Jose Ramirez Will Fight Robert Frankel on May 9 Bill
By Francisco Salazar
Unbeaten welterweight Jose Ramirez will fight Robert Frankel on May 9, Top Rank matchmaker Brad Goodman told BoxingScene.com on Saturday night.
The eight round bout will headline a ‘Solo Boxeo’ card that will take place at the Selland Arena in Fresno, California. UniMas will broadcast the fight.
In his last bout on December 13, Ramirez (13-0, 10 KOs), who resides in the nearby town of Avenal, stopped Antonio Arellano in the sixth and final round.
The 2012 United States Olympian is trained by Freddie Roach and works out of the Wild Card Gym in Hollywood, California.
Ramirez has drawn large crowds whenever he fights in Fresno. He is a strong proponent of the Latino Water Coalition, an organization that seeks solutions regarding the lack of water for irrigation in the agricultural fields of the San Joaquin Valley.
Frankel (33-15-1, 6 KOs) has not fought since September 19, when he won an eight round unanimous decision over Robert Rodriguez. The win snapped a three-bout losing streak.
The 34 year old has mostly fought as a junior welterweight in recent years.
Francisco A. Salazar has written for Boxingscene.com since September of 2012 and has covered boxing in Southern California and abroad since 2000. Salazar 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
