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Ramirez-Bursak, Valdez-Marriaga Photos Gallery Weigh-In - Undefeated World Boxing Organization (WBO) world champions ÓSCAR VALDEZ, GILBERTO "Zurdo" RAMÍREZ and JESSIE MAGDALENO will headline an exciting world championship event in separate title defenses, Saturday, April 22, under the stars at StubHub Center in Carson, Calif. Produced and distributed live by Top Rank Pay-Per-View, the telecast will also feature
Gilberto "Zurdo" Ramirez (34-0) will return to the ring for the first time in 12 months when he faces Max Bursak (33-4-1) at the StubHub Center in Carson, Calif. The fight, which will be in support of the Oscar Valdez-Miguel Marriaga main event, will be distributed byTop Rank on pay-per-view. The televised pay-per-view portion of the card will be rounded out by Jessie Magdaleno's first defense of his WBO super bantamweight title against Adeilson Dos Santos and the debut of 2016 American silver medalist Shakur Stevenson who will face Edgar Brito.
LOS ANGELES – Good evening Mr. and Mrs. North and South America and all the ships at sea, let’s go to press….. BRADLEY-VARGAS II. The last time former two-division world champions Timothy Bradley Jr. and Jessie Vargas worked together at StubHub Center it was inside the ring on June 27, 2015, when they battled each other for the welterweight title. On Saturday, they will be outside the ring at StubHub Center as part of the Top Rank world championship tripleheader pay-per-view live telecast, calling the action and giving insightful reports. Bradley will join veteran boxing broadcasters Brian Kenny and Bernardo Osuna for the ringside call, adding his own expert analysis. Vargas will join Top Rank’s Crystina Poncher, filing exclusive reports and breaking news behind the scenes throughout the telecast.
Photos of final press conference gallery - Undefeated World Boxing Organization (WBO) world champions ÓSCAR VALDEZ, GILBERTO "Zurdo" RAMÍREZ and JESSIE MAGDALENO will headline an exciting world championship event in separate title defenses, Saturday, April 22, under the stars at StubHub Center in Carson, Calif. Produced and distributed live by Top Rank Pay-Per-View, the telecast will also feature the pro debut of U.S. Olympic silver medalist SHAKUR STEVENSON, in a six-round featherweight bout.
Gilberto Ramirez Training Photos - Undefeated World Boxing Organization (WBO) world champions ÓSCAR VALDEZ, GILBERTO "Zurdo" RAMÍREZ and JESSIE MAGDALENO will headline an exciting world championship event in separate title defenses, Saturday, April 22, under the stars at StubHub Center in Carson, Calif. Produced and distributed live by Top Rank Pay-Per-View, the telecast will also feature the pro debut of U.S. Olympic silver medalist SHAKUR STEVENSON, in a six-round featherweight bout.
Valdez, Magdaleno, Ramirez Training Photos Gallery - Undefeated World Boxing Organization (WBO) world champions ÓSCAR VALDEZ, GILBERTO "Zurdo" RAMÍREZ and JESSIE MAGDALENO will headline an exciting world championship event in separate title defenses, Saturday, April 22, under the stars at StubHub Center in Carson, Calif. Produced and distributed live by Top Rank Pay-Per-View, the telecast will also feature the pro debut of U.S. Olympic silver medalist SHAKUR STEVENSON, in a six-round featherweight bout. Photos by Mikey Williams/Top Rank.
WBO World featherweight titleholder Oscar Valdez will defend his belt against mandatory challenger Miguel Marriaga on Apr. 22 at the Stubhub Center in Carson, Calif., Top Rank officially announced Thursday afternoon. Top Rank will produce and distribute the four-bout card in Carson through pay-per-view.
World Boxing Organization super middleweight champion Gilberto 'Zurdo' Ramirez will make his first championship defense on April 22 in California, according to the information that Top Rank's Bob Arum disclosed to Mexican promoter Jesus Zapari.
Coming back with a bang in 2016, K2 Ukraine staged its first notable tourney this year at the Kiev's sport hall. WBO #1 cruiserweight Olexander Usyk was penciled in to headline this show but it ended with three other notable Ukrainian fighters being featured in separate attractions.
As previously reported, Billy Joe Saunders' first title defense was cancelled due to a hand injury. He was scheduled to face Ukraine's Max Bursak on April 30 at Copper Box Arena in London, England. Frank Warren and Queensberry Promotions revealed Saunders' injury on Wednesday morning and it appears the unbeaten champion is now looking ahead to other plans.