Jose Ramirez vs. Rances Barthelemy: LIVE updates, results, full coverage
Jose Ramirez, a former unified 140-pound titleholder, is set to return from a 13-month layoff against veteran Rances Barthelemy on Saturday in Fresno, California (DAZN).
Also, in the co-feature, unbeaten 154-pound contender Vergil Ortiz Jr. is scheduled to face Thomas Dulorme.
Ramirez (28-1, 18 KOs) has outpointed Jose Pedraza and knocked out Richard Commey since he lost his belts to Josh Taylor by a unanimous decision in 2021. Barthelemy (30-2-1, 15 KOs) is a 38-year-old former two-division beltholder.
Ortiz has stopped all 20 of his opponents, including Fredrick Lawson in his junior middleweight debut in January. Dulorme (26-6-1, 17 KOs) is coming off a stoppage of journeyman Abrahan Peralta, which snapped a losing streak at three.
The featured portion of the show is scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT. (main event later in the show).
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Full coverage – detailed fight stories, analysis and more – will follow on separate posts the night of the card and the following day.
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