Miami, Fla: Boxeo Telemundo Ford closes out its 2018 year with a civil war battle featuring two of Mexico City's finest lightweights. Antonio "Tono" Moran(23-3-0 16 KO's) faces crosstown rival Edson "Buba" Ramirez(18-3-1 8 KO's) 10 rounds for the WBO Latino title this Friday at the Blackberry Auditorium in Mexico City, Mexico. The card is billed "For National Supremacy" as both of these Mexico City natives will be fighting for bragging rights in front of a split hometown crowd.
Antonio "Toño" Moran is a former WBO Latino Title holder. Moran claimed the title back in 2017 when he defeated Guadalupe Rosales via 7th round TKO. He later made one successful defense in Mexico before he lost his title at the MGM Grand Garden Arena vs Jose Pedraza who defeated Ray Beltran for the world title 3 months later.
Moran Stated: "My fight with Jose Pedraza in Las Vegas really taught me a lot about myself" he continued "Im a still a young learning fighter only 25 years old ready to get my title back Friday night and earn my spot again in the top 15 ranking."
Edson "Buba" Ramirez was riding a 4 bout win streak, before he suffered his first loss outside of Mexico. Ramirez faced former WBA world lightweight champion Anthony Crolla this past March in Cardiff and dropped a 10 round unanimous decision. On Friday night Ramirez will try to conquer his first regional belt as a pro.
The co feature of the nights is a classic Puerto Rico vs Mexico showdown in the light flyweight division. Rene "El Chulo" Santiago(6-1-0 5 KO's) from Humacao, Puerto Rico squares off against Giovanni "El Colloradito" Garcia (2-2-1) in a 6 round bout.
"Toño" Moran vs "Buba" Ramirez will air LIVE on the Telemundo network this Friday at 11:35pm. Check your local listings.
5 more bouts scheduled, Doors open at 7:00PM first bell 8:00PM. Tickets are already on sale at www.ticketmaster.com.mxor at the Auditorio Blackberry Tlaxcala 160, Hipódromo Condesa, Mexico City The show is being presented by All Star Boxing, Inc in association with Producciones Deportivas.
The best Canadian amateur boxer of his generation, Arthur “The Chechen Wolf” Biyarslanov, will finally step into a professional ring for the first time as part of a stacked “Risky Business” card presented by Lee Baxter Promotions at the Coca-Cola Coliseum on December 15.
As an amateur, Biyarslavnov racked up an 85-13 overall record, and collected four national championships. His greatest amateur achievement was his victory over the great Cuban Yasniel Toledo at the 2015 Pan Am Games, which netted him the gold medal and worldwide acclaim. A year later, he became the only male Canadian boxer to qualify for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.
Now training in Montreal, Biyarslanov will return to Toronto, the site of his Pan Am Games triumph, to begin his career in the paid ranks.
“Every promoter in Canada, and probably in the world, has tried to or at least thought about signing Arthur over the past three years, so it’s not lost on us how lucky we are to host his professional debut in front of all of his fans here in Canada,” said Baxter.
It's been a remarkable journey for Biyarslanov. Born near the Chechen region of Russia, Biyarslanov and his family left the war-torn region for Azerbaijan, and later Canada, arriving in the Great White North in 2005. Ultimately, after excelling in a variety of sports, it was boxing that truly helped him find his footing and find himself.
As a professional, Biyarslanov has sought the guidance of one of the most respected boxing gurus in the world, Marc Ramsay. Ramsay, based in Montreal, has helped guide the careers of nearly all of the top Canadian pros of this generation, and some of the greatest of all-time, including former light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal, former middleweight titleholder David Lemieux, current light heavyweight champion Eleider Alvarez and more. He is also the trainer of another Chechen champion, Artur Beterbiev, the current IBF light heavyweight champion.
The 23-year old southpaw will battle eight-fight Mexican veteran Ernesto Cardona Sanchez in his first pro bout.
Jason Welborn has reflected on his IBF, IBO and WBA Title defeat at the hands of Jarrett Hurd on Saturday.
The former British Champion was up on the scorecards before being dropped with a perfect body blow midway through the fourth round. Up until then the Black Country Boxer had backed Hurd up and was causing the P4P Contender problems.
“I gave it my best shot and thought I’d made a good start and would have been ahead on those early cards,” he said. “I caught him with some decent shots in the fourth but he came back at me.
“I thought there were a couple of low blows in there that backed me up and it would have been good to have a bit of protection from the referee but credit to Jarrett; he caught me with a great body shot that took the wind out my sails.
“It’s been an amazing experience and I’ve proven I can mix it with the very best. I’d like to thank all my sponsors, my family and the team at BCB Promotions for their help and support. I’m looking forward to getting home, having some family time for Christmas and then get back out in the world mix in 2019.”
