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<\/a>A strong undercard showcasing young, talented boxers from Texas and Southern California will provide support for this Friday night\u2019s \u201cBattle of Rio Grande\u201d card, airing live on pay per view from Galveston Island Convention Center in Galveston, Texas.<\/p>\nFormer world super middleweight titleholder Gilberto \u201cZurdo\u201d Ramirez (40-0, 26 KOs) challenges North American Boxing Federation (NABF) light heavyweight champion Alfonso \u201cEl Tigre\u201d Lopez (32-3, 25 KOs) in the 12-round main event. Ramirez\u2019 Zurdo Promotions is co-promoting \u201cBattle of Rio Grande\u201d with Lopez\u2019 company, El Tigre Promotions.<\/p>\n
World-rated heavyweight and 2012 U.S. Olympian, Michael \u201cThe Bounty\u201d Hunter (18-1-1, 12 KOs) faces Shawn Laughery (10-3, 6 KOs) in the 10-round co-featured event., who has replaced veteran Chauncy \u201cHillyard Hammer\u201d Welliver<\/p>\n
\u201cBattle of Rio Grande\u201d will be available for live viewing on digital, cable and satellite, starting at 8 p.m. ET \/ 5 p.m. PT, on pay per view for a suggested retail price of only $24.99. FITE will stream worldwide on the FITE mobile apps, all major OTT apps and website (www.FITE.tv), and Integrated Sports Media will distribute throughout North America via DirecTV, iN Demand, and DISH in the United States, as well as in Canada on Shaw and SaskTel.<\/p>\n
In addition, preceding the live pay-per-view broadcast at 7 p.m. ET \/ 4 p.m. PT, fans may view a free LIVE PPV PRE-SHOW featuring some undercard bouts. \u201cBattle of Rio Grande\u201d Pre-Show will be available at FITE, DirecTV, DISH, Shaw and select cable operators.<\/p>\n
Los Angeles bantamweight John \u201cScrappy\u201d Ramirez (no relations to Gilberto), the first boxer signed by Ramirez\u2019 emerging promotional company, Zurdo Promotions, will make his professional debut in a 4-round bout against his Puerto Rican opponent, Jose \u201cEl Chavito\u201d Solis (0-2).<\/p>\n
The 24-year-old Ramirez, who has no formal boxing experience, played on an L.A. high school football team, which was featured on ESPN because the area from which student-athletes came from was riddled with drugs and gangs. \u201cScrappy\u201d may not have boxed as an amateur, but he is a fighter.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m still young in the sport but I love it,\u201d \u2018Scrappy\u2019 Ramirez spoke about making his pro boxing debut. \u201cI\u2019m just a different breed when it comes to this. At the end of the day, it\u2019s a fight and I\u2019m here to take over not just take part in. Where I\u2019m from past records, accolades and titles don\u2019t mean s*it. It\u2019s all about today and what lays ahead.<\/p>\n
\u201cBeing around the Champ (Gilberto) and watching him firsthand, I\u2019m more motivated than ever and know what it takes to succeed. The grind is different, and no one can outwork me.\u201d<\/p>\n
Unbeaten Pittsburg, CA featherweight Jose Maria Delgado (6-0-3, 2 KOs) faces Armando Frausto (8-1, 5 KOs), of Alvin (TX), in a 6-round match for the vacant American Boxing Organization (ABO) title.<\/p>\n
Also scheduled to fight on the \u201cBattle of Rio Grande\u201d undercard in 4-round bouts are Houston middleweight Ivan Vazquez (5-0, 4 KOs) vs. Charon Spain (2-14-2, 1 KO), Houston lightweight Juan Velazquez (5-0, 3 KOs) vs. TBA, Houston junior middleweight Breyon Gorham (6-0 (5 KOs) vs. TBA, Houston junior middleweight Raynard \u201cAlief Ali\u201d Talib, Jr. (2-0, 1 KO) vs. Adam \u201cAD\u201d Ealoms (4-18-3, 2 KOs).<\/p>\n
Pro-debuting fighters in additional 4-round undercard fights are Porter, TX junior middleweight Apostle Arias vs. Lucas \u201cGod First\u201d McDonald (0-5), Trinity, TX middleweight Charles \u201cPretty Bad Boy\u201d Baylor vs. Joel \u201cThe Assassin\u201d Munoz (0-1), and Delmonte \u201cSugar Bear\u201d Randle vs. Jarvis Lee (0-2).<\/p>\n
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