Ramirez wins – picture by Cris Esqueda* Golden Boy
In a large Golden Boy doubleheader occasion, U.S. Olympian and former unified tremendous light-weight world champion Jose Ramirez (29-1, 18 KOs) defeated former two-time world champion Rances Barthelemy (30-3-1, 15 KOs) in a 12-round welterweight battle that went the gap. Breaking his greater than one-year absence from the ring, Ramirez dazzled his home-grown fanbase, shook off the cobwebs, and impressed the judges incomes scores of 119-109, 119-109, and 118-110. The unanimous choice win was in entrance of a virtually sold-out crowd, stay from the Save Mart Heart in Fresno, California, and was broadcast worldwide on DAZN.
“I felt nice coming in, overly excited. I confirmed some good abilities,” mentioned Jose Ramirez. “I dominated many of the rounds. There was just one spherical the place he may’ve scored a knockdown, however plenty of the battle he didn’t throw plenty of punches and he bought overly excited. I feel that was my mistake for being distracted in that second of the spherical and preserving him within the battle. General, I’m simply grateful I bought the win.”
And nonetheless, undefeated knockout monster and tremendous welterweight world title contender Vergil Ortiz Jr. (21-0, 21 KOs) defeated former world title challenger Thomas Dulorme (26-7-1, 17 KOs) within the first-round of a scheduled 10-round middleweight battle. Ortiz Jr. landed an ideal physique shot that despatched Dulorme tumbling in ache on the mat at 2:39 within the first spherical.
“He was coming with every little thing,” mentioned Vergil Ortiz Jr. “I can’t clarify how I do know when to land a shot like that, I can simply really feel it. I knew it was over. He made a sound and the best way he fell. We sparred like 7 years in the past and so much has modified. I used to be a child again then. It’s an honor to share the ring with him. I really feel like every little thing is the place it must be. I do know you’re watching this battle, Tim Tszyu. Simply know I’m prepared! I simply need to battle the perfect. I don’t know why, they carry me opponents and I knock them out.”
The mighty Oscar “La Migraña” Duarte (27-2-1, 22 KOs) handed the U.S. Olympian and former world champion Joseph “JoJo” Diaz Jr. (33-6-1, 15 KOs) his first-ever stoppage loss in a scheduled 10-round tremendous light-weight match that made it to the ninth-round. The collision course began with Diaz Jr. exhibiting off his veteran abilities, however he succumbed to Duarte’s power-packed punches at 2:32 within the ninth.
“I felt actually good,” mentioned Oscar Duarte. “I had a tremendous preparation with all my Mexico and Robert Garcia groups. I felt like I used to be absolutely there, actually good. I actually admire all of the followers from Fresno that got here to help me. JoJo is a superb fighter. He was a World Champion and an Olympian. I need to relaxation first and sit down with my staff to see what’s subsequent.”
Within the evening’s unified championship conflict for the WBA, WBC, WBO, and Ring Journal Flyweight World titles, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Gabriela “La Chucky” Alaniz (14-1, 6 KOs) gained the bad-blood rematch in opposition to former unified champ Marlen Esparza (14-2, 1 KOs). The ladies’s flyweight bout went all scheduled 10-rounds, Alaniz profitable through break up choice with scores of 93-97, 98-92, and 94-96.
“I’m very comfortable. The belts are coming again to Argentina,” mentioned Gabriela Alaniz. “The key to profitable in opposition to her was simply figuring out her. Proper now, I simply need to go house and rejoice with my household till no matter is subsequent. I simply know I gained’t be giving Marlen the rematch like how she didn’t need to give it to me. I need to thank the media for supporting me in my profession and thru this second.”
“I believed the scorecards can be like final time, in my favor,” mentioned Marlen Esparza. “She doesn’t actually do a lot and I believed I used to be forward of her. I need the rematch with Alaniz. And if I’m profitable, I wish to go after a battle with Seniesa Estrada. I need to thank God and all my staff for being right here with me. I’ll be again, I do know I’ll.”
Opening the DAZN broadcast, NABF Welterweight Titleholder Raul “El Cugar” Curiel (15-0, 13 KOs) of Tamaulipas, Mexico efficiently defended his title in opposition to Lakeside, Calif.’s Jorge Marron Jr. (20-5-2, 7 KOs). Scheduled as a 10-round battle, Curiel displayed unimaginable prowess and energy and despatched Marron Jr. to the mat twice within the first spherical. Marron couldn’t recuperate, and the battle was referred to as at 1:31 within the first-round.
On the preliminary card, Madera, Calif.’s Bryan Lua (9-0, 4 KOs) added one other knockout victory to his file with a first-round stoppage of Cancun, Mexico’s Ronaldo “Felony” Solis (4-5-1, 3 KOs). Scheduled as a four-round light-weight battle, Lua despatched Solis to the mat twice within the spherical, Solis dramatically dropping to the mat after a barrage of energy punches.
Opening battle evening, Figo Ramirez (6-0, 3 KOs) of Dallas, Texas warmed up the group with a third-round stoppage of his opponent from Modesto, Calif., Alejandro Robles (0-3). Scheduled for 4 rounds of bantamweight motion, the referee waved the battle off because of the overwhelming offensive by Ramirez that was an excessive amount of for Robles.
