Jose Ramirez Camp Notes: The Comeback Starts Against Jose Pedraza
Jose Ramirez (26-1, 17 KOs) is ready to turn the page. Last May, he lost a
competitive decision to Josh Taylor for the undisputed title. The road to
redemption begins Friday, March 4, at Fresno’s Save Mart Center in a
12-rounder against Puerto Rican two-weight world champion José Pedraza
(29-3, 14 KOs).Ramirez, from Avenal, California, returns home to the friendly confines of
the Save Mart Center. In five headlining events at the venue, Ramirez has
drawn more than 65,000 of his most devoted Central Valley fans through the
turnstiles.
This is what Ramirez had to say after a recent training session at Robert
Garcia Boxing Academy in Riverside, California.
“The loss against Taylor taught me a lot. It was the first of my career,
and I feel like it brought back my hunger for boxing again. I’ve really
enjoyed this training camp preparing to get back on the winning path. I’ve
had a lot of fun training with Robert Garcia in Riverside. I have corrected
the mistakes that I made in that fight against Taylor. Maybe I had been
making them for a long time, but when you are winning all your fights, you
do not always look at the mistakes. I had a hard time accepting it, but
I’ve already turned the page. There’s nothing I can do about it.”
“I am ready to return to the top of the division. I know that I am one of
the best fighters at 140 pounds. I want to regain my titles and win all of
the belts. It doesn’t matter if it’s in a rematch against Taylor,
challenging another champion, or in a vacant title match against another
top contender. I want my titles back.”
“José Pedraza is a tough test. He is a very good fighter and has looked
good since he adjusted to the 140-pound division. I want to earn another
shot at the title. I am not one to talk much. I come to face the best and
let my performances in the ring speak for themselves.”
“I hope that Pedraza comes well prepared. I want to face the best version
of José Pedraza so we can give the fans another classic fight between
Mexico and Puerto Rico.”
“Coming back to fight again in front of my people in Fresno makes me very
happy. I am training very hard because I want to bring joy and happiness to
my fans again. I want them to feel proud, and that is why I am here to
leave everything inside the ring on March 4 at Save Mart Center.”
Ramirez vs. Pedraza headlines a stacked card that includes featherweight
contender *Joet Gonzalez* (24-2, 14 KOs) against *Jeo Santisima *(21-3, 18
KOs) in a 10-rounder, the six-round heavyweight professional debut of U.S.
Olympic silver medalist *Richard Torrez Jr.*,* Gabriel Flores Jr.* (20-1, 7
KOs) coming back in a 10-round junior lightweight matchup against *Abraham
Montoya *(20-2-1, 14 KOs), rising junior lightweight *Karlos Balderas *(11-1,
10 KOs) in an eight-rounder, lightweight prospect *Charlie Sheehy* (1-0, 1
KO) in a four-rounder, 6’9 heavyweight *Antonio “El Gigante” Mireles *(2-0,
2 KOs) in a four-rounder, and middleweight prospect *Javier “Milwaukee
Made” Martinez *(5-0, 2 KOs) in a six-rounder.
