Gilberto Ramirez mentioned within the lead-up to his comeback struggle towards Gabriel Rosado after being outclassed by Dmitry Bivol in November that he was “prepared.”
Evidently he wasn’t.
The previous 168-pound titleholder, schedueld to face Rosado on Saturday on the Walter Pyramid in Lengthy Seashore, California, didn’t make weight on Friday and the 175-pound struggle was cancelled, in keeping with promoter Golden Boy.
The co-feature between 140-pounders Joseph Diaz Jr. and Mercito Gesta will now be the primary occasion (DAZN).
Golden Boy didn’t launch Ramirez’s weight. Nevertheless, ESPN reported that he got here in at 182.6 earlier than the official weigh-in, a whopping 7.6 over the restrict.
Ramirez (44-1, 30 KOs) was set to struggle at 175 for the seventh time.
“Because of Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez failing to make the contracted weight, Zurdo vs. Rosado has been canceled,” Golden Boy mentioned in a information launch. “We’re very dissatisfied for letting our followers down, and can work with Gabriel Rosado to carry him again to the ring very quickly.
“Joseph “JoJo” Diaz, Jr. vs. Mercito “No Mercy” Gesta is the brand new predominant occasion for Saturday, March 18.”
Diaz (32-3-1, 15 KOs) is a former 130-pound titleholder however the Angeleno has misplaced his final two fights, huge choices towards Devin Haney (135) and William Zepeda (140).
Gesta (33-3-3, 17 KOs) is a former 135-pound title challenger from the Philippines. He’s coming off a unanimous resolution victory over Joel Diaz Jr. final April.
