Ramirez/Ortiz Fresno Double-Feature
Info: Saturday, April 27th on DAZN - first bell is at 3:15 PM PST, DAZN card starts at 5 PM PST.
Is it a big fight - no not really, but it is a fairly decent one. Former unified junior welterweight world champion Jose Ramirez will make his Golden Boy Promotions debut at the SaveMart Center - a venue he has headlined a lot over the years. He will face former world champion Rances Barthelemy, who has the perfect spoiler style to make this interesting.
Barthelemy is also an older fighter.
Ramirez is with a new promoter and is in a division that should land him big fights…so this is a fight that will tell a lot about his future as a prizefighter. Jose Zepeda and Viktor Postol have similar styles to Berthelemy and troubled him - so an impressive win here would show that the aging Olympian still has a bit more left.
undercard.
Vergil Ortiz Jr. has the makings of being a boxing superstar. His fight against Thomas Dulorme is being viewed as a mismatch given the talent of Ortiz, but a fight in August against Tim Tszyu is being talked about.
The best fight on the card is Oscar Duarte vs. Joseph Diaz Jr. The winner will land a high-level b-side fight - the loser will be in a tough spot. Duarte is now training with Robert Garcia.
Marlen Esparza will put her three flyweight world titles on the line against Gabriela Alaniz. The fight is a rematch. They had a close fight last year. The winner should fight Gabriela Fundora later this year.
Raul Curiel, an Olympian who trains with Freddie Roach will challenge Jorge Marron Jr., a tricky spoiler.
Jennah Creason will make her pro debut - the hopes are that she will become a Central Valley star.
Former Top Rank lightweight Brian Lua will be featured on the undercard.
Other Notable Bouts
On Friday, MVP will have a good prospect card - the headliner is Yoenis Tellez vs. Joseph Jackson
ProBox TV offers a Wednesday Night Fights card on their app - Marques Valle vs. Damian Sosa will be an interesting step-up for Valle. Valle also had his last fight canceled due to weight. A good bout to watch for. Ramon Cardenas is coming off a big win, he fights Eduardo Ramirez in an interesting main event, Ronny Rios returns in a featherweight bout, and Max Ornelas will be featured on the card.
Nikita Tszyu, the younger brother of Tim, will fight or already fought in Australia.
BLK Prime PPV has a card in Philly. The card features Andrew Tabiti, Nikita Ababiy, Muhsin Cason and Dylan Price - all in separate bouts.
Peter McGrail was originally set to fight Ja’Rico O’Quinn, but instead will fight late-sub Marc Leach on DAZN. The bout will be McGrail’s first fight since his loss to O’Quinn
Beatriz Ferreira will fight for the IBF lightweight world title against Yanina del Carmen Lescano. Ferreira is a very special fighter. Pat McCormack will be featured on the card. His career has been slow given the talent he has.
McCormack pulled out from injury. There's something funny going on with Pat McCormack