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Junior welterweight contender Jose Ramirez is about to return from a 13-month layoff in opposition to veteran Rances Barthelemy on Saturday in Fresno, California.

JOSE RAMIREZ (28-1, 18 KOs)VS. RANCES BARTHELEMY (30-2-1, 15 KOs)

Date: Saturday, April 27
Time: 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT (foremost occasion later in present)
The place: Save Mart Heart, Fresno, California
TV/Stream: DAZN
Division: Junior welterweight (140 kilos)
At stake: No main titles
Boxing Junkie Pound-for-pound: None
Odds: NA
Significance (as much as 5 stars): ***
Additionally on the cardboard: Vergil Ortiz Jr. vs. Thomas Dulorme, junior middleweights; Oscar Duarte vs. Joseph Diaz Jr., junior welterweights; Marlen Esparza vs. Gabriela Alaniz, flyweights (for Esparza’s WBA, WBC and WBO titles); Raul Curiel vs. Jorge Marron Jr., welterweights
Background: Ramirez, a 31-year-old former unified 140-pound titleholder, has fought solely as soon as in additional than two years and hasn’t been within the ring for 13 months. The 2012 U.S. Olympian has received consecutive fights since he misplaced his belts to Josh Taylor by a detailed, however unanimous choice in Might 2021. He bounced again to outpoint Jose Pedraza the next March after which stopped Richard Commey in 11 rounds in March of final 12 months. He will probably be combating in entrance of a pleasant crowd in Fresno, which is close to his hometown of Avenal. He additionally will probably be competing for brand spanking new promoter Golden Boy for the primary time. Barthelemy, 37, is a former two-division titleholder however hasn’t worn a serious belt in nearly eight years. The Las Vegas-based Cuban additionally has been comparatively inactive, having fought solely twice since November 2021. He suffered a major setback when he was stopped by Gary Antuanne Russell in July 2022 however rebounded to defeat Omar Juarez by a unanimous choice in Might of final 12 months. Additionally on the cardboard, 154-pound contender Vergil Ortiz (20-0, 20 KOs) continues his comeback from well being points. He ended a layoff at 17 months when he stopped Fredrick Lawson within the first spherical this previous January. Thomas Dulorme (26-6-1, 17 KOs) is combating to remain related at 34 after a 21-month layoff. The one-time title challenger from Puerto Rico misplaced to prime 147-pounders Jamal James, Eimantas Stanionis and Jaron Ennis in 2020 and 2021 earlier than profitable his most up-to-date battle, a third-round knockout of journeyman Abraham Peralta in July 2022.