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Jesus Ramos Jr. of Casa Grande is the main event on FOX boxing Sunday
Jesus Ramos Jr., 20, is an up-and-coming boxer from Casa Grande who will headline a card on FOX Sunday night from Minnesota.
Arizona Republic
Jesus Ramos Jr. has, at age 20, earned himself a main event as he looks to add his name to the list of boxing’s super welterweight title contenders.
The Casa Grande native will try to keep his undefeated record intact Sunday night in Minneapolis when he faces Brian Mendoza, a former Golden Gloves champion from Albuquerque who is 19-1 with 13 knockouts.
Ramos (16-0, 14 knockouts) won a unanimous decision over Javier Molina, a former Olympian, in 10 rounds as part of a FOX Sports pay-per-view event on May 1. Four months later, Ramos is back in the ring for another scheduled 10-rounder as part of another installment of FOX’s Premier Boxing Champions.
Ramos was going to fight at the beginning of August and was back in the gym in June to ready for his next fight. The fight with Mendoza got pushed back a month.
“I wanted to show these improvements that I have,” Ramos said. “I want to get in there and kind of show people that the Javier Molina fight doesn’t define me and that I can do better.”
Ramos said Mendoza will come to fight, and he isn’t one to back down from a brawl. But that also plays into Ramos’ own style.
It’s shaping up to be a big next couple of months for Arizona pro fighters. Ramos has his turn on the national stage this weekend, then two boxers with Phoenix ties, David Benavidez and his older brother José, will be featured in the main event and co-main event at Footprint Center in Phoenix on Nov. 13.
Those bouts will be live on Showtime.
At his last fight in May outdoors at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, Calif., Ramos defeated Molina by landing shots to the body and jabs with enough frequency to control the fight. It was a big night for Ramos, his father and trainer Jesus Sr. and his uncle Abel, who also won his fight that night.
“It was our first pay-per-view together. I was taking a big step up,” Ramos said. ‘I felt good about my performance. I knew I could have done better but I was happy that I got the victory over a tough opponent. And I was even more happier for my uncle.”
Ramos credits his father with helping him stay grounded despite being undefeated and rising toward major contender status. One piece of advice has been to keep clear of bad influences.
“The knockout wins, they’re there because I’ve stayed away from those bad people, and I’ve stayed in the gym and I’ve been working hard,” Ramos said. “It’s real. If you don’t have anybody telling you this type of stuff and giving you this advice, you could fall into the wrong group. And everything goes downhill from there, man.”
Get in touch with Jose Romero at [email protected]. Find him on Twitter at @RomeroJoseM.
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