John Ramirez and David Jimenez will conflict this Saturday, April 20 for the World Boxing Affiliation (WBA) interim tremendous flyweight title on the Barclays Heart in Brooklyn, New York.
The Championships Committee granted particular permission to champion Kazuto Ioka to carry a unification combat in opposition to IBF champion Fernando Martinez because of the significance of this bout. Rule C.46 of the Championships states that the committee might modify the foundations and protection instances in several circumstances, together with “collaborating in a bout of acknowledged significance to the boxing world,” as is the case of this unification combat.
Ramirez, alternatively, is the obligatory challenger of the class and has the fitting to combat for the title, so he’ll combat for the interim title in opposition to Jimenez, a ranked opponent accredited by the committee.
Then again, it was determined that the winner between Ioka and Martinez should face Ramirez in a interval to not exceed 120 days after the unification bout takes place.
“Scrappy” Ramirez is an undefeated fighter who has proven high quality in every of his fights and knocked out Ronal Batista in his most up-to-date bout on October 21. The Los Angeles native feels prepared for such a problem and desires to maintain the interim belt.
Jimenez is a robust and skilled fighter who is available in with three wins in a row after his loss to Artem Dalakian for the world title in January 2023. The Central American has tailored effectively to the brand new division and returns to the US the place he left a nice impression in 2022 when he defeated Ricardo Sandoval in an awesome combat.
Ramirez is undefeated in 13 fights, with 9 knockouts, whereas Jimenez has 15 wins, 1 loss and 11 knockouts.
