto Rican prospect.

"This is going to be a good fight because Pedraza has that amateur pedigree. My style is more fan-friendly because boxing fans want more action. However, I'm more effective fighting at 130 pounds, which suits my style well."

With recent victories over Maysonet and prospect Daulis Prescott, Tolmajyan should feel confident.

Recent stretches of winning have been interrupted by those losses that prevents him from moving a good prospect to a very good prospect. A victory over Pedraza could give him that label, which could lead him to become a contender.

After putting in the work, Tolmajyan believes everything is in his favor.

"I actually like fighting guys with winning records. I've proven to do well in those fights. My goal is to become the top fighter at 130 pounds and be a world champion."

Francisco A. Salazar has written for Boxingscene.com since September and has covered boxing in Southern California and abroad since 2000. He also covers boxing for the Ventura County (CA) Star newspaper. He could be reached by email at santio89@yahoo.com or on twitter at FSalazarBoxing