Jose Ramirez-Jose Pedraza’s Welterweight bout postponed to Friday, March 4 at Save Mart Center LIVE and Exclusive on ESPN+ – Pedraza tests positive for COVID-19
US Olympic heavyweight silver medalist Richard Torrez Jr will make his professional debut in a special six-round bout
The return to the homeland of former uniformed world champion Jose Ramirez is underway, just 27 days behind schedule. Central Valley native Ramirez will face former two-weight world champion Jose “Sniper” Pedraza in the 12-round main event on Friday, March 4 at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, California.
Ramirez and Pedraza were scheduled to fight on Saturday, February 5, but Pedraza tested positive for COVID-19.
In the six-round heavyweight special just before the main event, Olympic silver medalist Richard Torrez Jr., from the Central Valley town of Tulare, California, will make his long-awaited professional debut. ages ago long ago. The 10-round ensemble feature will see the Top Division debut of featherweight contender Joet Gonzalez, who will face Filipino veteran Jeo Santisima. The entire Ramirez-Pedraza card will stream live and exclusively in the US on ESPN+.
March 4: Gabriel Flores Jr.-Abraham Montoya Junior lightweight match added to Ramirez-Pedraza card at Fresno’s Save Mart Center LIVE on ESPN+
Flores Jr. with. Montoya added a loaded card that included the professional debut of US Olympic silver medalist Richard Torrez Jr.
FRESNO, Calif. (January 27, 2022) – Gabriel Flores Jr is aiming for a fresh start in Fresno. The 21-year-old lightweight player hopes to recover from the first defeat of his career in a 10-round bout against Mexican veteran Abraham Montoya on Friday, March 4 at the Save Mart Center.
Flores and Montoya will be competing in the baseweight main match between former world weight champion Jose Ramirez and secondweight world champion Jose “Sniper” Pedraza. The entire Ramirez-Pedraza card will stream live and exclusively in the US on ESPN+.
“The mission that I’m on is personal, and I’m going to be world champion,” Flores said. “I’m more motivated than ever, and I’ll have an answer to whatever Montoya has to offer.”
Flores (20-1, 7 KOs), who hails from Stockton, California, will have a sizable cheer during the roughly two-hour drive to Fresno. Last September in Tucson, Arizona, he suffered his first defeat of his career, a decisive loss unanimously to Luis Alberto “El Venado” Lopez. Flores showed his mettle through 10 rounds, fighting back in the face of Lopez’s relentless onslaught. Registered by Top Rank at the age of 16, Flores was flawless throughout the first four years of his professional career. In February 2020, he became the second person to defeat Puerto Rican candidate Jayson Velez.
Montoya (20-2-1, 14 KOs), from Mexicali, Mexico, is an eight-year professional with a knack for upending undefeated prospects. In March 2018, he overcame Luis Alberto Lopez (12-0 at the time) by split decision. Last February, he defeated undefeated prospect Alejandro Guerrero by majority decision. He has won two games since a decisive loss in November 2019 to leading contender Muhammadkhuja Yaqubov.
Flores Jr. with. Montoya entered a lowerweight bout that included featherweight contender Joet Gonzalez (24-2, 14 KOs) against Jeo Santisima (21-3, 18 KOs) in a 10th round, six heavyweight professional debut innings of the United States Olympic silver medalist Richard Torrez Jr., lightweight Karlos Balderas (11-1, 10 KOs) rose in eight rounds, lightweight prospect Charlie Sheehy (1-0.1 KO) in four rounds, welterweight weighs 6’9 KO). “El Gigante” Mireles (2-0, 2 KOs) in a fourth round and middleweight prospect Javier “Milwaukee Made” Martinez (5-0.2 KOs) in a sixth round.
Rising light star Charlie Sheehy signs the highest ranking CF contract
Lightweight prospect Charlie Sheehy (1-0, 1 KO), 23-year-old former Team USA amateur from the Bay Area town of Brisbane, California, has signed a multi-year professional contract with Top Rank.
Sheehy, who is managed by Peter Kahn, has won 17 national amateur titles. He will make his Top Rank debut in a four-round match on Friday, March 4 on the Jose Ramirez-Jose Pedraza (live on ESPN+) in Fresno, California.
“We have had our eye on Charlie since his amateur days and we believe he is a young man with the potential to bring championships back to the Bay Area,” said Top Rank president Bob Arum. .
“I am honored to be part of the organization that built some of the greatest boxers of all time,” Sheehy said. This has been my dream since I started boxing. It feels great to know that the biggest advertising agency in the boxing field believes in me. I look forward to showing the world my skills and becoming a world champion with a Top Rank. ”
Sheehy started boxing at the age of eight at Fire in the Ring Boxing Club in San Francisco under head coach Miguel Rios, who is still in his corner. He’s gearing up for a March 4 game in South Florida alongside undefeated middleweight phenom Xander Zayas.
Sheehy made his professional debut last October in Fresno, where he knocked out Luciano Ramos in the fourth round. As an amateur tennis player, he has beaten many top names, including Ryan Garcia and Vergil Ortiz Jr. Sheehy was an Olympic replacement candidate for the 138-pound class, and with his Olympic gold medal dream dead, he turned his attention to the professional divisions.
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