Jose Ramirez returned to the friendly Central Valley confines and got back on track. Ramirez defeated former two-weight world champion Jose Pedraza by unanimous decision (116-112 3x) Friday evening at Save Mart Center in the junior welterweight main event.
Coming off a wild weekend filled with upsets galore, Friday & Saturday will at the very least provide good action in the main events on ESPN+ and DAZN.
Weigh-In Results: Jose Ramirez vs. Jose Pedraza & Pro Debut of Olympic Silver Medalist Richard Torrez Jr.
FRIDAY at 7:15 p.m.
Ramirez-Pedraza headlines Friday Fresno Fight Night LIVE and Exclusively on ESPN+
Jose Ramirez and Jose Pedraza understand the stakes. The junior welterweights know that the winner of Friday night’s 12-round main event at Fresno’s Save Mart Center will likely receive a world title shot next.
Jose ‘Sniper’ Pedraza has contracted COVID 19, resulting in his previously scheduled February 5th fight against Jose Ramirez moved from February 5th to March 4th on ESPN+ at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, California.
Top Rank promoter Bob Arum wants to match Terence Crawford against one of the top 140-pounders for his next defense at the end of summer.
Is it acceptable if, in a fight, the right man wins even if the scorecards handed in at the end of the bout are decidedly suspect?
Scotland has a new undisputed champion. Josh “The Tartan Tornado” Taylor outlasted Jose Ramirez in an instant classic, notching a unanimous decision (114-112 3x) to capture the junior welterweight title.
Josh Taylor outworked Jose Ramirez on Saturday night to win a 12 round unanimous decision to become the undisputed light welterweight champion at the Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas.
IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Josh Taylor (18-0, 13 KOs) stayed unbeaten with a narrow 12 round unanimous decision win over WBC/WBO champion Jose Ramirez (26-1, 17 KOs) on Saturday night in their undisputed championship fight at the Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas, Nevada.