Mike Alvarado added to Gilberto Ramirez vs. Roamer Angulo card on June 30

Image: Mike Alvarado added to Gilberto Ramirez vs. Roamer Angulo card on June 30

By Chris Williams: Former WBO light welterweight champion Mike ‘Mile High’ Alvarez (38-4,26 KOs) will be fighting journeyman Martin Angel Martinez (18-14-1, 11 KOs) on June 30 on the undercard of WBO super middleweight champion Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez vs. Roamer Alexis Angulo on ESPN on Top Rank Boxing at the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The televised portion of the card will be shown on ESPN at 9:00 p.m. ET. The fight card will be shown on ESPN+ at 6:00 p.m. ET.

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Arum offering Gilberto Ramirez as replacement for Gennady Golovkin on May 5

Image: Arum offering Gilberto Ramirez as replacement for Gennady Golovkin on May 5

By Chris Williams: Top Rank promoter Bob Arum reportedly is offering his fighter WBO super middleweight champion Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez (37-0, 25 KOs) as the replacement opponent to face Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin (37-0-1, 33 KOs) on May 5 on Cinco de Mayo if Saul Canelo’ Alvarez is suspended further by the Nevada State Athletic Commission, according to news from Michael Benson.

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Hearn says deal close for Rocky Fielding vs. Gilberto Ramirez

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By Scott Gilfoid: Eddie Hearn is close to making a deal for #3 WBO Rocky Fielding (26-1, 14 KOs) to challenge WBO super middleweight champion Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez (37-0, 25 KOs) for his title after his win 35-year-old journeyman Karel Horejsek (11-8-3, 9 KOs) on Saturday night at the Sheffield Arena in Sheffield, UK.

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Ramirez-Ahmed & Ancajas-Gonzalez averages 741,000 viewers on ESPN

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By Jeff Aranow: Last Saturday night’s doubleheader on ESPN between WBO super middleweight champion Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez and Habib Ahmed in the main event and IBF World super flyweight champion Jerwin ‘Pretty Boy’ Ancjas vs. Israel Gonzalez in the co-feature bout averaged 741,000 viewers on ESPN, according to news from the Nielsen Media Research. The fight card took place at the Bank of America Center in Corpus Christi, Texas.

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