Top Rank promoter Bob Arum reveals that he plans on setting aside 1,000 tickets for British fans to purchase for the May 22nd unification fight between Josh Taylor and Jose Ramirez in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Josh Taylor (17-0, 13 KOs) says he believes he can win knockout WBC/WBO light welterweight champion Jose Ramirez in their fight on May 22nd in Las Vegas, Nevada on ESPN.
Two of British boxing’s most talented and gifted fighters will each have the opportunity to achieve greatness this May. On May 8, unbeaten southpaw Billy Joe Saunders, 30-0(14) will look to score the upset over Mexican superstar Canelo Alvarez, 55-1-2(37) in a super-middleweight unification clash, and then, two weeks later, on May 22, undefeated southpaw Josh Taylor, 17-0(13) will meet Jose Ramirez, 26-0(17) in a 140-pound unification showdown.
Top Rank is reportedly moving the Josh Taylor vs. Jose Ramirez light welterweight unification fight off the May 8th date so that it doesn’t conflict with Canelo Alvarez’s 168-lb unification fight against Billy Joe Saunders on the same date.
Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn is pegging May 8th as the date for the fight between Canelo Alvarez and Billy Joe Saunders.
A 140 pound unification clash between unbeaten warriors Josh Taylor and Jose Ramirez has been in the pipeline for some months, and now Bob Arum says the fight is likely to go ahead in “early May” in America.
Jack Catterall has agreed to step aside to let the two lightweight champions Jose Ramirez and Josh Taylor to fight for the undisputed 135-pound championship in 2021.
Jose Ramirez put in one of the worst performances of his eight-year professional career last Saturday night in successfully defending his WBC/WBO 140-pound titles in defeating Viktor ‘The Iceman’ Postol (31-3, 12 KOs) by a 12 major majority decision at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.
After being forced to wait so long, to endure more than one postponement of the fight, 140 pounders Jose Ramirez and Viktor Postol finally met last night inside the “bubble” at The MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
WBC/WBO junior welterweight world champion Jose Ramirez solved the riddle of Viktor “The Iceman” Postol. In his first bout as a unified world champion, Ramirez came on strong late to edge Postol via majority decision by scores of 114-114, 115-113 and 116-112.