Oscar Valdez To Face Jose Ramirez on UniMas Card

By Ryan Burton

BoxingScene.com has been advised that two-time Mexican Olympian Oscar Valdez (14-0, 13KOs) will face featherweight veteran Jose Ramirez (25-5, 15KOs) on April 11th at the Laredo Energy Center in Laredo, Texas. The fight will be televised by UniMas with Jessie Magdaleno-John Mark Apolinario serving as the main event.

Ramirez, who has faced Vasyl Lomachenko and Abner Mares in his previous two bouts, should be the stiffest competition the unbeaten Valdez has faced in the pro ranks. He was stopped by Lomachenko in four rounds, when the Olympic gold medal winner made his pro debut in 2013, and then Ramirez fell to Mares in five rounds a year later.

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