Unbeaten light heavyweight contender Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez (42-0, 28 KOs) showed that he’s a new monster in the 175-lb division with him demolishing the capable Sullivan Barrera (22-4, 14 KOs) by a fourth round body shot knockout on Friday night in a fight scheduled for 12 rlou9nds in the main event at the Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles.
This Friday night Golden Boy Promotions slated an interesting card from top to bottom. Recently signed Gilberto Ramirez is looking to keep his unbeaten streak alive versus Sullivan Barrera in a light heavyweight matchup.
In a massive shock, the young star Ryan ‘Kingry’ Garcia (21-0, 18 KOs) announced on Instagram on Saturday that he’s withdrawing from his July 9th title defense against Javier Fortuna to concentrate on his “health and wellbeing.”
Matchroom Boxing CEO Frank Smith is optimistic that a fight can be put together between Devin Haney and Ryan Garcia this year.
RYAN GARCIA TO DEFEND INTERIM WBC LIGHTWEIGHT TITLE AGAINST DANGEROUS CONTENDER JAVIER ‘EL ABEJON’ FORTUNA – FRIDAY, JULY 9 AND STREAMED LIVE WORLDWIDE ON DAZN
LOS ANGELES, CA (April 13, 2021) – Rising lightweight star Ryan Garcia (21-0, 18 KOs) will defend his interim WBC Lightweight Championship against experienced southpaw contender Javier “El Abejon” Fortuna (36-2-1, 25 KOs) in a 12-round battle.
Interim WBC lightweight champion Ryan Garcia will make an announcement this Tuesday for his next fight in July on DAZN.
Ryan isn’t giving an exact date for his July fight, but it would make sense for it to occur in the first week of the month.
Ryan Garcia and Javier Fortuna have agreed to fight in July in Los Angeles or Las Vegas, Nevada. The Garcia vs.
Former world champion Javier “El Abejon” Fortuna (36-2-1, 25 KOs) delivered a dominating performance in stopping Mexican contender Antonio Lozada (40-5-1, 34 KOs) in the sixth round of their lightweight clash Saturday night headlining FS1 PBC Fight Night and on FOX Deportes from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles.
Devin Haney is interested in facing Javier Fortuna now that his August 28th fight against Jorge Linares has fallen through. However, Haney doesn’t want to fight on the Golden Boy Promotions card on that date at the Fantasy Springs Casino & Resort in Indio, California.
The coronavirus continues to rage, and another big-name fighter has unfortunately tested positive – Jorge Linares. Venezuelan Linares, who trains out of Tokyo, Japan, was to have fought Javier Fortuna on August 28th, but that fight is now almost certainly off.