Ramirez wins – picture by Cris Esqueda* Golden Boy
In a large Golden Boy doubleheader occasion, U.S. Olympian and former unified tremendous light-weight world champion Jose Ramirez (29-1, 18 KOs) defeated former two-time world champion Rances Barthelemy (30-3-1, 15 KOs) in a 12-round welterweight struggle that went the space. Breaking his greater than one-year absence from the ring, Ramirez dazzled his home-grown fanbase, shook off the cobwebs, and impressed the judges incomes scores of 119-109, 119-109, and 118-110. The unanimous resolution win was in entrance of an almost sold-out crowd, reside from the Save Mart Middle in Fresno, California, and was broadcast worldwide on DAZN.
“I felt nice coming in, overly excited. I confirmed some good abilities,” stated Jose Ramirez. “I dominated many of the rounds. There was just one spherical the place he might’ve scored a knockdown, however numerous the struggle he didn’t throw numerous punches and he obtained overly excited. I believe that was my mistake for being distracted in that second of the spherical and preserving him within the struggle. General, I’m simply grateful I obtained the win.”
And nonetheless, undefeated knockout monster and tremendous welterweight world title contender Vergil Ortiz Jr. (21-0, 21 KOs) defeated former world title challenger Thomas Dulorme (26-7-1, 17 KOs) within the first-round of a scheduled 10-round middleweight struggle. Ortiz Jr. landed an ideal physique shot that despatched Dulorme tumbling in ache on the mat at 2:39 within the first spherical.
“He was coming with every thing,” stated Vergil Ortiz Jr. “I can’t clarify how I do know when to land a shot like that, I can simply really feel it. I knew it was over. He made a sound and the way in which he fell. We sparred like 7 years in the past and quite a bit has modified. I used to be a child again then. It’s an honor to share the ring with him. I really feel like every thing is the place it must be. I do know you’re watching this struggle, Tim Tszyu. Simply know I’m prepared! I simply wish to struggle the perfect. I don’t know why, they bring about me opponents and I knock them out.”
The mighty Oscar “La Migraña” Duarte (27-2-1, 22 KOs) handed the U.S. Olympian and former world champion Joseph “JoJo” Diaz Jr. (33-6-1, 15 KOs) his first-ever stoppage loss in a scheduled 10-round tremendous light-weight match that made it to the ninth-round. The collision course began with Diaz Jr. displaying off his veteran abilities, however he succumbed to Duarte’s power-packed punches at 2:32 within the ninth.
“I felt actually good,” stated Oscar Duarte. “I had an incredible preparation with all my Mexico and Robert Garcia groups. I felt like I used to be absolutely there, actually good. I actually admire all of the followers from Fresno that got here to assist me. JoJo is a good fighter. He was a World Champion and an Olympian. I wish to relaxation first and sit down with my workforce to see what’s subsequent.”
Within the night time’s unified championship conflict for the WBA, WBC, WBO, and Ring Journal Flyweight World titles, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Gabriela “La Chucky” Alaniz (14-1, 6 KOs) gained the bad-blood rematch towards former unified champ Marlen Esparza (14-2, 1 KOs). The ladies’s flyweight bout went all scheduled 10-rounds, Alaniz successful through cut up resolution with scores of 93-97, 98-92, and 94-96.
“I’m very pleased. The belts are coming again to Argentina,” stated Gabriela Alaniz. “The key to successful towards her was simply understanding her. Proper now, I simply wish to go house and rejoice with my household till no matter is subsequent. I simply know I gained’t be giving Marlen the rematch like how she didn’t wish to give it to me. I wish to thank the media for supporting me in my profession and thru this second.”
“I believed the scorecards can be like final time, in my favor,” stated Marlen Esparza. “She doesn’t actually do a lot and I believed I used to be forward of her. I need the rematch with Alaniz. And if I’m profitable, I want to go after a struggle with Seniesa Estrada. I wish to thank God and all my workforce for being right here with me. I’ll be again, I do know I’ll.”
Opening the DAZN broadcast, NABF Welterweight Titleholder Raul “El Cugar” Curiel (15-0, 13 KOs) of Tamaulipas, Mexico efficiently defended his title towards Lakeside, Calif.’s Jorge Marron Jr. (20-5-2, 7 KOs). Scheduled as a 10-round struggle, Curiel displayed unimaginable prowess and energy and despatched Marron Jr. to the mat twice within the first spherical. Marron couldn’t get better, and the struggle was referred to as at 1:31 within the first-round.
On the preliminary card, Madera, Calif.’s Bryan Lua (9-0, 4 KOs) added one other knockout victory to his file with a first-round stoppage of Cancun, Mexico’s Ronaldo “Felony” Solis (4-5-1, 3 KOs). Scheduled as a four-round light-weight struggle, Lua despatched Solis to the mat twice within the spherical, Solis dramatically dropping to the mat after a barrage of energy punches.
Opening struggle night time, Figo Ramirez (6-0, 3 KOs) of Dallas, Texas warmed up the group with a third-round stoppage of his opponent from Modesto, Calif., Alejandro Robles (0-3). Scheduled for 4 rounds of bantamweight motion, the referee waved the struggle off because of the overwhelming offensive by Ramirez that was an excessive amount of for Robles.
