ΛΟΣ ΑΝΤΖΕΛΕΣ (Ιούνιος 8, 2021) – Undefeated former World Boxing Organization (WBO) Super Middleweight Champion (WBO) Ο Gilberto "Zurdo" Ραμίρεζ (41-0, 27 KOs), who will be making his debut as a member of Golden Boy’s stable, goes for his 42ΝΔ professional victory July 9ου against world light heavyweight title challenger Sullivan Barrera (22-3, 14 KOs).
Zurdo vs. Barrera, 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. Προφανώς, 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. Barrera Main Event. Ramirez is ranked No. 3 από το World Boxing Συμβουλίου (WBA) and WBO, καθώς και αριθ. 5 από τη Διεθνή Ομοσπονδία Πυγμαχίας (IBF), which rates Barrera at No. 7 στον κόσμο.
Ραμίρεζ, 29, was the first Mexican fighter to capture a World super middleweight title, which he relinquished to move up to the light heavyweight division. Είναι 2-0 (2 KOs) as a 175-pounder, νικώντας Tommy Karpency (29-6-1) τον Απρίλιο 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 (NABF) crown.
The 39-year-old Barrera was a decorated Cuban amateur boxer (285-27 ρεκόρ), who was the middleweight gold medalist at the 2000 AIBA Junior World Championships. Barrera, who defected to the United States in 2009 and settled in Miami, beat future pro world champions such as Τσαντ Dawson, Shumenov Beibuκαι Mariano Natalio Carrera.
During the course of his 12-year pro career, Barrera is 3-3 vs. past or present world champions having defeated Jeff Lacy (WTKO4), Κάρο Μουράτ (WKO12) και Felix Valera (WDEC10), losing to current WBA Super and IBF World light heavyweight champions, αντίστοιχα, Dmitry Bivol (TKO12) και Τζο Σμιθ Τζούνιορ. (DEC10), in addition to Hall of Famer Andre Ward (Δεκέμβριος 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, Τζο Σμιθ, Jr.”
Jesse Hart 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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