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40-0 Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez returns on “Battle of Rio Grande” PPV

Live on pay per view from Galveston, Texas      GALVESTON, Texas (December 18, 2020) -- Former world super middleweight champion Gilberto "Zurdo" Ramirez returns to the ring tonight for the first time in 17 months to headline the "Battle of Rio Grande" pay-per-view event, presented by Zurdo Promotions and El Tigre Promotions, at Galveston Island Convention Center in Galveston, Texas. Rated by the WBO as the No 1 rated light heavyweight contender in the world, the 29-year-old Ramirez, challenges North American Boxing Federation (NABF) light heavyweight title holder Alfonso "El Tigre" Lopez (32-3, 25 KOs), who is riding a 10-fight win streak, in the 10-round main event.      L-R: Gilberto Ramirez & Alfonso Lopez   IBF No. 4 ranked heavyweight Read more [...]

Southwest flavor for “Battle of Rio Grande” PPV undercard

GALVESTON, Texas (December 14, 2020) -- A strong undercard showcasing young, talented boxers from Texas and Southern California will provide support for this Friday night's "Battle of Rio Grande" card, airing live on pay per view from Galveston Island Convention Center in Galveston, Texas. . Former world super middleweight title-holder Gilberto "Zurdo" Ramirez (40-0, 26 KOs) challenges North American Boxing Federation (NABF) light heavyweight champion Alfonso "El Tigre" Lopez (32-3, 25 KOs) in the 12-round main event. Ramirez' Zurdo Promotions is co-promoting "Battle of Rio Grande" with Lopez' company, El Tigre Promotions. World-rated heavyweight and 2012 U.S. Olympian, Michael "The Bounty" Hunter (18-1-1, 12 KOs) faces Shawn Laughery (10-3, Read more [...]

Broadcast team announced for “Battle of Rio Grande” PPV  

Live on pay per view Dec. 18 from Galveston, Texas GALVESTON, Texas (December 10, 2020) -- Zurdo Promotions has announced stellar broadcast teams and ring announcer working its December 18th "Battle of Rio Grande" pay-per-view card, headlined by the ring return of 40-0 (26 KOs) Gilberto "Zurdo" Ramirez, airing live from Galveston Island Convention Center in Galveston, Texas.   Veteran combat sports blow-by-blow announcer Sean Wheelock will captain the English-speaking broadcast team with former pro wrestler turned combat sports color analyst Matt Striker, and former NFL placekicker and respected ringside reporter Benny Ricardo will conduct pre-and-post fighter interviews. Ricardo will be joined in the same role on the Spanish language Read more [...]

Martinez captures WBC Latino super middleweight title RJJ Boxing Official Results

SAN CARLOS, Sonora, Mexico (December 10, 2020) - Rising star Lester Martinez kept his perfect record intact last night, stopping Uriel "Big Bang" Gonzalez (18-7-1, 14 KOs) at the end of the opening round, in the main event on an RJJ Boxing card at Maninaterra Hotel & Spa Event Center in San Carlos, Sonora, Mexico. The final 2020 installment of RJJ Boxing on UFC FIGHT PASS®, presented by Roy Jones, Jr. Boxing Promotions and De La O Promotions, will be held this evening at the same venue.  All the action was streamed live and exclusively on UFC FIGHT PASS®, the world's leading digital subscription service for combat sports, as will tonight's RJJ Boxing starting at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT. To sign up for UFC FIGHT PASS, please visit ufcfightpass.com. The Read more [...]

Broadcast team announced for “Battle of Rio Grande” PPV

GALVESTON, Texas (December 10, 2020) -- Zurdo Promotions has announced stellar broadcast teams and ring announcer working its December 18th "Battle of Rio Grande" pay-per-view card, headlined by the ring return of 40-0 (26 KOs) Gilberto "Zurdo" Ramirez, airing live from Galveston Island Convention Center in Galveston, Texas.   Veteran combat sports blow-by-blow announcer Sean Wheelock will captain the English-speaking broadcast team with former pro wrestler turned combat sports color analyst Matt Striker, and former NFL placekicker and respected ringside reporter Benny Ricardo will conduct pre-and-post fighter interviews. Ricardo will be joined in the same role on the Spanish language broadcast including blow-by-blow announcer Ernesto Armador and color analyst Mario Read more [...]

Santiago Dominguez improves to 24-0 RJJ Boxing Results

ABOUT ROY JONES JR, BOXING PROMOTIONS: Co-founded in 2013 by 10-time world champion Roy Jones, Jr. and Keith Veltre, Roy Jones, Jr. (RJJ) Boxing Promotions is on its way to reinventing boxing.  RJJ has already made a huge impact in the boxing community in a few short years.  Creating exhilarating content for UFC Fight Pass, CBS Sports, Showtime, ESPN and beIN Sports in some of the finest venues across the country, RJJ has proven it is conquering the sweet science of the sport.   Read more [...]

RJJ Boxing WEIGHTS for this Wednesday in Mexico on UFC FIGHT PASS

  SAN CARLOS, Mexico (December 8, 2020) - All the fighters made weight today for the test installment of RJJ Boxing on UFC FIGHT PASS®, presented by Roy Jones, Jr. Boxing Promotions and De La O Promotions, Maninaterra Hotel & Spa Event Center in San Carlos, Sonora, Mexico.   All the action will be streamed live and exclusively on UFC FIGHT PASS®, the world's leading digital subscription service for combat sports, boxing starts at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT. To sign up for UFC FIGHT PASS, please visit www.ufcfightpass.com   MAIN EVENT - VACANT WBC LATINO SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP (8)* Lester Martinez (6-0, 6 KOs), Guatemala City, Guatemala 168 lbs. Uriel Gonzalez (20-6-1, 16 KOs), Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, México 168 lbs.   CO-FEATURE - FEATHERWEIGHTS Read more [...]

Ryan Roach’s Fighter Locker Signs Boston featherweight Troy Anderson, Jr.

BOSTON (December 7, 2020) - Ryan Roach's Fighter Locker has signed Boston featherweight Troy Anderson, Jr. to an exclusive managerial contract. Anderson, a union Sheetmetal worker in local 17, was a decorated amateur who won a gold medal at the 2016 Rocky Marciano Tournament, as well as The New England's Tournament twice in 2018-2019, and won Central Division of the New England Golden Gloves Tournament twice and runner-up twice during his four-year (2016-2019) run. He also competed in three national tournaments. Anderson, though, didn't start boxing until he was 23, when he walked into a gym for the first time, 10 years after his two best friends introduced him to boxing. "I started in boxing because I hoped to succeed and reach my goals through boxing," Anderson explained. Read more [...]

Top 10 heavyweight contender Michael “The Bounty” Hunter

GALVESTON, Texas (December 7, 2020) -- World-rated heavyweight and 2012 U.S. Olympian, Michael "The Bounty" Hunter, is on a mission to position himself for a world heavyweight title shot in 2021. Keeping busy is the key for promotional free agent Hunter (18-1-1, 12 KOs) and it all starts for him December 18th, when he faces West Virginia's Shawn Laughery (10-3, 6 KOs), who has replaced veteran Chauncy "Hillyard Hammer" Welliver, in the 10-round co-featured event on "Battle of Rio Grande" card, airing live on pay per view from Galveston Island Convention Center in Galveston, Texas.   The "Battle of Rio Grande," main event pits undefeated, former world super middleweight champion Gilberto "Zurdo" Ramirez (40-0, 26 KOs), who challenges North Read more [...]

Cleber Sousa stops Eduardo Ramon in upset Marcilio Muniz captures first Xtreme title

Cleber Sousa celebrates his knockout of Eduardo Ramon GUARULHOS, Brazil (December 6, 2020) -- SFT MMA & XTREME (Standout Fighting Tournament) presented its final event of 2020, "SFT 26: Camelo vs. Sousa," last night in Guarulhos, Brazil. The results were explosive, especially the main event and co-featured. In the main event, Cleber "Clebinho" Sousa (20-10-0, SFT: 4-0-0) and Eduardo "Camelo" Ramon (16-5-0, SFT: 1-1-0) squared off in an SFT Middleweight Eliminator. "Camelo," ranked among the top 10 in Brazil, was originally supposed to challenge reigning SFT middleweight champion Irwing "King Kong" Machado (16-6-2), who was forced to pullout of the fight due to an injury suffered during training camp. Rather than waste his training camp, Ramon still wanted to fight, Read more [...]

RJJ Boxing announces back-to-back shows next week in Mexico

LAS VEGAS (December 3, 2020) - Roy Jones Jr. (RJJ) Boxing Promotions has announced that it'll close out 2020 with back-to-back professional boxing cards next week from Marinaterra Hotel Spa in San Carlos, Sonora, Mexico. RJJ Boxjng will be streamed live on UFC FIGHT PASS®, the world's leading digital subscription service for combat sports, next Wednesday and Thursday evenings, December 9 & 10. To sign up for UFC FIGHT PASS, please visit ufcfightpass.com download the UFC app. "We can't thank co-promoter Emanuel Romo (De La O Promotions) and Marinaterra Hotel and Spa enough for working with us during this pandemic to promote our cards" said Keith Veltre, CEO/co-founder of RJJ Boxing. "We're going out with a bang, back-to-back shows featuring some of the best Read more [...]

Gilberto Ramirez vs. Alfonso Lopez Headlines “Battle of Rio Grande”

GALVESTON, Texas (November 30, 2020) -- There is a Texas showdown coming December 18th called the "Battle of Rio Grande," in which undefeated, former world super middleweight champion Gilberto "Zurdo" Ramirez (40-0, 26 KOs) challenges North American Boxing Federation (NABF) light heavyweight Alfonso "El Tigre" Lopez (32-3, 25 KOs), live on pay per view from Galveston Island Convention Center in Galveston, Texas.   "Battle of Rio Grande" will be available for live viewing on digital, cable and satellite, starting at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT, on pay per view for a suggested retail price of only $24.99. FITE will stream worldwide on the FITE mobile apps, all major OTT apps and website www.FITE.tv, and Integrated Sports Media will distribute throughout North America via Read more [...]

RJJ Boxing RESULTS from Mexico

SAN CARLOS, Sonora, Mexico (November 20, 2020) - Last night, unbeaten Juan "Just Business" Barajas and Bruno "Tiburon" Sandoval battled to an 8-round draw in the main event on the latest RJJ Boxing on UFC Fight Pass, presented by Roy Jones Jr. Boxing Promotions (RJJ) and De La O Promotions, at Marinaterra Hotel Spa and Event Center in San Carlos, Sonora, Mexico. The outdoor show from Mexico was streamed live and exclusively on UFC FIGHT PASS®, the world's leading digital subscription service for combat sports. To sign up for UFC FIGHT PASS, please visit ufcfightpass.com. The 24-year-old Barajas (11-0-1, 7 KOs), fighting out of Victorville, California, remained unbeaten, albeit fighting to a draw with Mexican knockout artist Sandoval (21-4-2, 17 KOs), but the World Read more [...]

Undefeated WBC Youth World lightweight champion Jamaine “The Technician” Ortiz Missing Thanksgiving to fight on Tyson-Jones, Jr. card in L.A.

WORCESTER, Mass. (November 24, 2020) - Many if not most Americans will be enjoying a traditional Thanksgiving meal this Thursday, eating turkey, stuffing and pie, along with watching pro football all day and night. Not so, though, for undefeated lightweight prospect Jamaine "The Technician" Ortiz (13-0, 7 KOs), who will be flying from Boston to Los Angeles, to fight on Saturday night's high-profile Mike Tyson-Roy Jones, Jr. show at Staples Center. Ortiz, the reigning World Boxing Council (WBC) Youth World lightweight champion, will take on Ugandan southpaw Sulaiman Segawa (13-2-1, 4 KOs), fighting out of Maryland, in an 8-round match for the vacant World Boxing Council (WBC) USNBC (U.S) lightweight title. The 24-year-old Ortiz will travel with his head coach, Rocky Read more [...]

Undefeated lightweight prospect Jamaine “The Technician” Ortiz hopes to steal Tyson-Jones, Jr. show

WORCESTER, Mass. (November 17, 2020) - Undefeated lightweight prospect Jamaine "The Technician" Ortiz (13-0, 7 KOs), the reigning World Boxing Youth World champion, hopes to steal the show on the November 28th Mike Tyson-Roy Jones, Jr. pay-per-view card, presented by Tyson's Legends Only League, at Staples Center in Los Angeles. The 24-year-old Ortiz, fighting out of Worcester, Massachusetts, will fight on the undercard against Maryland southpaw Sulaiman Segawa (13-2-1, 4 KOs) in an 8-round bout for the vacant World Boxing Council (WBC) USNBC (U.S) lightweight title. "I feel good and I'm ready," Ortiz said. "I'm privileged for this opportunity to fight on the Tyson-Jones card and get good exposure. I hope to steal the show. As a kid, I followed them both, especially Read more [...]