{"id":130797,"date":"2026-01-23T10:08:36","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T15:08:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=130797"},"modified":"2026-01-23T10:09:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T15:09:22","slug":"former-world-title-challenger-jerry-belmontes-returns-to-the-ring-on-january-31st-in-texas-boxing-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=130797","title":{"rendered":"Former World Title Challenger Jerry Belmontes Returns To The Ring On January 31st In Texas &#8211; Boxing News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1545664804358300\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1545664804358300\" data-ad-slot=\"8616314829\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=130797\" rel=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=130797\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-130798 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Jerry-B-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Jerry-B-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Jerry-B-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Jerry-B.jpg 532w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hometown favorite Jerry \u201cThe Corpus Christi Kid\u201d Belmontes (21-10, 6 KOs), a former world lightweight title challenger, will make a one-and-done comeback after 9-plus years in retirement on the January 31st \u201cGulf Coast Glory\u201d event.<\/p>\n<p>Co-promoted by Zurdo Promotions and Knuckle Up Promotions, in association with Heil Law, \u201cGulf Coast Glory\u201d at Richard Borchard Fairgrounds in Robstown, Texas, which is just west of Corpus Christi.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Three-time, two division World Champion Gilberto \u201cZurdo\u201d Ramirez (48-1, 30 KOs), the unified, reigning World Boxing Association (WBA) and World Boxing Organization (WBO) Cruiserweight World titleholder, is the promoter of record. \u201cGulf Coast Glory\u201d will mark the third event that Zurdo Promotions and promoted, including its inaugural event on December 18, 2020, in Galveston, TX, which Ramirez headlined, plus another pro show in his hometown of Mazatl\u00e1n, Sinaloa, Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>Belmontes, 37, retired at the peak of his pro career, nearly a decade ago.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was burned out, always training and working,\u201d Belmontes explained. \u201cAt that time, I had 2 kids (now 3) and I wanted to spend more time with my kids. No regrets, but I\u2019ve thought about what could have happened for me and my family if I had put my all into it (boxing) after the Omar (Figueroa, world title fight on April 26, 2014) fight. I think I\u2019d be retiring now. I do love spending time with my kids, but I\u2019ve wondered what could have happened if I had stayed in boxing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI always wanted to come back. My middle son was so little when I fought that he has no memory of it. His friends\u2019 fathers talk about it all the time. This opportunity (\u2018Gulf Coast Glory\u2019) happened, I was asked if I wanted to fight, and I said okay. It\u2019s getting me in shape. This is it; one-and-done. I\u2019ve sparred a little since I retired. My boxing career was great, but the business end\u2026.there were things me and my manager didn\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Belmontes was a celebrated U.S. amateur boxer and arguably Corpus Christi\u2019s GOAT boxer. As an amateur, Belmontes captured a gold medal at the 2002 National Silver Gloves and 2007 United State U-19 Championships. He also defeated future Hall of Famer Terence Crawford twice, in addition to former world champion Sadam Ali once.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome guys I fought have done great and I\u2019m proud of them,\u201d Belmontes said. \u201cIt\u2019s badass to see what Crawford has done. I tell people I fought him twice and never lost.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Belmontes\u2019 pro career went down after his loss to Figueroa in their World Boxing Council (WBC) Lightweight World title fight, in which Figueroa won a disputed 12-round split decision in Carson, California. Figuroa is a fellow Texan but he was a regular fighter in Carson for a few years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat decision was BS,\u201d Belmontes claimed. \u201cI outboxed him. Maybe I could have thrown a few more punches, but I thought I won that fight. It has left me with a lot of pain.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Belmontes is proud of his boxing career and Corpus Christi, which is why he\u2019s returning to the ring one last time, fighting Ousmane Sylla (5-6-2, 2 KOs) in the 4-round light heavyweight co-feature.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCorpus is really a boxing city,\u201d Belmontes concluded. \u201cEverybody in the boxing community supports each other. Some say I\u2019m the reason for that, but it has gone since I retired. Hopefully, I\u2019m helping to bring boxing back to Corpus.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love boxing and I\u2019ve been doing it since I was 10. I watch boxing every weekend. I hope people will be there for me and all the other fighters. Julian Delgado is a good kid, wonderful. I guarantee this show will be a sellout and there will be more boxing shows here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Corpus Christi middleweight prospect \u201cKing\u201d Julian Delgado (7-1, 3 KOs) is in the other co-feature vs. TBA. Delgado was a standout U.S. amateur boxer who was a 2023 National Junior Olympics and Summer Festival Champion.<\/p>\n<p>Toronto\u2019s former WBA Intercontinental Light Heavyweight Champion Kareem \u201cSupreme\u201d Hackett (12-1, 6 KOs), will make his cruiserweight debut in a 6-round match versus Raphael Carolina (3-9-2, 1 KO).<\/p>\n<p>Undefeated Mongolian featherweight prospect Enkhamadakh Kharkhuu (7-0, 3 KOs) fights for his first time in Texas versus an opponent to be determined.<\/p>\n<p>A pair of pro debuting Texas super middleweights, Portland\u2019s Christopher Morreale and San Antonio\u2019s Itler, are matched in a 4-rounder.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets are on sale and available to purchase by scanning the barcode on the event poster or going directly to www.zurdopromotions.com. General admission price is $53.95 (including required charges, items and fee) and tickets provide access to the event on a first come, first served basis. 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