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Unterlassen Sie. 1 rated WBA Super Flyweight John “Scrappy” Ramirez believes in the process

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LOS ANGELES (Juli 2, 2025) -- It’s “Scrappy Time” again!

For the first time in 2025, charismatic super flyweight contenderJohn “Scrappy” Ramirez (15-1, 9 KOs) returned to the ring on last Saturday’s DAZN Pay-Per-View event, presented by MVP Promotions and Golden Boy Promotions, and headlined by YouTuber turned boxerJake “The Problem Child” Paul(12-1, 7 KOs) gegenJulio Cesar Chavez, Jr. (54-7-1, 34 KOs) im Honda Center in Anaheim, Kalifornien.

In einem 8-Runden-Kampf, “Scrappy” dominated Houston’sJosue Jesus Morales (33-19-5, 14 KOs), who was a very late replacement forSaleto Henderson (10-2, 7 KOs), enroute to an 8-round unanimous decision (80-72, 80-72, 89-73).

Henderson pulled out of the fight last Wednesday night, Morales accepted the fight Thursday evening after the event’s final press conference.

“I trusted the process,” Ramirez explained. “It was emotional when my original opponent pulled out of the fight so late and I didn’t know if I’d be fighting. I’m happy I got the fight, even if I had to open the show, because I’ve learned to embrace the opportunity. I trained to fight a 5’ 2”, righty and fought a southpaw. I was comfortable, regardless, because I prepare at camp for anything that may happen. I wanted the fight and gave him (Morales) two passes on weight. He was coming in heavy; so, we agreed to fight at a 120-pound catchweight. Before he stepped on the scale, he said he weighed 121.6. I didn’t want him to be fined for coming in overweight because he was doing me a favor by taking the fight. I respect him for taking the fight on late notice and we changed the contract to 121.6. Nothing changed for me other than the opponent and opening the preliminaries. Time is money, and I wanted everything I had done to count like camp (expenses), resources I used, mileage on my body. Everything happens for a reason. There are six months left in 2025, and my goal is to have two more fights.”

The 29-year-old Ramirez is world rated at No. 1 in der WBA, sowie Nein. 12 und Nr. 15, beziehungsweise, von der World Boxing Council (WBC) and WBO.Fernando Daniel Martinez (16-0, 9 KOs), of Argentina, is the reigning WBA Super Flyweight World Champion, David Jimenez (17-1, 11 KOs) remains the WBA Interim Champion.

“I’m back where I left off (Unterlassen Sie. 1 Rang),” Ramirez said. “After my last fight I was No. 2, ‘Chocolatito’ (Roman Gonzalez) was on top. And before this coming fight, I wanted to go up to No. 1 und dann, a little while ago, I saw that I was back at No. 1. It’s a good feeling to have put myself back where I was. An dieser Stelle, I have power and leverage. They may want me to fight a rematch with Jimenez, who is still the (WBA) Interim champion but we’ll see how everything plays out. If I get the opportunity to fight ‘Chocolatito’ or ‘Bam’ (WBC world championJessie Rodriguez), I’d do that if it makes sense.”

Fighting out of South Central Los Angeles, “Scrappy” hasn’t fought since last December 14th when he decisioned previously undefeatedEphraim Bui (10-0) von Partituren von 97-93 drei Mal. In Ramirez’ previous fight in April of 2024, “Scrappy” had suffered the lone loss of his pro career to Jimenez for the WBA Interim Super Flyweight crown.

“I’m hungry! I feel like I’ve been locked up in a cage. I’m happy to be back to the spot I had before.,” Ramirez continued. ”I’m ignoring distractions and continue to work on my craft and self-discipline. I know my opportunity (world title shot) will come. Even when I didn’t know who my opponent would be or even if I’d fight (an diesem Samstag), I just let that go and kept training hard to keep improving.

“Everything is based on my confidence. Ich lerne immer noch auf dem Job. I like to compare it to when I played football, my level of confidence, because I knew what that was all about for me. I’ve gained that same level of experience in the ring, when to or when not to do something that I’ve learned through my experiences. Going back to December 14th, I was coming off my only loss eight months earlier, and it’s been six months since my last fight. I kept on the right path, and now I have my old football comfort and understanding. People compared me with fighters who’ve fought their whole lives, but I didn’t make my pro debut until December of 2020. I started late (im Boxen) and I’m still learning and figuring things out.”

Tatsächlich, ‘Scrappy’ has been an adaptive learner who resents being called by some as ahyped-up fighter, primarily because of his commitment and sacrifices he’s made to be the all-around fighter he has become.

“I know I have the skills to be world champion,“ schloss Ramirez. “I like to fight and prove people wrong. I train to learn how to perform better. I’m in a great spot. I know I need to keep winning and that my opportunity will come. I’m only really thinking about this fight as I glimpse a little into my future.”

It’s “Scrappy Time” again and the dynamic super flyweight is closing in on his world title.

INFORMATIONEN:

Website: www.3pointmanagement.com

Facebook: /John Ramirez

Instagram: @3pointmanagement, @Scrappyboxing

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Boxing’s next great boxing trainer Julian Chua is a rising star in the gym, ring and corner

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Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez isChua’s first true world champion
(L-R) – Jesse Vargas, head trainer Julian Chua and two-time World Champion Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez

LOS ANGELES (November 6, 2024) -- One of the hottest young trainers in boxing is Julian Chua, even though he still hasn’t received the high-level respect he deserves from many boxing fans and promoters.

When Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez (46-1, 30 KOs) dethroned previously undefeated World Boxing Association (WBA) Cruiserweight World Champion Arsen “Feroz” Goulamirian (27-0, 19 KOs) März dieses Jahres, Chua’s stock took off because “Zurdo” is the first world champion the 33-year-old Chua developed into a world champion.

The journey Chua took to become the head trainer of “Zurdo,” who is only two months younger than Julian, was unusual, gelinde gesagt. At that time, Ramirez was 39-0 and the first of Mexican heritage to be world super middleweight champion, as well as a promotional free agent. “Zurdo” and his manager, David Suha (3 Punkteverwaltung – 3PM), were conducting a search for a new head trainer and the list included some of the top coaches in the country. Chua was a relatively unknown commodity outside of southern California who at that time was training fighters at the famed Wildcard Gym in Hollywood (SOWIE) under Hall of Fame Trainer Freddie Roach (he had also trained Chua when he was an amateur boxer from Indiana).

In 2018, Suh reached out to Chua to inquire if he’d be interested in training Ramirez, adding that he was also speaking with several other top names. Zuerst, Ramirez really didn’t know who Chua was, wenigstens, until they met at a coffee shop in Santa Monica to get to know each other. After that meeting, Ramirez gave Julian a chance to train him. The rest, natürlich, is part of modern-day boxing history.

“We clicked right away,“ Chua fügte hinzu. “We learned things about each other and how we liked to train. I’ve always studied a lot and did some research about how he had been trained because I wanted to help him improve. I was getting four fighters ready in L.A. and ‘Zurdo’ couldn’t go there for sparring. I told him that I couldn’t leave these fighters to go and train him in Long Beach. We still wanted to work with each other and ‘Zurdo’ made it work. I went to Long Beach (where Ramirez trained at Hill Street Boxing & Fitness Gym) twice a week and he came to Wildcard three times.”

Chua made his debut at Ramirez’ new head trainer in 2019, when Ramirez moved up in weight to fight as a light heavyweight, stopping Tommy Karpency in four rounds. COVID-19 restrictions adversely affected Ramirez’ activity, but he learned and improved by continuing to work with Chua in the gym. “Zurdo” signed a promotional contract with Golden Boy Promotions, gaining added exposure fighting on the DAZN, and he reeled off four more consecutive victories through the middle of 2022, after which he lost for the first time in his pro career to WBA World Light Heavyweight Champion Dmitry Bivol (20-0), über ein 12-Runden-Entscheidung.

Ramirez decided that it was time to move up another division to cruiserweight because he was walking around at 200 Pfund. Letzten Oktober, Ramirez made his cruiserweight debut, albeit at a 193-pound catchweight, against former world light heavyweight champion and Bernard Hopkins conqueror Joe Smith, Jr. (28-4). “Zurdo” won a unanimous 10-round decision to become the mandatory challenger for Goulamirian.

“’Zurdo’ is the first world champion I’ve ‘built’ but I’ve been brought in to work with some world champions on their weaknesses – Regis Prograis, Steph Fulton and Alycia Baumgardner,” Chua commented. “It’s a lot more difficult that way because you can’t really have an impact in only two or three months. I’ve been working with ‘Zurdo’ for five years and I’ve had it good. He has a lot of natural talent and has always been a smart fighter, but he picked ‘nuts-and-guts’ too often in his decision making. He didn’t need to get hit so much even though he has a great chin. He has such a beautiful style and he’s so intelligent.”

“He’s such a natural. Mexicans are uppercut kings. I noticed that, defensively, Arsen didn’t move his head or feet much. He was so wide that he was open up the middle for uppercuts, left or right, and that was our master plan. We worked on ‘Zurdo’ not throwing his uppercuts from too far away. He had been wide but, in this fight, he smothered his opponent inside. He did a lot of technical work and he’s always been a versatile fighter. I have him boxing more off his back foot. He could bully opponents with his size at 168, but he doesn’t have that same physical luxury to impose his size at cruiserweight. He’s using his boxing skills more.”

Chua admits he cherished Ramirez capturing the WBA crown, professionally as well as personally. And he also believes “Zurdo” can become the first Mexico-born heavyweight world champion, the same as he was as world super middleweight and cruiserweight champion.

“It meant the world to me,” Chua spoke about ‘Zurdo’ becoming the WBA Cruiserweight World Champion. “The expression on my face when they announced the scores showed how much it meant to me. I’m still fighting for my respect with fans and promoters, especially after the Bivol fight. ‘Zurdo’ is too slick. I believe in this guy! I can see him moving up to heavyweight, but I want to clean up some more things defensively. Sometimes he keeps his head too low, and I don’t want him testing his chin so much. Depending on who the heavyweight champion is when he’s ready, I believe he can be heavyweight champion of the world with his activity so slick and prioritizing his defense. We’re going to double down. As Abel Sanchez (Goulamirian’s trainer) said at the post-fight press conference, he didn’t think ‘Zurdo’ was so slick, offensively and defensively.”

Chua is preparing “Zurdo” to take on WBO Cruiserweight Chris Billam-Smith (20-1, 13 KOs) in a unification match on November 16th in Riyadh, Saudi Arabien.

In addition to several mixed-martial-arts fighters, Chua is also the head trainer for pro boxers such as WBA world super flyweight challenger and WBA #6-rated John “Scrappy” Ramirez (13-1, 9 KOs), undefeated Hawaiian middleweight prospect Jordan “The Patriot” Panthen (9-0, 8 KOs), 2012 Ukrainian Olympian welterweight Taras Shelestyuk (19-0-1, 11 KOs), undefeated New York City welterweight Arnold Gonzalez (15-1, 7 KOs), Armenian super bantamweight Azat “Crazy A” Hovhannisyan (21-5, 17 KOs), and former WBA Inter-Continental Champion “Supreme” Kareem Hackett (12-1, 6 KOs), of Toronto.

Catch the Chua experience, Julian is making a name for himself in boxing circles and drawing fighters to work with him at Brickhouse Boxing Club in North Hollywood, Kalifornien. The best is yet to come, jedoch, especially if “Zurdo” becomes world heavyweight champion in the not-too-distant future.
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Super Flyweight John “Scrappy” Ramirez Learned invaluable lessons from his world title loss and will be returning to the ring soon

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LOS ANGELES (Oktober 29, 2024) – Super flyweight contender John “Scrappy” Ramirez (13-1, 9 KOs) learned an invaluable lesson last June at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, when he lost for the first time as a professional to Fernando David Jimenez (16-1), by way of a 12-round unanimous decision, um die vakante World Boxing Association (WBA) Super Flyweight title.

Unless your last name is Marciano, Mayweather, Calzaghe, Lopez or Ward, prizefighters generally don’t retire without a loss on their record. How a fighter responds to his or her first defeat is pivotal, because they either learn from the experience and improve, or go the opposite direction.

“Scrappy” Ramirez is coming back to the ring with a vengeance, as well as a new outlook for the South Los Angeles fighter.

“I learned I have what it takes to be world champion,” Ramirez said. “I took the loss and, instead of complaining, right after that fight I started to think about what had happened and why. I have the skills and I’m capable of being world champion, but I fought his (Jimenez) Kampf. My next fight I won’t be fighting on emotion, I’ll be using my brain. I need to use my brain, not my heart. It was a good fight and entertaining, but it wasn’t my night. Persönlich, I gained confidence, as crazy as that may sound in a loss. I know I belong here.”

“I want to fix what went wrong. I have high expectations and so do my fans because they see my talent. I’ve only been fighting eight years. I get mad sometimes because I haven’t mastered my craft, but it takes time. I have to keep going and embrace my training.”

For the first time in his relatively short pro career – he made his debut December 18, 2020 – the WBA No. 6 rated Ramirez will be training for the first time after a loss at Brickhouse Boxing Club in North Hollywood, Kalifornien.

“I’m not training as hard every day because I’m taking better care of my body,” Ramirez explained. “I’ve come up with some new things by studying old-school fighters like Sugar Ray Leonard and Tommy Hearns. I’m fine-tuning my skills. I made a mistake fighting with my heart instead of my head. No drastic changes in my training, obwohl. I’m working on throwing more counters. I’m a big 115-pounder who just walked down my opponent. I’m going to use my jab – I have a good one – and my feet instead of sitting in the pocket and catching everything.

“It’s all part of the process. I’m not happy it (the loss) passiert. I lost my first world title fight and in my second I’ll be the winner and show everybody the type of character I have as a man. I’ll take the next opportunity to show my growth”

According to the 28-year-old Ramirez, the plan is for him to have two more fights, hopefully one by the end of this year, before he’s in another world title fight, preferably against Jimenez, assuming he still has the strap.

“I want a rematch with this guy (Jimenez), partly because he has the belt, but to prove to myself I can beat him,” Ramirez admitted. “He did everything we saw on film: he came forward and didn’t tire. No surprises. I need to fight my fight, not his, to prove myself to the world. ‘Scrappy’ needs to fight his fight!

“I’ve reflected on that fight, and I was capable of beating him. He has a big amateur pedigree, so it was a confidence builder for me in defeat.”

In retrospect, everything may have happened too fast for “Scrappy,” who has only been fighting eight years, including a brief stint as an amateur, and then he was moved quickly in the pro ranks, even fighting several times during the COVID pandemic. Before you knew it, he was headlining shows and found himself in the enviable position as undefeated WBA mandatory contender.

“Everything really happened so fast,“ schloss Ramirez, “but I now know that it takes a long time to master my craft. I’m enjoying this process and I’m happy right now. I got used to things happening fast for me. I’m trusting the process. I chose this life.

“I’m not running away from this situation, and I’ll handle it the next time I fight for the world title. I can’t blame anybody for what happened, because once I step into the ring, it’s just me and my opponent. I screwed up but the next world title shot I’ll get it right.”

“Scrappy” Ramirez is a charter member of 3 Punkteverwaltung (3 PM), which has a growing stable of gifted boxers including WBA Cruiserweight World Champion Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez (46-1, 30 KOs), WBA Nr. 6-rated super middleweight Darius “DFG” Fulgham (12-0, 10 KOs), and former WBA Inter-Continental Light Heavyweight Champion Kareem “Supreme” Hackett (12-1, 6 KOs).

INFORMATIONEN:

Website: www.3pointmanagement.com

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Instagram: @3pointmanagement, @Scrappyboxing

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Los Angeles Inner-City Legend Undefeated bantamweight prospect John “Scrappy” Ramirez Fighting at home for first time this Saturday

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LOS ANGELES (März 17, 2022) – Undefeated Los Angeles bantamweight prospect John “Scrappy” Ramirez (8-0, 7 KOs) returns to the ring this Saturday (Meer. 19) to take on Roberto “Escorpion” Pucheta (10-20-3, 10 KOs), von Mexiko, in a 6-round bout on the Blair Cobbs-Alexis Rocha card (replacing Vergil Ortiz, Jr.-Michael McKinson), presented by Golden Boy Promotions.

The main card will be streamed live on DAZN from USC Galen Center in Los Angeles; go to Golden Boy’s YouTube page to watch the Ramirez vs. Pucheta live stream.

Ramirez is an LA inner-city sports legend. His journey started on the gridiron, not in a ring, als er ein wichtiges Mitglied der Lincoln High Footballmannschaft war, profiliert in a 2015 Dokumentarfilm, „ESPN 60: Letterman.” The players were from a crime-ridden section of Hollywood riddled with drugs and guns. Ramirez war ein 5' 4", 160-Pfund, das auf ein Team zurückläuft, das, Start im Pop Warner-Wettbewerb, and advanced to Lincoln High, die im Fußball keinen Erfolg gehabt hatten. Lincoln High wurde dreimaliger Meister der Liga, highlighted by its semi-final playoff appearance in his senior year, which eventually led “Scrappy” to a roster spot on the Los Angeles Valley College’s football team.

“The venue is only a five-minute drive from my home,” an excited Ramirez said. “I literally drive by it every day. I grew up around USC and played football there. Jetzt, I’m fighting in the inner-city where I grew up. That’s pretty dope! My dream is to fight at Staples Center, which is only a three-minute drive for me. I’m getting closer.

“Things like this don’t happen by accident. On March 18th, I’ll showcase my skills in front of my people. LA is the City of Champions, but we haven’t had a world boxing champion since Oscar de la Hoya, who grew up in East LA. My goal is to be the next LA champ.”

 “Scrappy,” who was one of the most active fighters in 2021 with seven bouts, successfully transitioned from football to boxing, albeit a relatively short amateur boxing career with only 25 Amateurspiele. He did garner top honors in the Sugar Bert National Championships, sowie bei den regionalen Golden Gloves und SoCal Turnieren.

“I last fought on December 18th, took a week off, and went right back to training camp at Brickhouse Boxing Club (N. Hollywood),” the 26-year-old Ramirez added. “I’m getting better and that’s super exciting for me. I’ve been with my strength-and-conditioning coach, Laufen, and working on my boxing skills. My training hasn’t stopped, it’s going full force.”

Pucheta has been stopped only once in 33 Profi Kämpfe, zurück in 2016 by Emanuel Navarrete, the current World Boxing Organization (WBO-) Super Bantamweight Champion, who sports a 35-1 (29 KOs) pro Datensatz.

„Er ist ein harter Kerl, durable opponent,” Ramirez noted, “who has been in the ring with a lot of good prospects. This is a great opportunity for me to make a statement by becoming only the second to knock him out.”

Ramirez’ accelerated pace and development continues this Saturday, when it’ll be “Scrappy Time” once again, only this time at home.

“I want to be at the top and will,” he concluded. “Every fight elevates me. My goal is to be No. 1 in my weight class, and I’ll get there because of my hard work and dedication.”

INFORMATIONEN:

Website:  www.ZurdoPromotions.com

Facebook: /John Ramirez

Instagram: @zurdoramirez, @zurdopromotions, @Scrappyboxing

Zwitschern:  @ZurdoPromotions, @ GilbertoZurdoRamirez

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Treffen Sie Gilberto „Zurdo“ Ramirez Schützling Unbesiegter Bantamgewichts-Anwärter John „Scrappy“ Ramirez

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(L-R) – Arrion Jafari, Gilberto "Zurdo" Ramirez, David Suha, und John „Scrappy“ Ramirez

LOS ANGELES (Januar 12, 2022) – Unbesiegter Bantamgewicht-Anwärter John „Scrappy“ Ramirez (8-0, 7 KOs), der zweite Boxer unterschrieb bei 3 Punkteverwaltung (3PM) die auch verwaltet 43-0 Gilberto „Zurdo“-Aktionen, war wohl der aktivste Boxer in den Vereinigten Staaten in 2021 mit sieben Profikämpfen, darunter drei auf hochkarätigen Plattformen mit der Überschrift „Zurdo,” der ehemalige Weltmeister im Supermittelgewicht, und heute der bestplatzierte Weltmeister im Halbschwergewicht.


“’Scrappy’ ist ein fleißiger Junge, den ich schon seit einiger Zeit kenne und es ist toll, ihn bei sich zu haben,"Linkshänder kommentiert. "Er bringt eine überlebensgroße Persönlichkeit mit", und sein Aufflackern wird oft gut angenommen. Ich glaube, wenn er weiter hart arbeitet und im Fitnessstudio bleibt, der Himmel ist die Grenze. Wir wissen, dass er ein echter Athlet ist und ich würde ihn gegen jeden im Bantamgewicht stellen.”


„Scrappy“ gab im Dezember sein Profidebüt 18, 2020, bei einer Pay-per-View-Veranstaltung, die von „Zurdo“ beworben und überschrieben wird. Zwei Kämpfe später, „Scrappy“ kämpfte in seinem ersten geplanten 6-Rounder, zusätzlich zu einem geplanten 8-Runden-Kampf in seinem erst sechsten Profikampf.


„Scrappy“ und „Zurdo“ sind nicht verwandt, jedoch, sie sind nah und wie der 25-jährige John erklärte, „Bei uns ist es kleiner Bruder und großer Bruder. Er arbeitet vielleicht nicht in meiner Ecke, normalerweise, weil er später auf derselben Karte kämpft, Aber ich bin jeden Tag bei ihm, wenn wir bei Brickhouse trainieren (Boxen), und er gibt mir immer Tipps und Unterstützung. Ich lebe in der Innenstadt von Los Angeles, nur 15 Fahrminuten vom Fitnessstudio in North Hollywood entfernt. Es hat alles und das wahre Schöne daran ist, dass es Kämpfer zum Sparen und Trainieren anzieht, besonders wenn Kämpfer für ihr Trainingslager da sind. Wir hatten gerade 'Zurdo,’ David Benavidez, und 4-facher Weltmeister Brian Viloria, wer ist da als trainer, für unseren letzten Kampf.


"Ich fühle mich gut, zu wissen, dass ich der zweite Kämpfer war, der unterschrieben wurde" 3 Punkteverwaltung. Jetzt, wir haben andere Kämpfer in unserem Stall und das bringt mehr Konkurrenz. Ich will der Beste sein und, obwohl wir im selben team sind, Ich möchte da rausgehen und alles tun, um der beste Kämpfer zu sein, der ich sein kann. Ich bin mit 'Zurdo' jeden Tag im Fitnessstudio und beobachte ihn. Er lässt alles einfach aussehen, mühelos, und das ist schön. Er hat mir sein Vertrauen geschenkt und ich möchte ihm zeigen, dass es eine gute Entscheidung war. Ich bin sehr stolz darauf, der erste Kämpfer zu sein, den sie unter Vertrag genommen haben.“’


Ramirez' lange, beschwerliche Reise zu diesem Punkt begann auf dem Rost nicht in einem Ring, als er ein wichtiges Mitglied der Lincoln High Footballmannschaft war, profiliert in a 2015 Dokumentarfilm, „ESPN 60: Letterman.“ Die Spieler kamen aus einem von Kriminalität geplagten Teil Hollywoods, der von Drogen und Waffen übersät war. Ramirez war ein 5' 4", 160-Pfund, das auf ein Team zurückläuft, das, Start im Pop Warner-Wettbewerb, dann weiter zur Lincoln High, die im Fußball keinen Erfolg gehabt hatten. Lincoln High wurde dreimaliger Meister der Liga, hervorgehoben durch den Halbfinal-Playoff-Auftritt in seinem Abschlussjahr, führte „Scrappy“ schließlich zu einem Kader für die Fußballmannschaft des Los Angeles Valley College.


Obwohl er gewarnt wurde, würde er als Neuling ein rotes Hemd tragen, Ramirez spielte auf der Uni als echter Neuling, aber, nach seiner ersten Saison, „Scrappy“ war weder mit seiner Spielzeit noch mit der geschäftlichen Seite des College-Footballs zufrieden. „Scrappy“ befand sich bald monatelang an einem, wie er es nannte, „dunklen Ort“, versuchte herauszufinden, was er mit seinem Leben anfangen wollte. Er versuchte, sich in allen vier Militärzweigen zu engagieren, wurde aber abgelehnt weil, sagte er, wegen all der Tätowierungen auf seinem Körper und ihrer visuellen Platzierungen. Eines Tages, er hörte die Stimme eines Freundes aus der Vergangenheit sagen, „Geh ins Fitnessstudio.“ Obwohl ich keine Erfahrung im Boxen habe, er ging in das berühmte Wild Card Gym, um mit dem Hall of Fame-Trainer zu sprechen, Besitzer Freddie Roach, der sagte, Ramirez würde hart trainieren und er müsste als Amateurboxer anfangen. Seine Arbeitsmoral war bewundernswert und weil er ein begnadeter Athlet war, alles hat schnell klick gemacht, und er wurde Boxstudent. Ramirez hatte 25 Amateurspiele, Eroberung der höchsten Auszeichnungen bei den Sugar Bert National Championships, sowie bei den regionalen Golden Gloves und SoCal Turnieren.


„Ich war auf dem richtigen Weg,“ Ramirez fügte hinzu. „Alles, was ich im Fußball von Trainer Muskaki Matsumoto gelernt habe (Lincoln High) Ich habe mich im Boxen wie Disziplin beworben. Ich habe jeden Tag hart trainiert und es gab keine Zeitverschwendung.“


Ramirez zog nach New York City, weil ein Boxfreund von ihm dort einen Manager hatte, der bereit war, „Scrappy“ zu seinem Profidebüt zu verhelfen. Leider, obwohl, die Pandemie-Quarantäne ist in Kraft getreten, sein geplantes Profidebüt nur eine Woche vor dem geplanten Termin absagen. Ramirez übernachtete im Churchill Gym, Sparring und Training, hofft immer noch auf sein Profidebüt im Big Apple. Er kehrte schließlich nach Los Angeles zurück und einige Wochen vor der ersten Zurdo Promotions-Veranstaltung in Galveston, Texas, er erhielt einen Anruf von Zurdo's Manager, der heute lebensverändernd ist, David Suha.
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„Bevor ich nach New York City ging, Ich hatte mit David über mein Profidebüt gesprochen,“ Ramirez fügte hinzu. „Er erinnerte sich, als ich nach LA zurückkam, und fragte, ob ich im Dezember mein Profidebüt geben wolle 18th (2020). Ich glaube, alles passiert aus einem Grund. Ich hatte mich mit Julian Chua bei Wild Card angefreundet. Er sah mich im Fitnessstudio arbeiten und mochte meine Arbeitsmoral. Er gab mir Hinweise und sagte mir, dass wir eines Tages zusammenarbeiten würden. Julian wurde Zurdos Cheftrainer und jetzt gehört er mir, auch."


Seine beeindruckende Profi-Debütleistung – Erstrunden-KO — führte dazu, dass „Scrappy“ einen Managervertrag mit 3 Punkteverwaltung.


„Scrappy“ sagt, er sei ein aufregender, einzigartiger Kämpfer von seinem Ringweg bis zu seinem Outfit, sowie die Art, wie er kämpft. „Ich bringe Bad Intentions in den Ring," er fügte hinzu. "Es macht Spaß! Ich bin ein Schachspieler, der immer im Voraus plant. Ich bin vielseitig und kann mich im Ring anpassen, was super wichtig ist. Ich will deine Seele nehmen!"


„‘Scrappy‘ hat nicht nur die Fähigkeiten,“ Chua fügte hinzu, „er hat das Charisma und die Showmanieren, die man braucht, um ein echter Star in diesem Sport zu sein. Verwechseln Sie Selbstvertrauen nicht mit Arroganz. Er nimmt sein Training mit WM-Attitüde an.“


Ein selbsternannter Boxstudent, „Scrappy“ hat es besonders genossen, Hector Camacho . zu beobachten und zu studieren, Edwin Valero, Adrien Broner, Canelo Alvarez, Gervonta Davis, Vasyl Lomachenko, und, natürlich, "Zurdo" Ramirez.


„Ich bin bestimmt,“ schloss Ramirez. „Ich habe das alles gesehen. Ich habe visualisiert, geplant, und diese Erfahrungen gemacht, bevor sie passierten. Ich war letztes Jahr einer der aktivsten Kämpfer der Nation. Mein Ziel für 2022 ist beschäftigt zu bleiben, Lerne weiter, und Aussagen machen. Ich hätte gerne 6 mehr Kämpfe, Rang bekommen, und bringe einen Meisterschaftsgürtel mit nach Hause. Ich werde weiter gewinnen und den Leuten eine Show bieten.


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