Ramirez to face Zepeda on February 10th

Ramirez last fought in September, defeating Antonio Orozco in the first defense of his WBC belt

Jose Ramirez’s February 10th title defense has its other half. Ramirez, who dominated Amir Imam for the WBC super lightweight belt in March and defended it with a decision over Antonio Orzoco in September, will face former lightweight title challenger Jose Zepeda in Fresno.

Zepeda (30-1, 25 KO) challenged Terry Flanagan for the vacant WBO belt in 2015, only to suffer a freak shoulder injury in the second round. After a clash of heads ended his return bout in the first round, he rattled off seven consecutive victories, most notably knocking out undefeated Carlos Diaz Ramirez this past June.

Ramirez (23-0, 16 KO) remains in a weird spot considering how much of the division’s talent took part in the Super Series, but Zepeda is another in a string of solid opposition, and I’m glad the latter is getting another shot at the big time after his bad luck against Flanagan.