Prograis, Garcia and Ramirez Chase Challenges in Different Forms

By Lyle Fitzsimmons - That Was Then. This Is Now. It was published 52 years ago as part of a series of coming-age novels by S.E. Hinton and later adapted into a movie starring Emilio Estevez in 1985. But for these purposes, its title illustrates a pi...

Robeisy Ramirez: The People Of Miami Get To See Much Better Version Of Me In This Fight

Robeisy Ramirez was barely five months removed from his disastrous pro debut when his fight was announced for a Miami homecoming. Felix ‘Tutico’ Zabala’s All Star Boxing and Boxeo Telemundo held a press conference to roll out the full schedule for th...

Robeisy Ramirez Aims For Unification in 2024, Very Focused on Espinoza

Cuban WBO featherweight king Robeisy “El Tren” Ramirez is ready to end the year with his second world title defense. Ramirez will put his belt on the line against unbeaten Mexican contender Rafael “El Divino” Espinoza on Saturday, Dec. 9 at Charles F...

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.

Ramirez-Espinoza, Zayas-Fortea ESPN Doubleheader Official, 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.

Robeisy Ramirez On Leigh Wood: “I Like My Chances Against Him”

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 20...

Robeisy Ramirez-Rafael Espinoza WBO Title Fight To Headline December 9 ESPN Show; Location TBD

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...

Teofimo Lopez To Fight Early In 2024; Robeisy Ramirez To Headline ESPN Show December 9

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.

Robeisy Ramirez Wants To Unify With Luis Alberto Lopez: "Champion vs. Champion"

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 Seeks Unification Bout Versus Robeisy Ramirez As Mandatory Title Defense Looms

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 Expected To Face Rafael Espinoza In ESPN+ Main Event November 4

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...

Robeisy Ramirez To Headline ESPN+ Show 11/4 At Tahoe Blue Event Center, Opponent TBD

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...

Luis Alberto Lopez Wants Robeisy Ramirez, Naoya Inoue; Stresses ‘It’s Time To Pay Me More’

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 Japane...

Luis Alberto Lopez Wants Inoue After Joet González “Robeisy Can’t Sell”

Luis Alberto “Venado” Lopez (26-3) is counting down the days until his September 15th showdown against Joet Gonzalez at the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas. Lopez’s IBF featherweight title will be at stake in the ESPN televised headline...

Robeisy Ramirez: Now I Set My Sights on a World Title Unification Clash

Tokyo, Japan - "El Tren" traveled halfway around the world and authored a devastating performance. In his first title defense, WBO featherweight world champion Robeisy Ramirez dominated Japanese challenger Satoshi Shimizu en route to a fifth-round TK...