By Scott Gilfoid: WBA Super World super flyweight champion Kal Yafai (24-0, 15 KOs) will … read more
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.
By Chris Williams: IBF World super flyweight champion Jerwin “Pretty Boy” Ancajas (29-1-1, 20 KOs) blasted out the hopelessly over-matched Israel Gonzalez (21-2, 8 KOs) in a 10th round knockout on Saturday night in the co-feature bout on the Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez vs. Habib Ahmed card on ESPN at the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas.
By Chris Williams: Gilberto Ramirez, challenger Habib Ahmed, Jerwin Ancajas and Israel Gonzalez made weight on Friday for their fight this Saturday night on ESPN at the American Bank Center, in Corpus Christi, Texas. This is a Top Rank promoted card, with main event and co-feature fights being mismatches. These are both showcase fights. In other words, mismatches, which is why the boxing public isn’t too excited about the fights. This will be defense No.3 for the Ramirez for his WBO 168 lb. strap.
By Harry Hogg: Super middleweight champion Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez defends his WBO belt on Saturday night against the undefeated and very much unknown Ghanaian Habib Ahmed at the American Bank Center in Texas.
By Stanley White: The hard-hitting Jerwin Ancajas (28-1-1, 19 KOs) is slightly less than 2 weeks away from his title defense for his IBF super flyweight belt against Israel Gonzalez (21-1, 8 KOs) on February 3 in their ESPN televised fight at the Bank of America Center in Corpus Christi, Texas.
By Jeff Aranow: Jerwin Ancajas (28-1-1, 19 KOs) is slowly being built into the next star for Top Rank, and following in the footsteps of Filipino star Manny Pacquiao. There’s a lot of pressure on the 25-year-old Ancajas to measure up to the former 8 division world champion Pacquiao, who co-promotes him.
By Chris Williams: Bob Arum says he’s signed IBF World super flyweight champion Jerwin Ancajas (28-1-1, 19 KOs) to a 3-fight deal with his Top Rank company, and he plans on making a star out of the hard hitting Filipino. If Ancajas, 25, wins his 3 fights in 2018, Arum says he’ll sign him up to another 3-fight deal in 2019. Arum believes he can make a big name out of Ancajas if he keeps winning the way he’s been doing.
By Jeff Aranow: IBF World super flyweight champion Jerwin Ancajas (28-1-1, 19 KOs) will be defending his title against #10 IBF Israel Gonzalez (21-1, 8 KOs on February 3 on the undercard of WBO super middleweight champion Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez vs. Habib Ahmed fight at the Bank of America Center in Corpus Christi, Texas.