Jose Ramirez vs. Jose Pedraza | ESPN - March 4, 2022

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Jose Pedraza Training For Jose Ramirez Like It's a World Title Fight

Jose “Sniper Pedraza is preparing for his upcoming fight on March 4, against former unified champion Jose Ramirez, as if he were going to challenge for a world title.

The Puerto Rican boxer is convinced that he needs this type of mentality, since he understands that a victory over the Californian will surely catapult him in the direction of a world title shot at 140 pounds.

Pedraza, a two division world champion, will enter the fight riding a three-fight win streak, while Ramirez is looking to bounce back from a May 2021 decision loss to Josh Taylor in their full division unification clash.

“It is an important fight since Ramirez was recently a world champion. Beating him is like him beating the world champion. That would put me higher in the rankings and I see it that way,” Pedraza (29-3, 14 KOs) told Carlos Gonzalez.

“I view Ramirez as if he were the world champion with the opportunity being that the next fight would be for the titles. I wouldn't say it's a fight that would define my career, but it is important because [Ramirez] was a world champion and an excellent boxer. An opportunity [to fight for a title] will depend on what happens on March 4."

Pedraza is currently ranked fourth under the World Boxing Organization (WBO). Meanwhile, Ramirez is ranked at number one under the World Boxing Council (WBC).

Ramirez is eager for revenge against Taylor.

“It's normal that after his first loss he's thinking about Taylor, but it's also bad because he has to focus on the fighter he has in front of him before getting a possible rematch. I am concentrating on Ramírez, it is an extremely important fight," Ramirez replied.

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Fight Week!

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weigh-in



Ramirez vs Pedraza weigh-in start time is scheduled for 4 pm ET / 1 pm PT in the US, 9 pm GMT in the UK and 8 am AEDT in Australia.

Video is available up top.

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Date: Friday March 4, 2022
Location: Save Mart Center - Fresno, CA
Stream: ESPN+

Start Times
ESPN+: 6 pm ET | 3 pm PT | 11 pm GMT (Preliminary Card)
ESPN+: 8 pm ET | 5 pm PT | 1 am GMT (Main Card)

Promoted by: Top Rank

Fight Card

Vacant WBO International Super Lightweight Championship
Jose Ramirez vs. Jose Pedraza

6 Round Heavyweight Bout
Richard Torrez Jr. vs. Allen Melson

10 Round Featherweight Bout
Joet Gonzalez vs. Jeo Santisima

10 Round Super Featherweight Bout
Gabriel Flores Jr. vs. Abraham Montoya

8 Round Lightweight Bout
Hector Tanajara vs. Miguel Contreras

6 Round Super Featherweight Bout
Karlos Balderas vs. Aelio Mesquita

6 Round Middleweight Bout
Javier Martinez vs. Donte Stubbs

4 Round Lightweight Bout
Charlie Sheehy vs. Johnny Bernal

4 Round Heavyweight Bout
Antonio Mireles vs. Brandon Hughes

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Not long til this card begins.

Decent main event here.. some good boxers on the undercard too.

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Anyone catching the early fights?

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Not me.

4 fight card starting now on Sky...

[margaret thatcher]

looking forward to ricky torreZ

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torrez fightz like a bull. hiz name should be ricky toro torrez

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gabe florez jr vs abraham montoya up next

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florez looked like a red hot prospect until getting his azz kicked last fight . montoya lookz like a tough rebound fight

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ring girl on right aint even bothering with a smile

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florez doing some funny snarl and tryna look bad azz

[margaret thatcher]

florez lookz faster and more coordinated, but already taking some decent shotz. defense needz work

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montoya all over florez in round 2

[skanksta]

2-1 Close fight so far.

Flores not that impressive. Montoya well in this.

[skanksta]

3-2 GFj - he looks to have subdued him now.

[margaret thatcher]

florez turning into an octopuz

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3-2 GFj - he looks to have subdued him now.

he held nonstop in that round and looked panicked tbh....not very impressive tonight. seems like the aggressive guys bother him

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warn him ffs at least

[skanksta]

Yeah Monty back in it 3-3 for me.

GFJ has flashes that probably nick him rounds, Monty has the all-out aggression.

[margaret thatcher]

reiss is f@cking awful tonite. why is he bringing them together and talking to them both? its florez holding nonstop

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montoya really putting it on him these last two rounds, florez maybe gassed a bit

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I've got GFJ winning an MD 74-76, 76-74 and a too wide 78-74 thru' 8.