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Rafael Espinoza to Fight Robeisy Ramirez in Rematch in December

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Rafael Espinoza is ready for a rematch…

The 30-year-old Mexican professional boxer, who has held the World Boxing Organization featherweight title since December 2023, is set to fight Robeisy Ramirez on December 7 in Phoenix.

Rafael Espinosa,Espinoza (25-0, 21 KOs) has fought once since he captured the WBO title from Ramirez, a fourth-round TKO victory over Sergio Chirino in July.

He is ESPN‘s No. 2 featherweight.

Ramirez, 30, a two-time Olympic gold medalist from Cuba, rebounded from the loss with a seventh-round TKO in June vs. Brandon Benitez.

Ramirez (14-2, 9 KOs) is ESPN‘s No. 8 boxer at 126 pounds.

Vergil Ortiz Finalizing Deal for Junior Middleweight Fight Against Serhii Bohachuk in August

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Vergil Ortiz Jr. is thisclose to locking in his next opponent…

The 26-year-old Latino boxer, who has held the World Boxing Organization (WBO) International welterweight title since 2021, and Serhii Bohachuk are finalizing a deal for an August 10 junior middleweight fight in Las Vegas, per ESPN sources.

Vergil Ortiz Jr.Ortiz (21-0, 21 KOs) was set to fight former champion Tim Tszyu on August 3 in Los Angeles — part of the Terence Crawford–Israil Madrimov undercard — before the Aussie withdrew last month due to injury.

Now, Ortiz will headline a Golden Boy Promotions on DAZN card one week later.

The bout will be Ortiz’s third this year.

In January, he ended a 17-month layoff caused by rhabdomyolysis (a condition that occurs when damaged muscle tissue releases its proteins and electrolytes into the blood).

Both of Ortiz’s comeback fights have ended in the first round, wins over Fredrick Lawson and Thomas Dulorme. The matchup with Bohachuk raises Ortiz’s competition level significantly.

Texas’ Ortiz is ESPN’s No. 4 boxer at 154 pounds; Bohachuk is No. 6.

Ukraine’s Bohachuk, 29, is coming off a career-best performance, a wide-points victory over contender Brian Mendoza in March.

Bohachuk suffered his lone pro defeat in March 2021, an eighth-round TKO vs. Brandon Adams.

Camacho Sharing His Search for Love on YouTube’s NuevOn Channel

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Hector “Macho” Camacho is looking for love on the internet… And, he’s letting the cameras follow his every date.

The 50-year-old Puerto Rican former professional boxer will be getting his own program on YouTube’s NuevOn channel that will give his fans a chance to follow Camacho as he looks for a new love, according to his representatives.

Hector Macho Camacho

Es…Macho Time, filmed in Puerto Rico, Miami and Las Vegas, will follow the adventures of the boxer during the process of finding the woman of his dreams.

Camacho admits the road to finding a new love is long and arduous, but he’s committed to doing what’s needed to correct the mistakes of the past that have prevented him from finding that special someone, his publicist said in a statement.

Camacho was the first Puerto Rican boxerto win the lightweight division titles of the World Boxing Council and the World Boxing Organization, and he won 79 of his 87 bouts, 38 of them by knockout.

Two of his most important victories of his storied career came against Roberto Duran and Sugar Ray Leonard.

Es…Macho Time is one of the new programs for the second season of NuevOn, which was launched on April 1 and features shows such as the one starring Sofia Vergara’s son, Mi vida con Toty, and the motivational show Yes you can with Chaban, hosted by artist Alejandro Chaban.