After his 11th hour cancellation of his title defense last Saturday night, WBC Super Lightweight champion Jose Ramirez will be back in action on September 14th in Fresno, California, according to Dan Rafael of espn.com.
“We’re booked up through August, so he’ll be going in September,” Top Rank Promoter Bob Arum said. “We’re going to do it the night before the Canelo Alvarez-[Gennady] Golovkin rematch. My guys are looking for an appropriate opponent and working on a couple of possibilities, but we’re going to Fresno.”
The fight last Saturday was cancelled after challenger Danny O’Conner fell ill while trying to lose the last couple pounds to make the 140-pound weight limit.
“I wish him a speedy recovery,” Ramirez said. “He is a father. He does have a wife. He is a husband. I hope he recovers from this. It’s a learning experience for me. I hope to bring another fight here in the near future. I’m going to take one week off and go back to another eight weeks of training.”
