
Robeisy Ramirez Very Interested in Luis Alberto Lopez: I Told Him That I'm The Champion
Robeisy Ramirez's next defense of the WBO featherweight title will be embraced by the Cuban community in South Florida on December 9.
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Robeisy Ramirez's next defense of the WBO featherweight title will be embraced by the Cuban community in South Florida on December 9.

In the main event, Cuban WBO featherweight king Robeisy “El Tren” Ramirez puts his belt on the line against unbeaten Mexican contender Rafael “El Divino” Espinoza.

Leigh Wood hasn't always looked the part. Hell, he was knocked out by Gavin McDonnell in 2014. No matter how horrific the results, Wood has never allowed a mediocre performance to keep him down. Even after he came up short against James Dickens in 2020, he continued to believe, even while no one else did. A 12th-round knockout victory over Can Xu a year later allowed Wood to call himself a titleholder. All world champions, however, aren’t born equally.

Robeisy Ramirez knows when and against whom he will next fight. The location is the last remaining part to sort out for a WBO featherweight title defense versus unbeaten contender Rafael Espinoza. The two will meet atop a December 9 ESPN show, likely in South Florida though such details are still being worked out as this goes to publication.

LAS VEGAS – Now that Teofimo Lopez’s return to the ring has been pushed back into early 2024, Bob Arum’s promotional company has made accompanying adjustments to its upcoming schedule of fights on ESPN.

Luis Alberto Lopez isn’t the middling featherweight contender he once was. With the IBF strap draped over his shoulders, the 30-year-old is in a groove.

Luis Alberto Lopez is on the clock for a mandatory title defense. The hope is to delay the process, if not the ordered fight altogether, for a desired unification bout versus WBO featherweight titlist Robeisy Ramirez.

Robeisy Ramirez will make the second defense of his WBO featherweight title against a hard-hitting contender who will take a huge step up in competition. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that Ramirez has been scheduled to meet Mexican challenger Rafael Espinoza in a 12-

Robeisy Ramirez has a date and a site for his next fight. Now all that the WBO featherweight champion needs is to secure an opponent. The Nevada State Athletic Commission approved a November 4 date for Bob Arum’s Top Rank Inc., Ramirez’s promoter, at its monthly meeting Tuesday morning in Las Vegas.

Luis Alberto Lopez wants the thickest smoke he can get in the featherweight division. The proud Mexican veteran also wants what he considers appropriate purses for fights against fellow featherweight champions Robeisy Ramirez and Leigh Wood or Japanese superstar Naoya Inoue. Ramirez, the WBO 126-pound champ,