Jonathan Maicelo, Ramesis Gil Ready For Battle in Philadelphia
By Francisco Salazar
Fringe lightweight contender Jonathan Maicelo will fight Ramesis Gil on May 13.
The eight round bout will take place at the Pennsylvania Sheet Metal Workers Hall in Philadelphia.
Maicelo (23-2, 12 KOs) has slowly rebounded from his loss to then-interim WBA world titleholder Darleys Perez on January 9.
Maicelo, who was born in Peru, but now resides in North Bergen, N.J., won a 10 round decision over Brandon Bennett on August 28. In his last bout on January 22, Maicelo won a one-sided six round decision over Samuel Amoako.
The 32-year-old Maicelo suffered his first loss as a pro to Rustam Nugaev in April of 2013.
Gil (10-14-5, 7 KOs) stopped Victor Vazquez in the second round of his last fight on March 18.
Gil's career has had significant peaks and valleys, from going unbeaten in his first 10 fights to losing eight consecutive bouts in a row against the likes of Cletus Seldin, Karl Dargan, Mike Reed, Abel Ramos, and Anthony Peterson.
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Welterweight Anthony Miller (3-1, 3 KOs) takes on Gledwin Ortiz (3-1, 3 KOs) in a six round bout.
Raul Lopez (9-2-1, 4 KOs) faces Edgar Cortes (2-1) in a four round featherweight bout.
Francisco A. Salazar has written for Boxingscene.com since September of 2012 and has covered boxing in Southern California and abroad since 2000. Francisco also covers boxing for the Ventura County (CA) Star newspaper, RingTV, and Knockout Nation. He can be reached by email at santio89@yahoo.com or on Twitter at FSalazarBoxing
