Zurdo Ramirez to come back on Dec. 18th PPV

Press Release

24/11/2020

Zurdo Ramirez to come back on Dec. 18th PPV

The return of former super middleweight title holder Gilberto "Zurdo" Ramirez (40-0, 26 KOs) will be Friday night, December 18th, when he faces 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 a suggested retail price of only $24.99.   The 29 year-old Ramirez (pictured) fighting out of Mazatlán, Mexico, became the first Mexican super middleweight champion in 2016, when he defeated WBO champion Arthur Abraham. Ramirez successfully defended his world title against Maksym Bursak, Jesse Hart, Habif Ahmed, Roamer Alexis Angulo and Hart in a rematch. Ramirez' last fight, his first as a light heavyweight, was last April in Los Angeles, in which "Zurdo" stopped Tommy Karpency in four rounds. Ramirez then became a promotional free agent.
 
Lopez will be fighting close to his home in Huntsville, Texas. "El Tigre" will be riding a ten-fight win streak into the ring for the Dec. 18th 12-round main event. He hasn't fought in 13 months, registering a ten-round decision win over 19-9-1 Denis Grachev. His previous fight was a fourth-round stoppage of 21-3 Alex Theran.
 
"I'm looking forward to hosting my first fight and appreciate all the support and love I've received from everybody," Ramirez said. I want to give special thanks to FITE.TV, El Tigre Promotions, Be Def Sports, and the state of Texas for being great partners in this event. I know it's been a long road to return, but I feel great having full control of my career and being able to fight whenever, wherever, and however, I want. As always, I appreciate my trainers - Julian Chua, Joel Flores, and Chris Wong - keeping me in shape since my last fight and I feel better than ever to step back in the ring. I'll see you guys December 18th in Texas!"