Robeisy Ramirez and Isaac Dogboe will reportedly meet in a High Rank on ESPN+ most important occasion from Tulsa, Okla., on Saturday, April 1, in response to Mike Coppinger at ESPN.com, with the struggle prone to be for the vacant WBO featherweight title.
The WBO belt is at present held by Emanuel Navarrete, who’s transferring as much as struggle for the vacant title at 130 lbs with that sanctioning physique on Feb. 3, dealing with Liam Wilson. Navarrete has left the door open to return to 126, both in case he loses that bout or he simply needs to, so it’s additionally attainable that Ramirez vs Dogboe could possibly be for an interim belt, however the almost definitely state of affairs proper now does look to be for the total vacant WBO title.
Ramirez (11-1, 7 KO) was a real newbie standout for Cuba, successful gold medals on the 2012 and 2016 Olympics, and got here into the professional recreation with a ton of hype. He was shocked in his professional debut in Aug. 2019, shedding a four-round resolution, however has since really come into his personal and began wanting like every little thing he was meant to be.
In 2022, the 29-year-old southpaw fought 3 times, stopping Eric Donovan (TKO-3), Abraham Nova (KO-5), and Matias Romero (TKO-9) in February, June, and October.
Dogboe (24-2, 15 KO) is a former titleholder at 122 lbs, shedding that belt to the aforementioned Navarrete in Dec. 2018, after which getting dominated in a rematch 5 months later.
He’s 4-0 since transferring as much as featherweight, and whereas every of his final three fights have been both majority or break up selections, the wins over Adam Lopez, Christopher Diaz, and Joet Gonzalez have confirmed he’s an precise contender at featherweight.
It’s a extremely good struggle, a step up on paper for Ramirez, and one other likelihood for Ghana’s charismatic Dogboe to point out he’s fully nonetheless within the race on this weight class.
