July Boxing Fire! Zurdo Ramirez and Jo Jo Diaz Win, Soliman Loses, Pascal Stripped

By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent

*Photo Credit: Sye Williams Golden Boy Promotions

Los Angeles, CA (July 10th, 2021)– Father time proved a major factor on July 9, 2021, as two famous names in the modern boxing scene made unsuccessful attempts to return to boxing glory but incurred major setbacks to derail their distinguished boxing careers. Sullivan Barrera, 22-4 with 14 knockouts, Miami, Florida by way of Guantanamo, Cuba, age 39, went down in the third round from a body shot, and then went down twice in the fourth round from body shots at Banc of California Stadium, Los Angeles, California, losing in the main event to Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez, 42-0 with 28 knockouts, age 30, Matzatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico, in a light heavyweight crossroads bout. No title was at stake, but Barrera was unable to deal with Zurdo’s consistent body attack, removing Barrera from title contention.

Unbeaten but unknown 4-0 Victor “Hot Chile” Nagbe, age 27, Melbourne, Australia, won a ten round decision at The Melbourne Pavillion in Flemington, Australia, probably ended the career of former International Boxing Federation World Middleweight champion Sam Soliman, 46-16-1 with 19 knockouts, age 47, Melbourne, Australia. Soliman has won only two of his past nine bouts. Soliman’s last five bouts have gone the full 52 rounds, with only one win and one foul ridden No Contest. Soliman is 0-4 against rivals Sakio Bika and Anthony Mundine, including losing an eight round rematch to Bika, age 41, in March 2021.

2012 Olympian southpaw Joseph “Jo Jo” Diaz Jr., 32-1-1 with 15 knockouts, Downey, California, former International Boxing Federation World Super Featherweight champion, won the interim World Boxing Council World Lightweight title with a 12 round decision over southpaw former World Boxing Association World Super Featherweight champion Javier Fortuna, 36-3-1 with 25 knockouts, Braintree, Massachusetts by way of La Romana, Dominican Republic. Diaz sustained a cut over the left eye due to a clash of heads in the third round in a clinch, and was deducted a point in round four for hitting Fortuna behind the head during a clinch before the referee could break the two fighters. Diaz was the more active of the two fighters, and frequent body work combinations, mixed with some uppercuts, eventually wore Fortuna down.

The World Boxing Association stripped World Boxing Association World Light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal of his title for testing positive for several banned substances by VADA during preparations for his Showtime rematch with Badou Jack last month, as part of the WBA’s Clean Boxing Program. Pascal tested positive for several banned substances – including epitrenbolone, drostanolone, and drostanolone metabolite, in both the ‘A’ and ‘B’ samples taken. Pascal was also suspended from WBA competition for six months. Pascal, 35-6-1 with 20 knockouts, Laval, Quebec, Canada by way of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, has been inactive since coming off the canvas in December 2019 to win a 12 round split decision for the WBA regular world light heavyweight title over Jack at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. Pascal is free to fight outside the WBA for now, but would still have to pass drug screening with any boxing commission or authority anywhere.

 Seneisa “Super Bad” Estrada, 21-0 with eight knockouts, East Los Angeles, California, won a ten round unanimous decision to win the World Boxing Organisation World Light Flyweight title over experienced champion Tenkai Tsunami, 28-13-1 with 16 knockouts, Hamura, Tokyo, Japan, at Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles, two minute rounds. On the same card, world ranked featherweight Azat “Crazy A” Hovvannisyan, 20-3 with 16 knockouts, Los Angeles, California, by way of Yerevan, Armenia, won a ten round decision over Jose Santos “El Torito” Gonzalez, 23-9-1 with 16 knockouts, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. In a significant battle between undefeated prospects, William Zepeda, 23-0 with 21 knockouts, San Mateo Atenco, Mexico, stopped Hector Tenajara, 22-0 with five knockouts, San Antonio, Texas, in six rounds, to win the vacant World Boxing Council Continental Americas Lightweight title, corner stoppage. Bryan Chevalier, 16-1-1 with 12 knockouts, Bayamon, Puerto Rico, won a 10 round decision over James Wilkins, 9-2 with six knockouts, Dallas, Texas, to win the vacant World Boxing Organisation NABO Featherweight title.

At the Airport Hilton, in Miami, Florida, super featherweight veteran Mark Bernardez, 23-4 with 17 knockouts, General Santos City, Philippines, scored a seventh round stoppage over Juan “Loquito” Kantun, 21-12-3 with 15 knockouts, by way of Merida, Yucatan, Mexico. 10-0 Kazakhstan southpaw Serik Musadilov defeated Lamont Capers over eight rounds in the main event to win the vacant NABA Crusierweight title over in the main event. Southpaw Frank Diaz, 8-0 with seven knockouts, Hialeah, Florida, scored a first round stoppage of Philip Adyaka, 7-15 with four knockouts, Saint Paul, Minnesota, by way of Kampala, Uganda, to win the vacant American Boxing Federation Atlantic Super Featherweight title.

At the Skate Shack in Bluefield, West Virginia, 6-3 middleweight Charles Stanford of Ohio scored a fifth round knockout of 12-13-1 Austin Marcum of Breeden, West Virginia, in the main event.






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