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Robeisy Ramirez vs. Isaac Dogboe: Date, time, how to watch, background

Robeisy Ramirez vs. Isaac Dogboe: Date, time, how to watch, background.

Two-time Olympic champion Robeisy Ramirez and former 122-pound titleholder Isaac Dogboe will vie for a vacant 126-pound title Saturday.

ROBEISY RAMIREZ (11-1, 7 KOS)
VS. ISAAC DOGBOE (24-2, 15 KOS)

  • Date: Saturday, April 1
  • Time: 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT (main event later in show)
  • Where: Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tulsa, Oklahoma
  • TV/Stream: ESPN+
  • Division: Featherweight (126 pounds)
  • At stake: Vacant WBO title
  • Pound-for-pound ranking: None
  • Odds: Ramirez 5½-1 favorite (average of multiple outlets)
  • Also on the card: Joet Gonzalez vs. Jose Enrique Vivas, featherweights
  • Prediction: Ramirez UD
  • Background: Ramirez, the two-time Olympic champion from Cuba, lost a stunning split decision to journeyman Adan Gonzalez in his four-round pro debut in 2019 but has been untouchable since (including a shutout decision over Gonzalez in a rematch). The slick 29-year-old southpaw is coming off a ninth-round knockout of veteran Jose Matias Romero last October. He will be fighting for his first major title. Dogboe, a former 122-pound beltholder, is enjoying a bit of a renaissance. The 28-year-old from Ghana appeared to hit his ceiling when he lost his title to Emanuel Navarrete by a unanimous decision in December 2018 and then was stopped by Navarrete in the 12th round of the rematch the following May. He then moved up to 126 and has won four consecutive fights, including a split decision over capable Joet Gonzalez last July to earn him a shot at another belt.

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Robeisy Ramirez vs. Isaac Dogboe: Date, time, how to watch, background

Robeisy Ramirez vs. Isaac Dogboe: Date, time, how to watch, background.

Two-time Olympic champion Robeisy Ramirez and former 122-pound titleholder Isaac Dogboe will vie for a vacant 126-pound title Saturday.

ROBEISY RAMIREZ (11-1, 7 KOS)
VS. ISAAC DOGBOE (24-2, 15 KOS)

  • Date: Saturday, April 1
  • Time: 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT (main event later in show)
  • Where: Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tulsa, Oklahoma
  • TV/Stream: ESPN+
  • Division: Featherweight (126 pounds)
  • At stake: Vacant WBO title
  • Pound-for-pound ranking: None
  • Odds: Ramirez 5½-1 favorite (average of multiple outlets)
  • Also on the card: Joet Gonzalez vs. Jose Enrique Vivas, featherweights
  • Prediction: Ramirez UD
  • Background: Ramirez, the two-time Olympic champion from Cuba, lost a stunning split decision to journeyman Adan Gonzalez in his four-round pro debut in 2019 but has been untouchable since (including a shutout decision over Gonzalez in a rematch). The slick 29-year-old southpaw is coming off a ninth-round knockout of veteran Jose Matias Romero last October. He will be fighting for his first major title. Dogboe, a former 122-pound beltholder, is enjoying a bit of a renaissance. The 28-year-old from Ghana appeared to hit his ceiling when he lost his title to Emanuel Navarrete by a unanimous decision in December 2018 and then was stopped by Navarrete in the 12th round of the rematch the following May. He then moved up to 126 and has won four consecutive fights, including a split decision over capable Joet Gonzalez last July to earn him a shot at another belt.

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Fight Week: Anthony Joshua will try to get back on track vs. Jermaine Franklin

Fight Week: Former heavyweight champ Anthony Joshua will try to get back to winning ways against Jermaine Franklin on Saturday in London.

FIGHT WEEK

Former heavyweight titleholder Anthony Joshua will return to the ring against Jermaine Franklin on Saturday night in London.

ANTHONY JOSHUA (24-3, 22 KOS)
VS. JERMAINE FRANKLIN (21-1, 14 KOS)

  • When: Saturday, April 1
  • Time: 2 p.m. ET / 11 a.m. PT (7 p.m. U.K. time) (main event later in show)
  • Where: O2 Arena, London
  • TV/Stream: DAZN
  • Division: Heavyweight (no limit)
  • At stake: No major titles
  • Pound-for-pound ranking: None
  • Odds: Joshua 9-1 favorite (average of multiple outlets)
  • Also on the card: Fabio Wardley vs. Michael Polite-Coffie, heavyweights; Matteo Signani vs. Felix Cash, middleweights; Austin Williams vs. River Wilson-Bent, middleweights
  • Prediction: Joshua KO 9
  • Background: Joshua returns to the ring for the first time since his back-to-back decision losses to Oleksandr Usyk, which cost him his world titles (in the first fight) and a great deal of respect. The 2012 Olympic champion from the U.K. was first revealed to be human in June 2019, when Andy Ruiz Jr. stopped him in seven rounds to take three of the four major belts. Joshua rebounded by outpointing Ruiz in the rematch the following December to regain his titles and stopped Kubrat Pulev in nine rounds in December 2020, his last victory. Then came Usyk. The gifted former undisputed cruiserweight champ defeated Joshua by a wide decision in September 2021 to become a champion in a second division and do further damage to Joshua’s reputation. The former champ performed better in the rematch last August but still lost a split decision, giving him a record of 2-3 in his last five fights. Franklin is a massive underdog but perhaps not a complete pushover. The 29-year-old from Michigan lost to longtime contender Dillian Whyte this past November but he pushed the Londoner harder than anyone had expected, coming up short by a majority decision. If Joshua wins on Saturday, he will be an attractive candidate to face any of the top heavyweights. That includes titleholder Tyson Fury now that his projected showdown with Usyk seems to be off. Deontay Wilder is another potential opponent.

 

ROBEISY RAMIREZ (11-1, 7 KOS)
VS. ISAAC DOGBOE (24-2, 15 KOS)

  • When: Saturday, April 1
  • Time: 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT (main event later in show)
  • Where: Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tulsa, Oklahoma
  • TV/Stream: ESPN+
  • Division: Featherweight (126 pounds)
  • At stake: Vacant WBO title
  • Pound-for-pound ranking: None
  • Odds: Ramirez 5½-1 favorite (average of multiple outlets)
  • Also on the card: Joet Gonzalez vs. Jose Enrique Vivas, featherweights
  • Prediction: Ramirez UD
  • Background: Ramirez, the two-time Olympic champion from Cuba, lost a stunning split decision to journeyman Adan Gonzalez in his four-round pro debut in 2019 but has been untouchable since (including a shutout decision over Gonzalez in a rematch). The slick 29-year-old southpaw is coming off a ninth-round knockout of veteran Jose Matias Romero last October. He will be fighting for his first major title. Dogboe, a former 122-pound beltholder, is enjoying a bit of a renaissance. The 28-year-old from Ghana appeared to hit his ceiling when he lost his title to Emanuel Navarrete by a unanimous decision in December 2018 and then was stopped by Navarrete in the 12th round of the rematch the following May. He then moved up to 126 and has won four consecutive fights, including a split decision over capable Joet Gonzalez last July to earn him a shot at another belt.

 

ROY JONES JR. (66-9, 47 KOS)
VS. ANTHONY PETTIS (0-0, 0 KOS)

  • When: Saturday, April 1
  • Time: 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT (main event later in show)
  • Where: Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee
  • TV/Stream: Pay-per-view (UFC Fight Pass)
  • Division: Cruiserweight (200 pounds)
  • At stake: No major titles
  • Pound-for-pound ranking: None
  • Odds: NA
  • Also on the card: Vitor Belfort vs. Ronaldo Souza, heavyweights
  • Prediction: Jones KO 6
  • Background: He’s back? Jones is 54. The once-great Hall of Famer hasn’t taken part in a sanctioned bout since 2018, when he outpointed journeyman Scott Sigmon. He hasn’t even been in the ring since 2020, when he looked his age in an exhibition with Mike Tyson. Yet Jones made the decision to take part in a real match and the authorities in Wisconsin inexplicably gave him the go ahead. He said he took the fight because he always wanted to face an MMA fighter with a big name, such as Pettis. Uh, OK. Jones might actually defeat Pettis, a 36-year-old former UFC lightweight champion with no boxing experience. Still, you can bet a lot of people are asking a legitimate question right about now: “Should a 54-year-old be taking part in an actual professional fight?” Probably not.

 

ALSO FIGHTING THIS WEEK

SATURDAY

  • Floyd Masson vs. Fabio Turchi, cruiserweights, Brisbane, Australia (FITE).
  • Adrian Pinheiro vs. Demetrius Banks, cruiserweights, Orlando, Florida (BoxTV.com).

Fight Week: Anthony Joshua will try to get back on track vs. Jermaine Franklin

Fight Week: Former heavyweight champ Anthony Joshua will try to get back to winning ways against Jermaine Franklin on Saturday in London.

FIGHT WEEK

Former heavyweight titleholder Anthony Joshua will return to the ring against Jermaine Franklin on Saturday night in London.

ANTHONY JOSHUA (24-3, 22 KOS)
VS. JERMAINE FRANKLIN (21-1, 14 KOS)

  • When: Saturday, April 1
  • Time: 2 p.m. ET / 11 a.m. PT (7 p.m. U.K. time) (main event later in show)
  • Where: O2 Arena, London
  • TV/Stream: DAZN
  • Division: Heavyweight (no limit)
  • At stake: No major titles
  • Pound-for-pound ranking: None
  • Odds: Joshua 9-1 favorite (average of multiple outlets)
  • Also on the card: Fabio Wardley vs. Michael Polite-Coffie, heavyweights; Matteo Signani vs. Felix Cash, middleweights; Austin Williams vs. River Wilson-Bent, middleweights
  • Prediction: Joshua KO 9
  • Background: Joshua returns to the ring for the first time since his back-to-back decision losses to Oleksandr Usyk, which cost him his world titles (in the first fight) and a great deal of respect. The 2012 Olympic champion from the U.K. was first revealed to be human in June 2019, when Andy Ruiz Jr. stopped him in seven rounds to take three of the four major belts. Joshua rebounded by outpointing Ruiz in the rematch the following December to regain his titles and stopped Kubrat Pulev in nine rounds in December 2020, his last victory. Then came Usyk. The gifted former undisputed cruiserweight champ defeated Joshua by a wide decision in September 2021 to become a champion in a second division and do further damage to Joshua’s reputation. The former champ performed better in the rematch last August but still lost a split decision, giving him a record of 2-3 in his last five fights. Franklin is a massive underdog but perhaps not a complete pushover. The 29-year-old from Michigan lost to longtime contender Dillian Whyte this past November but he pushed the Londoner harder than anyone had expected, coming up short by a majority decision. If Joshua wins on Saturday, he will be an attractive candidate to face any of the top heavyweights. That includes titleholder Tyson Fury now that his projected showdown with Usyk seems to be off. Deontay Wilder is another potential opponent.

 

ROBEISY RAMIREZ (11-1, 7 KOS)
VS. ISAAC DOGBOE (24-2, 15 KOS)

  • When: Saturday, April 1
  • Time: 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT (main event later in show)
  • Where: Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tulsa, Oklahoma
  • TV/Stream: ESPN+
  • Division: Featherweight (126 pounds)
  • At stake: Vacant WBO title
  • Pound-for-pound ranking: None
  • Odds: Ramirez 5½-1 favorite (average of multiple outlets)
  • Also on the card: Joet Gonzalez vs. Jose Enrique Vivas, featherweights
  • Prediction: Ramirez UD
  • Background: Ramirez, the two-time Olympic champion from Cuba, lost a stunning split decision to journeyman Adan Gonzalez in his four-round pro debut in 2019 but has been untouchable since (including a shutout decision over Gonzalez in a rematch). The slick 29-year-old southpaw is coming off a ninth-round knockout of veteran Jose Matias Romero last October. He will be fighting for his first major title. Dogboe, a former 122-pound beltholder, is enjoying a bit of a renaissance. The 28-year-old from Ghana appeared to hit his ceiling when he lost his title to Emanuel Navarrete by a unanimous decision in December 2018 and then was stopped by Navarrete in the 12th round of the rematch the following May. He then moved up to 126 and has won four consecutive fights, including a split decision over capable Joet Gonzalez last July to earn him a shot at another belt.

 

ROY JONES JR. (66-9, 47 KOS)
VS. ANTHONY PETTIS (0-0, 0 KOS)

  • When: Saturday, April 1
  • Time: 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT (main event later in show)
  • Where: Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee
  • TV/Stream: Pay-per-view (UFC Fight Pass)
  • Division: Cruiserweight (200 pounds)
  • At stake: No major titles
  • Pound-for-pound ranking: None
  • Odds: NA
  • Also on the card: Vitor Belfort vs. Ronaldo Souza, heavyweights
  • Prediction: Jones KO 6
  • Background: He’s back? Jones is 54. The once-great Hall of Famer hasn’t taken part in a sanctioned bout since 2018, when he outpointed journeyman Scott Sigmon. He hasn’t even been in the ring since 2020, when he looked his age in an exhibition with Mike Tyson. Yet Jones made the decision to take part in a real match and the authorities in Wisconsin inexplicably gave him the go ahead. He said he took the fight because he always wanted to face an MMA fighter with a big name, such as Pettis. Uh, OK. Jones might actually defeat Pettis, a 36-year-old former UFC lightweight champion with no boxing experience. Still, you can bet a lot of people are asking a legitimate question right about now: “Should a 54-year-old be taking part in an actual professional fight?” Probably not.

 

ALSO FIGHTING THIS WEEK

SATURDAY

  • Floyd Masson vs. Fabio Turchi, cruiserweights, Brisbane, Australia (FITE).
  • Adrian Pinheiro vs. Demetrius Banks, cruiserweights, Orlando, Florida (BoxTV.com).

Jose Pedraza builds on momentum with victory over Javier Molina

Jose Pedraza’s strong performance against Mikkel LesPierre in July was no anomaly. If anything, he looked ever better against Javier Molina on Saturday.

Jose Pedraza’s strong performance against Mikkel LesPierre in July was no anomaly. If anything, he looked ever better against Javier Molina on Saturday.

The former two-division titleholder continued his resurgence as an elite fighter, defeating Molina by a wide unanimous decision in a 10-round junior welterweight bout inside the MGM Grand “bubble” in Las Vegas.

Pedraza (28-3, 13 KOs) has now won two consecutive fights impressively after a stretch in which he was 1-2, with losses to Vasiliy Lomachenko and Jose Zepeda that raised questions about the 31-year-old Puerto Rican’s future in the sport.

Pedraza outboxed Molina from the start and gradually wore him down, which allowed him to run away with the victory. He hurt Molina late in the final round but couldn’t finish the job.

The final scores were 99-91, 98-92 and 98-92, meaning Molina won one round on one card and two on the second and third.

Pedraza was ranked by any of the major sanctioning bodies but, after two strong performances and in light of his reputation, he’ll probably become a 140-pound contender.

Molina (22-3, 9 KOs) had built some momentum after a 2½-year hiatus from the sport, winning five consecutive fights. That included a unanimous-decision victory over former titleholder Amir Imam in February.

Now the former U.S. Olympian will have to rebuild again.

Jose Pedraza builds on momentum with victory over Javier Molina

Jose Pedraza’s strong performance against Mikkel LesPierre in July was no anomaly. If anything, he looked ever better against Javier Molina on Saturday.

Jose Pedraza’s strong performance against Mikkel LesPierre in July was no anomaly. If anything, he looked ever better against Javier Molina on Saturday.

The former two-division titleholder continued his resurgence as an elite fighter, defeating Molina by a wide unanimous decision in a 10-round junior welterweight bout inside the MGM Grand “bubble” in Las Vegas.

Pedraza (28-3, 13 KOs) has now won two consecutive fights impressively after a stretch in which he was 1-2, with losses to Vasiliy Lomachenko and Jose Zepeda that raised questions about the 31-year-old Puerto Rican’s future in the sport.

Pedraza outboxed Molina from the start and gradually wore him down, which allowed him to run away with the victory. He hurt Molina late in the final round but couldn’t finish the job.

The final scores were 99-91, 98-92 and 98-92, meaning Molina won one round on one card and two on the second and third.

Pedraza was ranked by any of the major sanctioning bodies but, after two strong performances and in light of his reputation, he’ll probably become a 140-pound contender.

Molina (22-3, 9 KOs) had built some momentum after a 2½-year hiatus from the sport, winning five consecutive fights. That included a unanimous-decision victory over former titleholder Amir Imam in February.

Now the former U.S. Olympian will have to rebuild again.

Robeisy Ramirez dominates Adan Gonzales, gets his revenge

Two-time Olympic champion Robeisy Ramirez avenged an earlier loss to Adan Gonzales by winning a shutout decision Tuesday in Las Vegas.

Robesiy Ramirez got it right the second time around.

The two-time Olympic champion from Cuba was stunned by unknown Adan Gonzales in Ramirez’s professional debut last August, going down in the first round and losing a split decision in a four-round bout.

The rematch took place on the Jose Pedraza-Mikkel LesPierre card Tuesday in Las Vegas. And it wasn’t close.

Ramirez, true to his pedigree, outclassed Gonzales in every way to win a shutout decision in a six-round featherweight bout. All three judges scored it 60-54, meaning it wasn’t much of a fight at all.

“The biggest difference from the last time is I was dropped in the first round,” Ramirez said through a translator. “That threw me off my game plan. Instead of boxing like I did tonight, I tired to land one big punch to get back in the fight.

“Everything was different tonight.”

Robeisy Ramirez (right) fought with the swagger of a fighter in charge. Mikey Williams / Top Rank

Indeed, it was.

Ramirez (4-1, 3 KOs) never really hurt Gonzales but he controlled the fight with his special skill set and quickness, sticking, connecting consistently and moving as Gonzales tried mostly in vain to find ways to inflict damage.

And even when they engaged one another in close, the Cuban, who had as many as 400 amateur bouts, got the better of the exchanges.

Gonzales (5-3-2, 2 KOs) didn’t embarrass himself, perhaps proving that he belongs in the ring with an elite talent, but he simply didn’t have the tools to cope with a talent like Ramirez.

The product of Denver was also up against Ramirez’s fellow Cuban ex-patriot and veteran trainer Ismael Salas, who Ramirez brought into his camp after the earlier setback. A little time to reflect and a good hire certainly made a difference.

“I wanted to put our first fight behind me, and I did that,” Ramirez said. “Ever since our first fight, I wanted the rematch. I am glad this chapter of my career is behind me now.”

Jose Pedraza vs. Mikkel LesPierre ready for takeoff again

The delayed fight between Jose Pedraza and Mikkel LesPierre is scheduled to take place Thursday in Las Vegas.

Jose Pedraza vs. Mikkel LesPierre, Take 2.

The fight was scheduled to take place on June 18 inside the bubble at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas but it was canceled after LesPierre’s manager tested positive for COVID-19, leaving both fighters disappointed.

The boxers quickly agreed to reschedule for Thursday (July 2). The fight will be the main event on ESPN and ESPN Deportes.

“Mikkel and Jose deserve this opportunity, and I commend both camps for agreeing to reschedule this fight on short notice,” promoter Bob Arum said when the fight was rescheduled.

Pedraza on Wednesday weighed in at 143.9 pounds, Les Pierre 143.5.

Jose Pedraza (left) and Mikkel LesPierre will do battle on Thursday in Las Vegas. Mikey Williams / Top Rank

Pedraza (26-3, 13 KOs) is a former two-division titleholder. He outpointed Ray Beltran to win a lightweight title in August 2018 but lost it to Vasiliy Lomachenko by a wide decision in his first defense.

The 31-year-old Puerto Rican is coming off a unanimous-decision loss to Jose Zepeda in September.

LesPierre (22-1-1, 10 KOs) lost a one-sided decision to then-junior welterweight champ Maurice Hooker in March of last year, his only title shot. He bounced back to outpoint Roody Pierre Paul in December.
LesPierre is from Trinidad and Tobago but lives in Brooklyn.

In the co-feature, a six-round featherweight bout, Robeisy Ramirez (3-1, 3 KOs), the two-time Olympic champion from Cuba, will seek to avenge his stunning split-decision loss to Adan Gonzalez (5-2-2, 2 KOs) in Ramirez’s pro debut.

Ramirez weighed 125.1, Gonzalez 125.4.

The weights of the other fighters are: Albert Bell (133) vs. Mark Bernaldez (132), 10 rounds; Carlos Jackson (125.1) vs. Jose Vivas (125.9), 10 rounds; Elvis Rodriguez (140.2) vs. Dan Murray (139.2), six rounds; and Patrick Mailata (284) vs. Kingsley Ibeh (284.1), six rounds.

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Robeisy Ramirez puts Yeuri Andujar away in only 54 seconds

Robeisy Ramirez of Cuba needed only 54 seconds to stop Yeuri Ramriez on the Shakur Stevenson-Felix Caraballo card Tuesday in Las Vegas.

The first post-lockdown fight lasted less than 54 seconds.

Two-time Olympic champion Robeisy Ramirez of Cuba needed only 54 seconds to stop Yeuri Andujar in a scheduled six-round featherweight bout on the Shakur Stevenson-Felix Caraballo card Tuesday at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, his third consecutive stoppage after a shocking loss in his debut.

Ramirez, the last fighter to beat Stevenson, hurt his Dominican foe with a looping left about 30 seconds into the fight and put him down with a follow-up flurry. Andujar got up but went down again from another wide left, which prompted referee Tony Weeks to stop the fight.

Ramirez (3-1, 3 KOs) lost a four-round split decision to unknown Adan Gonzales this past August.

The Cuban, now based in the U.S., defeated Stevenson 2-1 in the gold medal match in 2016 in Rio de Janeiro. Ramriez also won gold in 2012.

He said he’d like to fight Stevenson again.

“I’ve always said that Shakur Stevenson is an opponent I’d like to fight,” he said through a translator after his KO. “I have to say he has had a head start; he’s a world champion already. And he might not be long at 126 pounds, which will be my strength as a pro for a long time.

“Nevertheless, that’s a fight I want. I want to fight the best fightes in the world. I think the Shakur Stevenson fight will happen in the future.”

Andujar (5-4, 3 KOs) has now lost two consecutive fights.