Former unified super lightweight champion American Jose Ramirez (27-1, 17 KOs) told the reason for the sudden withdrawal from the fight for the vacant WBC title. Yesterday it became known that the belt will be played in the fight between the Americans Jose Cepeda (35-2, 27 KOs) and Regis Prograis (27-1, 22 KOs).
It turned out that in October Ramirez got married. Boxing lawyer Peter Aguayo
told the sourcethat it was precisely because of this overlay that the boxer decided to step aside for a while, but he would immediately go to the winner of this fight.
Meanwhile, Cepeda and Prograis are happy with the WBC decision.
Prograis: I am very pleased, because I always dreamed of becoming a two-time world champion. I am pleased that this is not just a passerby, but a fight with a real killer Cepeda. So it’s not just a title fight. This is a very cool event for boxing.
Cepeda: I have been waiting for a solution for a long time. Glad Prograis took the fight. I know he is very good. I have no doubt that we will give the fans something special.
Prograis and Cepeda are competing under rival promoters Probellum and Top Rank, so the fight is likely to be decided at the auction, which is scheduled for August 30th.
In July, the ex-absolute Taylor’s champion baggage lost another title: all for revenge. There is no official information yet, but the media allegedly found out the date and place of this event.
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