Jose Ramirez didn’t want the hometown fans to leave unhappy. In front of a crowd of 11,102 at the Save Mart Center on Friday evening, Avenal native Ramirez retained the WBC super lightweight world title with a unanimous decision against fellow unbeaten Antonio Orozco.
The wait is over. It took a little longer than expected, but Jose Ramirez will finally return home as a world champion.
Jose Ramirez, the pride of California’s Central Valley, is ready for his world championship homecoming.
Ramirez, from Avenal, Calif., will make the first defense of his World Boxing Council (WBC) super lightweight title against former amateur standout and longtime contender Danny O’Connor on Saturday, July 7 at the Save Mart Center.
2012 U.S Olympian Jose Ramirez (22-0, 16 KOs) outworked #1 WBC Amir Imam (21-2, 18 KOs) in beating him by a 12 round unanimous decision to win the vacant WBC light welterweight title on Saturday night on ESPN at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Amir Imam (21-1, 18 KOs) is in Pompano Beach, Florida, under the auspices of head trainer Stacy McKinley, in final preparations for his March 17 showdown against Jose Ramirez (21-0, 16 KOs) from Avenal, California for the vacant World Boxing Council (WBC) super lightweight belt Saturday, March 17, at the The Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden.
LA Fight fans came out in droves in near sell-out show on November 4th edition of LA FIGHT CLUB at downtown LA’s historic Belasco Theater.