ЛОС АНГЕЛЕС (Јун 8, 2021) – Undefeated former World Boxing Organization (ВБО) Super Middleweight Champion (ВБО) Гилберто "Зурдо" Рамирез (41-0, 27 КОс), who will be making his debut as a member of Golden Boy’s stable, goes for his 42НД professional victory July 9тх against world light heavyweight title challenger сулливан Баррера (22-3, 14 КОс).
Zurdo vs. Баррера, presented by Golden Boy Promotions, will be streamed exclusively on DAZN, live from Banc of California Stadium, home of the Los Angeles Football Club (pro soccer), located in downtown Los Angeles.
“I’m very excited to make my debut with Golden Boy,” Ramirez said. “LA’s the home to many Latinos and I can’t wait to share the moment with my people.
“Every fight is the most important fight of my career. Очигледно, the goal is to dominate the division and become world champ, and I do believe this match-up versus Barrera is a step in the right direction.”
There will be World title implications for the winner of the 12-round Zurdo vs. Баррера Главни догађај. Ramirez is ranked No. 3 Светска Бокинг савета (ВБА) and WBO, као ни. 5 by the International Boxing Federation (ИБФ), which rates Barrera at No. 7 у свету.
Рамирез, 29, was the first Mexican fighter to capture a World super middleweight title, which he relinquished to move up to the light heavyweight division. Он је 2-0 (2 КОс) as a 175-pounder, победивши Томи Карпенци (29-6-1) он Април 12, 2019, when Karpency was unable to continue fighting after four rounds, along with a 10th round stoppage of Alphonso Lopez (32-3) last December to capture the North American Boxing Federation (НАБФ) crown.
The 39-year-old Barrera was a decorated Cuban amateur boxer (285-27 запис), who was the middleweight gold medalist at the 2000 AIBA Junior World Championships. Баррера, who defected to the United States in 2009 and settled in Miami, beat future pro world champions such as Чад Досон, Схуменов Беибуи Mariano Natalio Carrera.
During the course of his 12-year pro career, Barrera is 3-3 вс. past or present world champions having defeated Јефф Лаци (WTKO4), Каро Мурат (WKO12) и Felix Valera (ВДЕЦ10), losing to current WBA Super and IBF World light heavyweight champions, односно, Dmitry Bivol (TKO12) и Џо Смит Јр. (DEC10), in addition to Hall of Famer Андре Вард (ДЕЦ 12).
“Barrera is a tough Cuban veteran with world-class experience,” Ramirez added. He’s fought the best in the past and shown why he’s been in many title fights against them. He even had a one-sided victory over the current WBO champions, Џо Смит, Jr.”
Џеси Харт is the only common opponent; Ramirez won a pair of decisions in World super middleweight title fights against Hart, while Sullivan lost a 10-round light heavyweight decision to the Philadelphia boxer.
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