Shimoda vs Ramos

Video: Rico Ramos Discusses The Shimoda Win, More

Bill Emes catches up with the new WBA super bantamweight champion Rico Ramos to discuss his title winning effort over Japanese Akifume Shimoda, and more.

CompuBox Stats: Ramos Outworked, Lands Homerun

Rico Ramos was getting outworked for the entire fight until he landed the left hook that flattened Akifumi Shimoda, the defending champion. Ramos, down 60-54, 59-55 and 59-55 on the official cards, won the WBA super bantamweight title.

Rico Ramos Knocks Out Akifumi Shimoda, Wins Title

Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey - After falling behind on the cards and allowing himself to be outworked for most of the fight, Rico Ramos (20-0, 11 KOs) came from behind to score a stunning knockout over Akifumi Shimoda (23-3-1, 10 KOs) to...

Video: Paul Williams-Erislandy Lara Weigh-In, Undercard

Bill Emes catches the official weigh-in to the junior middleweight bout between Paul Williams and Erislandy Lara. Watch both boxers make weight, plus watch the main supporting fighters on the scale, including Shimoda vs. Ramos, Chris Arreola and Jhon...

Paul Williams vs Erislandy Lara Final Presser Quotes

KERY DAVIS (HBO): Antonio Margarito. Carlos Quintana twice. Kermit Cintron and a failed fight against Kelly Pavlik. When you think about that list of names – no one has fought that level of competition Live on HBO in the past few years other than Pau...

Ready Rico Preps For First World Title Shot With Shimoda

By Thomas Gerbasi - Ask Rico Ramos how many Puerto Ricans are in his native Pico Rivera, California, and he thinks about it for a second. Then he laughs. “Not that many,” he said. “Really, none at all. They’re all in New York and Florida.” Ther...

Paul Williams: I'm Ready To Make a Statement With Lara

Los Angeles, CA – Former World Champion Paul “The Punisher” Williams looks to show the fans that his relentless offensive output will be back and better than ever, along with his winning ways since his most recent setback; and with the opening televi...

Shimoda Excited About Ramos Defense on Williams-Lara

The Teiken Boxing Gym officially announced the fight involving WBA super bantamweight champion Akifumi Shimoda (23-2-1, 10 KOs), who travels to America to defend against undefeated Rico "Suavecito" Ramos (19-0, 10 KOs) on July 9 in Atlantic City. The...