Placido Ramirez

By Matt Bozeat WASSERMAN take gifted super-welterweight Josh Kelly home this weekend. The 29-year-old headlines at the Beacon of Light in Sunderland, facing Colombia’s Placido Ramirez, 24-3 (17), 1 NC, over 10 rounds. DAZN televise. Ramirez steps in after South Africa’s Roarke Knapp was ruled out. The replacement is no stranger to hostile crowds. His … Read more

THE RESULT: Josh Kelly ended his Sunderland homecoming in style by stopping unknown Colombian Placido Ramirez at the two minute and 28 seconds mark of the third round (scheduled for 12). The finish came from a right uppercut that had Ramirez sinking to his knees, clearly distressed, and ultimately unable to beat referee John Latham’s … Read more