Rob Frankel Vows To Down Jose Ramirez in Fresno

Fresno -  Contender Rob "Red Hot"  Frankel of Denver says he is the "better fighter."  Frankel's manager/trainer Steve Mestas says "Bob Arum may not like what he will see on Saturday night."

Frankel is in town taking on hometown USA Olympian Jose Ramirez of Avenal, Ca. before an expected crowd of 10,000 at the Selland Arena.  Frankel describes Ramirez, trained by Freddie Roach, as a fighter who has "good hand speed, a good left hook and is a decent fighter."

"It's just that I am a 12-round level fighter and he isn't," said Frankel, 33-15-1 with 6 KOs. Ramirez, a 2012 USA Olympian, is 13-0 with 10 KOs.

The main event is scheduled for eight rounds in the super lightweight division and will be televised by Top Rank's Solo Boxeo Tecate on UniMas.  Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum will be at ringside here Saturday night.

Frankel trains at the 'House of Pain Gym' in Denver.  Mestas said Frankel never had an amateur bout.  "Rob went right to professional boxing from day one," he said.

Ramirez has trained for weeks at Freddie Roach's Wild Card Gym in Hollywood, California. He said he would "fight my best" and he thanked Frankel for coming into Fresno for the fight.  The two posed for photographs at the press conference.

There are seven bouts on the Saturday card. Tickets are $110, $68, $40, $18.  All tickets are available at the FCEC Main Box Office at the Selland Arena, 700 M Street, Fresno from 10 am to 6 pm. Tickets are also available on Ticketmaster.com and by phone at 800-745-3000 and all Ticktmaster outlets including select Vallarta and Save Mart Supermarkets.

Doors open 5:30 pm. The first bell is at 6:30 pm and the UniMas telecast bouts begin 8 pm local time.