Jose Ramirez faces Rances Barthelemy in the main event live from Save Mart Center in Fresno, CA on Saturday, April 27. The contest pits the former unified super lightweight champion of the U.S. against two-division world champion of Cuba. The pair squares off in the 12-round bout at welterweight.
31-year-old Jose Ramirez (28-1, 18 KOs) of Avenal, California makes his 2024 ring debut and targets his third straight victory. Las Vegas-based 38-year-old Rances Barthelemy (30-2-1, 15 KOs) looks for his second win a row and fights for the second time this year.
The co-main event features undefeated Vergil Ortiz Jr (20-0, 20 KOs) of Grand Prairie, Texas up against Thomas Dulorme (26-6-1, 17 KOs) of Carolina, Puerto Rico. The bout is scheduled for 10 rounds at middleweight.
Also on the card, Mexico’s Oscar Duarte (26-2-1, 21 KOs) and former world champion Joseph Diaz (33-5-1, 15 KOs) of South El Monte, California go head to head at 138 lbs catchweight. As well, Mexico’s Raul Curiel (14-0, 12 KOs) defends his NABF welterweight belt against Jorge Marron Jr (20-4-2, 7 KOs) of Lakeside, California.
In addition, Marlen Esparza (14-1, 1 KO) of Houston, Texas and Gabriela Celeste Alaniz (14-1, 6 KOs) of Argentina meet in a rematch. Esparza was expected to defend her unified WBA, WBC and WBO flyweight belts, but missed weight and lost the titles on the scales. Only former WBO champion Alaniz is eligible to lift the straps in case of her victory.
Among Ramirez vs Barthelemy prelims, Indio’s Bryan Lua (8-0, 3 KOs) goes up against Ronaldo Solis (4-4-1, 3 KOs) of Mexico at lightweight. Plus, Figo Ramirez Gonzalez (5-0, 2 KOs) of Dallas, Texas and Alejandro Robles (0-2) of Modesto, California clash at super flyweight. The full lineup can be found below.
Jose Ramirez vs Rances Barthelemy live stream
United States
Broadcast: DAZN
Date: Saturday, April 27
Time: 8 pm ET / 5 pm PT
United Kingdom
Broadcast: DAZN
Date: Sunday, April 28
Time: 1 am BST
Australia
Broadcast: DAZN
Date: Sunday, April 28
Time: 10 am AEST / 7 am AWST
Fight card
Get the full fight card and results below.
Main card
- Jose Ramirez vs. Rances Barthelemy, 12 rounds, welterweight
- Vergil Ortiz Jr. vs. Thomas Dulorme, 10 rounds, middleweight
- Oscar Duarte vs. Joseph Diaz, 10 rounds, lightweight
- Marlen Esparza vs. Gabriela Celeste Alaniz, 10 rounds, flyweight – vacant WBA, WBC and WBO titles
- Raul Curiel vs. Jorge Marron Jr, 10 rounds, welterweight – Curiel’s NABF title
Preliminary card
- Bryan Lua vs. Ronaldo Solis, 6 rounds, lightweight
- Figo Ramirez Gonzalez vs. Alejandro Robles, 4 rounds, super flyweight
Jose Ramirez vs Rances Barthelemy results
The complete Jose Ramirez vs Rances Barthelemy results look as the following:
- Figo Ramirez Gonzalez def. Alejandro Robles by RTD (R3)
- Bryan Lua def. Ronaldo Solis by KO (R1)
- Raul Curiel def. Jorge Marron Jr by KO (R1 at 1:31)
- Gabriela Celeste Alaniz def. Marlen Esparza by split decision (92-98, 97-93, 96-94)
- Oscar Duarte def. Joseph Diaz by TKO (R9 at 2:32)
- Vergil Ortiz Jr def. Thomas Dulorme by KO (R1 at 2:39) | Watch highlights
- Jose Ramirez def. Rances Barthelemy by unanimous decision (119-109, 119-109, 118-110) | Watch highlights