Right now’s Jose Ramirez vs Rances Barthelemy weigh-ins had been an fascinating affair, partly on account of the truth that three of the 4 fundamental card fights magically turned out to be catchweight bouts the entire time. Ramirez and Barthelemy each got here in round 142 for what we thought was a brilliant light-weight bout, Vergil Ortiz Jr hit the scales at 155.6 for what we thought was a brilliant welterweight bout towards Thomas Dulorme (154.6), and Oscar Duarte and JoJo Diaz every weighed in round 138 for what we thought was a light-weight bout.
The one bout unaffected by Golden Boy’s fetish for arbitrary limits turned out to be biggest supply of drama, although, as WBA/WBC/WBO flyweight champion Marlen Esparza (14-1, 1 KO) missed weight by a full two kilos for her necessary rematch towards Gabriela Celeste Alaniz (14-1, 6 KO).
Esparza’s final non-title bout was a 2021 determination over 4-3-2 Shelly Barnett. She subsequently beat Ibeth Zamora for the WBC belt, Naoko Fujioka for the WBA belt, then edged out Alaniz for the WBO belt with a majority determination final July.
And now they’re all gone. A lot for that Gabriela Fundora undisputed title battle or a rematch with Seniesa Estrada within the foreseeable future.
