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Perfect connection Gilberto“Zurdo” Ramirez & Trainer Julian Chua

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LAS VEGAS (Maj 25, 2021) – Back in February of 2019, World Boxing Organization (WBO) Super Middleweight ChampionGilberto "Zurdo" Ramirez had made a decision to move up to fight in the light heavyweight division, and he was searching for a new head trainer.

Ramirez (41-0, 27 Kos) immediately connected with a then 28-year-oldJulian Chua, a former amateur boxer who had been training boxers atFreddie Roach’s famed Wildcard Boxing Club in Hollywood, California. “Zurdo” and Chua are now 2-0 (2 Kos) and preparing for a mega-fought later this year, ideally, against undefeated World Boxing Association (WBA) Super Light Heavyweight ChampionDmitry Bivol (17-0, 11 Kos).

How Ramirez ended up with Chua as he head trainer isn’t a typical boxing story. After all, “Zurdo” was the first Mexican world super middleweight champion, sporting a 29-0 pro record, and only 27 when they first met.

Ramirez’ manager, David Suh, conducted a search to hire Ramirez’ chief second. He had a list that included some of the top trainers in the industry, as well as a young, relatively unknown – at least outside of southern California – in Chua.

“I don’t know how I got on that list,” a humble Chua said. “There was going to be a tryout of sorts to determine who would work with ‘Zurdo.’ We trained together in Long Beach (where Ramirez was training) and then I met with David for coffee. He asked if I was interested in becoming the head trainer. We trained together a little more. He liked the way I trained, and we got along well. I texted David saying we liked working together and that I was interested in becoming his head trainer.

“We clicked right away, and we learned things about each other and how we liked to train. I study a lot and do a lot of research of how he had been trained, because I wanted to help him to improve. I was getting four fighters ready in LA and “Zurdo” couldn’t go there for sparring. I said I couldn’t leave these fighters and go to Santa Barbara. “Zurdo” respected me even more for not jumping ship from those four fighters for a better opportunity. We still wanted to work with each other, and ‘Zurdo’ made it work. I went to Long Beach twice a week, he came to Wildcard three times.”

Ramirez won his light heavyweight debut April 12, 2019, närTommy Karpency (29-6-1) kunde inte fortsätta efter fyra omgångar, followed last December 18th med en 10th round stoppage ofAlfonso Lopez (32-3) to capture the North American Boxing Federation (NABF) titel.

Chua was trained by Roach when he was an amateur from Indiana, but when Chua started at Wildcard, Roach’s assistantEric Brown became Chua’s mentor. During his training career atWildcard West Boxing, known now as Churchill Boxing in Santa Barbara, Chua has trained several world champions in boxing and MMA.

The 29-year-old Ramirez, who recently signed an exclusive promotional contract withOscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions, is currently ranked No. 3 by the WBA and WBO. “Zurdo” returns to action July 9th in Los Angeles againstSullivan Barrera (22-3, 14 Kos).

Whether it’s Bivol, or the other world light heavyweight champions — Artur Beterbiev ochJoe Smith – “Zurdo” and Chua are preparing to beat the best for Ramirez to wear the coveted World championship crown in a second division.

INFORMATION:

Webbplats:  www.ZurdoPromotions.com

Instagram: @zurdoramirez, @zurdopromotions

Twitter:  @ZurdoPromotions, @GilbertoZurdoRamirez

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Topp 10 tungvikt utmanare Michael “The Bounty” Hunter På uppdrag som börjar med “Slaget vid Rio Grande” PPV

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GALVESTON, Texas (December 7, 2020) — Världsrankad tungvikt och 2012 US. Olympian, Michael “The Bounty” Hunter, är på uppdrag att positionera sig för en världstungvikt i titeln 2021.

Att hålla sig upptagen är nyckeln för reklamfri agent Hunter (18-1-1, 12 Kos) och allt börjar för honom i december 18th, när han möter West Virginia Shawn Laughery (10-3, 6 Kos), som har ersatt veteran Chauncy “Hillyard Hammer” Welliver, i det tio-runda samarrangemanget den “Slaget vid Rio Grande” kort, sänds live mot betalning per utsikt från Galveston Island Convention Center i Galveston, Texas.

Den “Slaget vid Rio Grande,” huvudhändelsegropar obesegrade, före detta världsmästare för supermedeltvikt Gilberto “Southpaw” Ramirez (40-0, 26 Kos), som utmanar nordamerikanska boxningsförbundet (NABF) lätt tungvikt titlist Alfonso “El Tigre” Lopez(32-3, 25 Kos).

“Slaget vid Rio Grande” kommer att vara tillgänglig för livevisning på digital, kabel och satellit, börjar vid 8 p.m. OCH / 5 p.m. PT, på lön per vy för endast ett rekommenderat pris $24.99. FITE kommer att strömma över hela världen på FITE-mobilapparna, alla större OTT-appar och webbplats (www.FITE.tv), och Integrated Sports Media kommer att distribuera över hela Nordamerika via DirecTV, iN-efterfrågan, och DISH i USA, liksom i Kanada på Shaw och SaskTel.

Dessutom, före direktsändningen med pay-per-view vid 7 p.m. OCH / 4 p.m. PT, fans kan se en gratis LIVE PPV PRE-SHOW med några undercard-matcher. “Slaget vid Rio Grande” Pre-Show kommer att finnas tillgängligt på FITE, DirecTV, FAT, Shaw och välj kabeloperatörer.

“Jag tror att hantera Zurdo-kampanjer och få denna första kamp som en fri agent verkligen sätter tonen,” Sa Hunter. “Jag planerar att vara upptagen de närmaste månaderna. Jag kommer att samarbeta med 'Zurdo’ och att ha ett så stort namn bredvid mitt är ett bra sätt att sätta mig själv i position för världens tungviktstitel.”



Den 32-åriga Hunter, som kämpar ut ur Las Vegas, var en dekorerad amatörboxare som representerade USA vid 2012 Olympiska spelen i London. Han fångade guldmedaljer vid 2012 US. Nationella mästerskap och 2011 Nationella Golden Gloves, silvermedalj vid 2006 Nationella Golden Gloves, och brons vid 2006 World Junior Championships.

Son till en tidigare proboxare, den sena Mike “The Bounty” Hunter, Michael blev proffs i mars 9, 2013, stoppa Chad Davis i den tredje omgången. Hunter vann sin första 12 pro slagsmål, inklusive ett beslut om tio omgångar över tidigare obesegrade Isiah Thomas (15-0), innan de förlorade genom ett enhälligt beslut i 12 omgångar till Oleksandr Usyk (11-0) för World Boxing Organization (WBO) junior tungviktstitel. Han är obesegrad i de följande sju striderna, flytta upp till tungvikt för att samla sex segrar och ett 12-omgångs split-beslut kontra Alexander Povetkin (35-2) i hans senaste match för ett år sedan. Povetkin, en 2004 Olympisk guldmedaljist från Ryssland, är för närvarande regerande WBC Interim världsmästare i tungvikt.

Hunter är en topp 10-rankad av alla fyra stora sanktionsorgan — #4 International Boxing Federation (IBF), #7 WBO, #10 WBC och World Boxing Association (WBA) – utöver att vara # 8 i The Ring oberoende betyg.

Kortet kan ändras.

Biljetterna kostar $65.00, $135.00, $250.00 och $400.00 för VIP är till salu och finns att köpa på www.zurdopromotions.events.com.

INFORMATION:
Webbplats: www.ZurdoPromotions.com
Instagram: @zurdoramirez, @zurdopromotions, @eltigrepromotions, @bedefsports
Twitter: @ZurdoPromotions, @GilbertoZurdoRamirez, MichaelHunterII, @Fitetv, @IntegratedPPV


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Gilberto Ramirez vs. Alfonso Lopez Headlines “Battle of Rio Grande”

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Live Dec. 18th on pay-per-view from Galveston, Texas

GALVESTON, Texas (November 30, 2020) -- There is a Texas showdown coming December 18th called the “Battle of Rio Grande,” in which undefeated, före detta världsmästare för supermedeltviktGilberto "Zurdo" Ramirez (40-0, 26 Kos) challenges North American Boxing Federation (NABF) lätt tungviktAlfonso “El Tigre” Lopez (32-3, 25 Kos), live on pay per view from Galveston Island Convention Center in Galveston, Texas.

“Battle of Rio Grande” will be available for live viewing on digital, kabel och satellit, börjar vid 8 p.m. OCH / 5 p.m. PT, on pay per view for a suggested retail price of only $24.99. FITE will stream worldwide on the FITE mobile apps, alla större OTT-appar och webbplats (www.FITE.tv), och Integrated Sports Media kommer att distribuera över hela Nordamerika via DirecTV, iN-efterfrågan, och DISH i USA, as well as in Canada on Shaw and SaskTel.

The main event fighters, Ramirez and Lopez, are co-promoters of “Battle of Rio Grande” under their promotional company names, respektive, Zurdo Promotions and El Tigre Promotions.

Ramirez, 29, became the first Mexican super middleweight champion of the world in 2016 with a 12-round unanimous decision over World Boxing Organization (WBO) mästareArthur Abraham (44-4).  The multi-gifted southpaw “Zurdo” (means lefthanded in English) from Mazatlán, Mexiko, went on to make five successful title defences, including three against unbeaten challengersJesse Hart (25-0), Habif Ahmed (25-0-1), ochRoamer Alexis Angulo (23-0).

Ramirez moved up to light heavyweight for his last fight a year ago, when he stopped 29-6-1Tommy Karpency in four rounds, after which Ramirez became a promotional free agent. “Battle of Rio Grande” is his first event as a promoter.

“Promoting is not an easy job,sa Ramirez, “but I have good people behind me. They’ve got my back and we work very well together. I was world champion and now I’m a promoter; I see the big picture. I don’t want to be fighting forever. I started my own promotional company so that when I retire, I will have a good life after boxing. There’s no stress on me as a promoter, the stress is on my team.”

The 6’ 3” Ramirez is a physical specimen who can dunk a basketball and could easily have been a pro athlete in a different sport like football. He follows business trends and by[opening his own promotional company, he’s taking advantages of the new era of boxing, in which he plans to aid fellow boxers, particularly Mexicans, by giving them a larger platform to display their skills.

Working with his opponent in terms of promoting “Battle of Rio Grande” is a sign of two fighters taking control of their careers, as well as being completely independent rather than under a promoter, although Lopez has been promoting in Texas for several years.

“We’ll work together but, i ringen, he wants my 40-0 Ramirez noted. “I know he’s been training a lot, so he’s going to be faster and stronger, which is good for me because I like fighting good fighters. Everybody wants to take my record, but I’m training (In Santa Monica, SÅSOM) like the champion I am to give fans a good fight. He’s going to bring everything he has into the ring. I expect a good fight. It’s a big opportunity for him. I am fully focused on him because I want the opportunity to be world champion again.”

Lopez will be riding a 10-fight win streak into the ring Dec. 18th versus Ramirez in the 12-round main event. His most recent fight was 13 månader sedan, when he won a 10-round decision over 19-9-1Denis Grachev in Lopez’ first defense of the NABF title he captured in his previous fight with a fourth-round stoppage of 21-3Alex Theran.

Ramirez isn’t looking past Lopez for future fights against world light heavyweight champions Artur Beterbiev (WBC & IBF) Dmitry Bivol (WBA), because he knows and respects Lopez. The media and public, i allmänhet, underappreciated Lopez and some have taken cheap shots at him in social media.

“Maybe a little but it’s not a big deal,” Lopez responded to being asked if he was undervalued. “I’ve always said that in this busines, everybody has the opportunity to be seen. Gilberto’s beaten quality guys and he’s a world champion. I’ve promoted myself, mostly in Texas, and I’m well respected within the industry. If they really want to see who Gilberto is fighting, tune in, and then make decisions at the end of the fight and maybe they’ll change their mind. Otherwise, they should keep their opinions to themselves instead of reading about me on social media or matching up who we’ve fought.”

Ramirez has a marquee name, and he represents a career-changing opportunity for Lopez, who has captured four titles, including the NABF crown he’ll be defending. Mer, “El Tigre” holds victories over solid opponents other than Grachev and Theran, such asDyah Davis ochRubin Williams, och i 2011 Lopez extendedKelly Pavlik the distance in a loss by way of a 10-round majority decision.

Lopez isn’t fighting Ramirez simply for a payday, to the contrary. “Nobody walks into the ring thinking they’re just happy to be there,” Lopez explained. “This fight will establish me as a world-class fighter. I feel that the winner will be the best in our division and the guys walking around with their belts should fight the winner. Gilberto is a great fighter who has a lot of experience as a world champion. He has physical attributes that him difficult to fight. He’s strong and always in great condition. I need to be intelligent, able to read him, and in great shape.

“The fight will be about adjustments. We’ve both been in this game a long time and at this high level of boxing, you need to be smart and strategic, but both of us being Mexican, it could turn into a brawl at any time. People will see why nobody wants to fight either of us. I’m excited and I know he is, too. Boxing fans don’t want to miss it!"

World-rated heavyweightMichael “The Bounty” Hunter kommer att möta veteranChauncy “Hillyard Hammer” Welliver (57-13-5, 23 Kos), the former World Boxing Council (WBC) Continental Americas champion, in the 10-round co-featured event.

Kortet kan ändras.

Biljetterna kostar $65.00, $135.00, $250.00 och $400.00 för VIP är till salu och finns att köpa påwww.zurdopromotions.events.com.

INFORMATION: 

Webbplats:  www.ZurdoPromotions.com 

Instagram: @zurdoramirez, @zurdopromotions, @eltigrepromotions, @bedefsports

Twitter:  @ZurdoPromotions, @GilbertoZurdoRamirez, MichaelHunterII, @Fitetv, @IntegratedPPV

About Zurdo Promotions:  Zurdo Promotions is the premier combat sports/event promoter with HQ in the United States and Mexico. Led by the undefeated World Champion, Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez. Zurdo Promotions strives to be the best in all areas to set the new standard in boxing. Visit us atwww.ZurdoPromotions.com.

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RTS BOXING OF HOUSTON PRESENTS The RUMBLE IN HUMBLE on March 24th

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Ödmjuka, TX (Mars 14, 2017) På fredag natt Mars 24, 2017 at the Humble Civic Center,

RTS Boxing Will present a great night of boxing.

The main event features former WBC Continental Americas Super Middleweight Champion Alfonso “El Tigre” Lopez (25-3, 20 KO: s).

Den 34 Year-old Lopez, of Cut and Shoot, Texas will take part in a six-round bout against an opponent to be named.

Lopez is a 10 year-professional, who was undefeated his first 21 ändarna.

He has wins over former world title challenger Rubin Williams and Romaro Johnson (11-2-1)

In his highest profile bout, Lopez came up just short as he dropped a majority decision to former middleweight champion on May 7, 2011 i Las Vegas,

Lopez’s wife a nutritionist and personal trainer looks forward to seeing her husband in the ring and says he will be fighting this fight at 175 and will gradually come down to contend at the super middleweight division.

Lopez has won three straight bout, which includes his last outing when he stopped Lester Gonzalez in two rounds on May 9, 2015 i Houston.

The undercard will showcase Houston’s own sensational amateur fighter Luis Acosta, who will be making his pro debut as well as undefeated middleweight brothers Jonathan (9-0) and super featherweight Cristobal Morales (5-0).

Also appearing on the card will be middleweight Cameron Burroughs (2-1, 2 Kos) and pro debuting Robert Edmonds.

RTS BOXING is owned by Courtney Glaspie, who has served as a manager and fitness trainer for fighters. “Boxing has been a long love for me and I am looking forward to this challenge of continuing to make HOUSTON a big stage for BOXING,” said Glaspie.

The show will feature a loaded fight card with fun filled action and entertainment. The show is produced by RoRo Productions and matchmaker Lynn Collins

Tickets are priced $20 Allmän intagning, $35.00 reserverad $50 VIP,100 och 150.00 table and ringside VIP

Kontakt:
RTS Boxing-832-496-2047

RoRo Productions-609-226-7406