Live Dec. 18^عشر on pay-per-view from Galveston, تكساس

GALVESTON, تكساس (تشرين الثاني 30, 2020) -- There is a Texas showdown coming December 18^عشر called the “Battle of Rio Grande,” in which undefeated, former world super middleweight championجيلبرتو "Zurdo" راميريز (40-0, 26 كوس) challenges North American Boxing Federation (NABF) وزن خفيف الثقيلAlfonso “El Tigre” Lopez (32-3, 25 كوس), live on pay per view from Galveston Island Convention Center in Galveston, تكساس.

“Battle of Rio Grande” will be available for live viewing on digital, cable and satellite, ابتداء من الساعة 8 عصرا. و / 5 عصرا. PT, on pay per view for a suggested retail price of only $24.99. FITE will stream worldwide on the FITE mobile apps, all major OTT apps and website (www.FITE.tv), and Integrated Sports Media will distribute throughout North America via DirecTV, قيد الطلب, and DISH in the United States, 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, على التوالي, Zurdo Promotions and El Tigre Promotions.

راميريز, 29, became the first Mexican super middleweight champion of the world in 2016 with a 12-round unanimous decision over World Boxing Organization (المنظمة العالمية للملاكمة) بطلآرثر إبراهيم (44-4).  The multi-gifted southpaw “Zurdo” (means lefthanded in English) from Mazatlán, المكسيك, went on to make five successful title defences, including three against unbeaten challengersجيسي هارت (25-0), Habif Ahmed (25-0-1), ورومر الكسيس أنجولو (23-0).

Ramirez moved up to light heavyweight for his last fight a year ago, when he stopped 29-6-1تومي 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,قال راميريز, “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, في الحلقة, 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, مثل) 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. 18^عشر versus Ramirez in the 12-round main event. His most recent fight was 13 منذ أشهر, when he won a 10-round decision over 19-9-1دينيس غراتشيف in Lopez’ first defense of the NABF title he captured in his previous fight with a fourth-round stoppage of 21-3اليكس Theran.

Ramirez isn’t looking past Lopez for future fights against world light heavyweight champions Artur Beterbiev (WBC & اتحاد الملاكمة العالمي) ديمتري بيفول (رابطة الملاكمة العالمية), because he knows and respects Lopez. The media and public, بشكل عام, 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. أكثر, “El Tigre” holds victories over solid opponents other than Grachev and Theran, such asDyah Davis وروبين ويليامز, وفي 2011 Lopez extendedكيلي بافليك 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 سيواجه المخضرمChauncy “Hillyard Hammer” Welliver (57-13-5, 23 كوس), the former World Boxing Council (WBC) Continental Americas champion, in the 10-round co-featured event.

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حول الترقيات زوردو:  Zurdo Promotions هو المروج الأول للرياضات القتالية / الأحداث مع المقر الرئيسي في الولايات المتحدة والمكسيك. بقيادة بطل العالم الذي لم يهزم, جيلبرتو "زوردو" راميريز. تسعى Zurdo Promotions إلى أن تكون الأفضل في جميع المجالات لوضع معيار جديد في الملاكمة. زورونا علىwww.ZurdoPromotions.com.

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