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Ramirez vs. Rosado Final Press Conference
As the countdown continues to Saturday, March 18, Gilberto
“Zurdo'' Ramírez (44-1, 30 KOs) of Mazatlan, Mexico and
Philadelphia’s Gabriel “King” Rosado (26-16-1, 15 KOs)
hosted a press conference at the Walter Pyramid in Long
Beach. Their 12-round light heavyweight fight will be
broadcast worldwide on DAZN beginning at 5:00 p.m. PST/ 8:00
p.m. EST. The Golden Boy Fight Night: Zurdo vs. Rosado
Prelims will be streamed live on the Golden Boy Boxing
YouTube page beginning at 3:00 p.m. PT / 6:00 p.m. ET.
Here is what today's participants had to say:
GILBERTO "ZURDO" RAMIREZ, FORMER WORLD CHAMPION:
“Everything was good in camp. I’m ready. Yeah, I’ve seen the
Bivol fight back, and it wasn’t my fight. I take the loss
and move on. Gabe's a tough fighter, he’s always bringing
everything to the table. I also want to challenge myself.
We’ve sparred before so it’s going to be a great fight.
After the last fight, I want to prove myself. I was in a
dark place but now it’s a new start and I’m ready. I have
Rosado in front of me and after I win hopefully, I can get a
world title again.”
"KING" GABE ROSADO, LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT CONTENDER:
“I’m back with Freddie at Wildcard. It's my character, I
want to challenge myself. I know how to bounce back. It’s a
fight that will go down in history for a great fight. I know
what Zurdo is going to bring, and I am too. Zurdo brings a
lot so I’m going to be prepared. I’m ready you shock the
boxing world again.”
JOSEPH "JOJO" DIAZ, JR., FORMER WORLD CHAMPION:
“I had to make some changes. The team I have now is amazing.
I wanted to spice things up. As a fighter sometimes you go
on neutral, so we had to change some things. Mercito is
tough and experienced. After I walk him down and win, it’s
going to open a lot of doors for me. I’m very confident this
fight.”
MERCITO "NO MERCY" GESTA:
“As a fighter you don’t want to dodge anyone. Jojo is one of
the best and I want that. You should expect a better me. I
just had a son, so I’m not only doing this for me now. Jojo
is an exciting fighter so I’m excited. Every fight is
different, so I don’t know what to expect. I’ll have my team
with me to follow with the game plan.”
OSCAR DUARTE, LIGHTWEIGHT FIGHTER:
“I’m very happy for the opportunity and I’m ready. I
consider this preparation my best one. I feel in my best
physical shape and mental shape. Thank you everyone, and
thank you to Golden Boy and DAZN. I’m ready to bring it on,
on Saturday.”
ERIC TUDOR, SUPER WELTERWEIGHT PROSPECT:
“It’s a blessing getting signed to Golden Boy because this
is what you work for as a fighter. I’m grateful to be able
to open the DAZN broadcast for my fight. It’s going to be a
good fight to warm up the fans.”
JORGE CHAVEZ, FEATHERWEIGHT PROSPECT:
“I’m feeling great. I’m ready to put on a show for the
people. It’s an amazing experience. I’m fortunate enough to
have all my shows with Golden Boy. I’m going to go to seek
and destroy.”
DALIS KALEIOPU, SUPER LIGHTWEIGHT PROSPECT:
“I feel good. It’s part of my job to be ready. I have a kid
at home I have to feed. It’s my dream to one day fight in
Hawaii.”
PATRICIO MANUEL, SUPER FEATHERWEIGHT PROSPECT:
“I’m grateful to be here. I grew up in the area. It feels
good to fight on a Golden Boy card. It feels very full
circle fighting here where I have roots.”
OSCAR DE LA HOYA, CHAIRMAN AND CEO OF GOLDEN BOY:
“It’s a very unique venue. It’s our first time hosting a
fight here and who better to fight than Zurdo Ramirez and
Gabe Rosado. Like we said, we're bringing more local
Southern California shows.
"This fight is very important for Zurdo and Rosado. May the
best man win. It's going to be a fun, explosive fight. Thank
you to the fighters because without you, we wouldn’t be able
to make these fights.”
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