WBO super middleweight champion Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez (39-0, 25 KOs) overcame a late surge from #1 Jesse Hart (25-1, 21 KOs) to win a narrow 12 round majority decision on Friday night in their rematch on ESPN+ at the American Bank Center, in Corpus Christi, Texas. The judges’ scores were 115-113, 115-113 for Ramirez, and 114-114.
ESPN+ (10 p.m. ET)
• Gilberto Ramirez 167.25 lbs vs. Jesse Hart 167.5 lbs
(Ramirez's WBO Super Middleweight world title - 12 Rounds)
• Arnold Barboza Jr. 139.25 lbs vs. Manuel Lopez 139.5 lbs
(Vacant NABF Super Lightweight title - 10 Rounds)
VERONA, N.Y. (Nov. 20, 2018) — Bryant “B.Y.” Jennings is itching for another heavyweight world title shot. The 34-year-old Philadelphia native has won five consecutive bouts, four by knockout, and is intent on making an emphatic statement.
Jennings will put his IBF International and NABO heavyweight belts on the line in a 12-round showdown against the unbeaten NABF champion Oscar “Kaboom” Rivas on Friday, Jan. 18 at the Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, N.Y. In the 10-round co-feature, undefeated featherweight sensation and 2016 U.S. Olympic silver medalist Shakur Stevenson will face an opponent to be determined.
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (Dec. 12, 2018) – Undefeated WBO super middleweight champion Gilberto "Zurdo" Ramirez (38-0, 25 KOs) and No. 1 contender Jesse "Hollywood" Hart (25-1, 21 KOs) have been here before. The two fought in September of last year, with Ramirez prevailing via tight unanimous decision.
SINGAPORE: When Ringstar Founder and CEO Scott Patrick Farrell received the ‘Orient Promoter of the Year’ award on November 17th, at the WBC Asian Summit in Manila, Philippines, the friendly Englishman felt a sense of satisfaction that comes from not only the fruits of hard work, but the recognition of his vision for Asian boxing that few if anyone has ever been able to fulfill.
In a world where a former reality TV personality can become president of the United States, who's to say that a Hall of Fame boxer couldn't do the same thing?
That's the question Oscar De La Hoya is posing to America as he prepares to run against Donald Trump in 2020.
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (Dec. 11, 2018) – Gilberto "Zurdo" Ramirez is seeking a fifth successful title defense. Jesse "Hollywood" Hart is out for revenge.
Ramirez (38-0, 25 KOs) will defend his WBO super middleweight world against Hart (25-1, 21 KOs) Friday at the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas, site of his February knockout of Habib Ahmed. Ramirez bested Hart via unanimous decision last September in one of the finest world championship fights of 2017.
The pay-per-view numbers are out for the WBC heavyweight champion Deontay vs. Tyson Fury for their December 1 fight on Showtime PPV, and the fight reportedly generated 325,000 buys, according to ESPN. While those numbers might not compare to the amount of PPV buys of superstars like Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Saul Canelo Alvarez, they’re still quite impressive, given that this was the 6’7″ Wilder’s first venture into PPV against a foreign fighter that had been out of boxing for close to three years.
In an effort to beef up the Dillian Whyte vs. Dereck Chisora II Sky Box Office card on December 22, promoter Eddie Hearn has added former heavyweight world title challenger Carlos Takam (35-5-1, 27 KOs) to the card at the O2 Arena in London, UK. Hearn has also signed 2012 U’S Olympian Michael Hunter to his Matchroom stable.
