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Jose Ramirez to begin training this week for Viktor Postol fight in July

May 19, 2020 by Will Arons

Viktor Postol - WBC/WBO light welterweight champion Jose Ramirez (25-0, 17 KOs) has started training for his long-awaited title defense against his WBC mandatory Viktor Postol (31-2, 12 KOs) for mid-July.

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WBC/WBO light welterweight champion Jose Ramirez (25-0, 17 KOs) has started training for his long-awaited title defense against his WBC mandatory Viktor Postol (31-2, 12 KOs) for mid-July. We’ll have … Read more

Jose Ramirez looking to unify the 140-lb division

April 16, 2020April 13, 2020 by Top Rank

Viktor Postol - WBC/WBO super lightweight world champion Jose Ramirez is staying ready. The 2012 U.S. Olympian has not fought since knocking out Maurice Hooker last July in a title unification bout. He was supposed to fight Viktor Postol Feb. 2 in China (Feb. 1 prime time in the U.S.), but it became the first major bout to be impacted by COVID-19. The May 9 makeup date in Fresno also fell by the wayside.

WBC/WBO super lightweight world champion Jose Ramirez is staying ready. The 2012 U.S. Olympian has not fought since knocking out Maurice Hooker last July in a title unification bout. He … Read more

Jose Ramirez vs. Viktor Postol on May 9 on ESPN in Fresno, CA

March 9, 2020March 9, 2020 by Top Rank

Viktor Postol - It took a little longer than expected, but WBC/WBO super lightweight world champion Jose Ramirez, the pride of California’s Central Valley, is set to return. Ramirez will defend his titles against mandatory challenger and former world champion Viktor “The Iceman” Postol Saturday, May 9 at Save Mart Center in Fresno, a short drive from Ramirez’s hometown of Avenal. Ramirez and Postol were set to fight Feb. 1 in China, but the bout was postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak.

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It took a little longer than expected, but WBC/WBO super lightweight world champion Jose Ramirez, the pride of California’s Central Valley, is set to return. Ramirez will defend his titles … Read more

Combate SPACE Joins Forces with Top Rank!

March 4, 2020March 4, 2020 by Top Rank

Viktor Postol - Combate SPACE has had a presence in Latin America since 1991, and now they are about to start their 2020 season with new events and new faces, always live from ringside, which is in the DNA of the show.

Combate SPACE has had a presence in Latin America since 1991, and now they are about to start their 2020 season with new events and new faces, always live from … Read more

Esquiva Falcao faces Ainiwaer Yilixiati on Feb.1 on ESPN

January 22, 2020January 22, 2020 by Top Rank

Viktor Postol - Undefeated Brazilian middleweight contender Esquiva Falcao will look to turn back Chinese contender Ainiwaer Yilixiati in a 10-round middleweight fight Saturday, Feb. 1 at Mission Hills Haikou in Haikou, Hainan, China. Falcao- Yilixiati will serve as the co-feature to the highly anticipated bout between WBC/WBO junior welterweight world champion Jose Ramirez and former world champion Viktor Postol (ESPN, 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT).

Undefeated Brazilian middleweight contender Esquiva Falcao will look to turn back Chinese contender Ainiwaer Yilixiati in a 10-round middleweight fight Saturday, Feb. 1 at Mission Hills Haikou in Haikou, Hainan, … Read more

Jose Ramirez – Viktor Postol Feb.1 in China Postponed

January 24, 2020November 22, 2019 by Top Rank

Viktor Postol - Jose Ramirez-Viktor Postol Junior Welterweight World Championship Fight Postponed Due to Coronavirus in China

Jose Ramirez-Viktor Postol Junior Welterweight World Championship Fight Postponed Due to Coronavirus in China (Jan. 23, 2020) — Jose Ramirez’s WBC/WBO junior welterweight world title defense against former world champion … Read more

Jose Ramirez Ready And Willing To Come To The UK For Josh Taylor Unification Showdown

November 1, 2019 by James Slater

Viktor Postol - Straight after emerging victorious in his brilliant Fight of the Year contender of a battle with Regis Prograis, newly crowned IBF and WBA 140 pound champion Josh Taylor called out one man and one man only: Jose Ramirez, the reigning WBC/WBO super-lightweight champion. Now, less than a week after the Scottish hero scored one of the finest wins ever seen by a British boxer on these shores, Ramirez has made it abundantly clear that he is ready and willing to fight Taylor – even if it means a trip to the UK.

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Straight after emerging victorious in his brilliant Fight of the Year contender of a battle with Regis Prograis, newly crowned IBF and WBA 140 pound champion Josh Taylor called out … Read more

Jose Ramirez Defence Against Viktor Postol Close For February

October 29, 2019October 29, 2019 by James Slater

Viktor Postol - WBC/WBO 140 pound champ Jose Ramirez, the man Ring Magazine/IBF/WBA super-lightweight champ Josh Taylor wants next, will likely make his next defence against mandatory challenger Viktor Postol, perhaps in February. ESPN.com reports how the purse bid for the fight, already postponed, has been delayed a second time but will probably not be needed anyway, seeing as how both sides have “a deal in principle.”

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WBC/WBO 140 pound champ Jose Ramirez, the man Ring Magazine/IBF/WBA super-lightweight champ Josh Taylor wants next, will likely make his next defence against mandatory challenger Viktor Postol, perhaps in February. … Read more

Rances Barthelemy: “I Clearly Won The Fight – Don’t Know What The Judges Saw”

April 28, 2019April 28, 2019 by Showtime Boxing

Viktor Postol - Robert Easter Jr. and Rances Barthelemy fought to a split-draw in their matchup for the vacant WBA Lightweight World Title Saturday on SHOWTIME from The Chelsea inside The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.

Robert Easter Jr. and Rances Barthelemy fought to a split-draw in their matchup for the vacant WBA Lightweight World Title Saturday on SHOWTIME from The Chelsea inside The Cosmopolitan of … Read more

Rances Barthelemy and Mohamed Mimoune quotes for this Saturday on Showtime

April 24, 2019April 23, 2019 by Showtime Boxing

Viktor Postol - Former Two-Division World Champion Barthelemy Takes on Robert Easter Jr. for WBA Lightweight Title This Saturday, April 27 Live on SHOWTIME® from The Chelsea Inside The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas and Presented by Premier Boxing Champions.

Former Two-Division World Champion Barthelemy Takes on Robert Easter Jr. for WBA Lightweight Title This Saturday, April 27 Live on SHOWTIME® from The Chelsea Inside The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas … Read more