![]() ![]() RbH9KzQfeBīoxing has many similarities to pro wrestling - a loyal, fanatical following, a complex level of organizations, and spectacular ring entrances, or “ring walk,” as ring announcer David Diamante called it. Watching the fights in #Fresno: in the background. Ramirez (26-1, 17 KO) last fought in May, losing for the first time in his career to Josh Taylor in a junior welterweight unification bout in Las Vegas. “We’re starting training camp soon and hopefully early next year with ESPN and Top Rank Boxing, we’re negotiating right now,” Ramirez said. “I’m happy that Matchroom Boxing with Eddie Hearn, found interest here in Fresno to bring boxing here and give everyone here in the Valley an opportunity to come and enjoy themselves.” “We came here to support Mikey Garcia, Marc Castro, and Bam Rodriguez, to support boxing,” Ramirez said. (GV Wire/Albert Baker)Ĭentral Valley boxing favorite Jose Ramirez had a front-row seat, with his family. Mayor Jerry Dyer (right) enjoys boxing at Chukchansi Park with his wife, Diane. Just look around and see the fans in the seats.” “I can tell you, the stadium is making a lot of money. Everything that’s going on here at Chukchansi, we need more activity here,” Dyer said. “You get a lot of fans here from out of town, so they’re taking up hotel rooms or buying food. He’s just a good Christian kid and ends up mentoring a lot of kids in our community.” “You look at Marc Castro … he’s homegrown, he graduated from Sunnyside High School. ![]() “I love boxing, especially boxers that are a good role models for our youth,” Dyer said. So I think this is just a taste of it,” Dyer said. “We want downtown Fresno to be the entertainment hub of Central California. He is thrilled about what regular world-class boxing events could mean to Fresno for entertainment and ringing up dollars for the economy. Mayor Jerry Dyer, clad in a blue plaid shirt and jeans, had a second-row seat for the action, sitting along with his wife, Diane. ![]() The telecast will also feature a 10-round junior welterweight battle between Jose "Chon" Zepeda and "Hammerin" Hank Lundy, in addition to an eight-round junior welterweight tilt between knockout artist Elvis "The Dominican Kid" Rodriguez and Kenneth "Bossman" Sims Jr.The winner, Marc Castro! (GV Wire/Albert Baker) Mayor Thrilled The event will be broadcast live on ESPN and ESPN Deportes (and simulcast on ESPN+) at 8:30 p.m. Taylor is a 12-round showdown for the undisputed junior welterweight world championship, which will take place Saturday, May 22 at The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas. "The odds are what they are, but the best junior welterweight, the undisputed champion, will be crowned May 22." Josh and I are out to make history, and I know I will be the better man on May 22." "We both wanted the fight, and I respect him for taking on the challenge. Jose Ramirez is the underdog going into his junior welterweight unification clash with Josh Taylor (photo credit: Ramirez's training camp/Top Rank) At this moment, that person is Josh Taylor." No matter what you do, or who you beat, there's always going to be somebody else out there. "In my mind, I'm supposed to win this fight. I'm aware that most people are picking against me, but that only fuels me further." No boxer of Mexican descent has ever held all four world title belts. I am fighting for my place in boxing history. T aylor earned the prestigious Ring Magazine belt with his October 2019 decision over Regis Prograis, but on May 22, the sport's loftiest prize will be on the line.Īs training camp winds down, this is what Ramirez had to say: Ramirez is aware of public perception, but it doesn't faze him as he enters the sixth world title fight of his career. With fight week seven days away, Ramirez (26-0, 17 KOs) is the prohibitive underdog for the first time in his professional career, as Taylor (17-0, 13 KOs) is a more than 2-to-1 favorite at most sportsbooks. He's spent the better part of two months training in Riverside, California, with Robert Garcia, who has guided his career inside the ring since after his March 2018 title-winning effort over Amir Imam. Olympian from California's Central Valley who hopes to become the first four-belt undisputed champion of Mexican descent. ![]() It's business as usual for Ramirez, the 2012 U.S. WBC and WBO junior welterweight world champion Jose Ramirez is 12 days away from a legacy-defining undisputed showdown against Josh Taylor, Scotland's WBA, IBF and Ring Magazine kingpin. ![]()
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