WBA/IBF/Ring Magazine champion Josh Taylor (17-0, 13 KOs) will take on WBC/WBO king Jose Ramirez (26-0, 17 KOs), and the winner will become the sixth man in the four-belt era to attain undisputed status. Taylor would be the Scottish fighter to do so, while Ramirez would make history as the first pugilist of Mexican descent to hold all four major world titles.
The main card will also showcase Jose “Chon” Zepeda in a 10-round junior welterweight bout versus “Hammerin” Hank Lundy and unbeaten sensation Elvis “The Dominican Kid” Rodriguez against former U.S. amateur star Kenneth “Bossman” Sims Jr. in an eight-round junior welterweight tilt.
Promoted by Top Rank, Ramirez-Taylor, Zepeda-Lundy and Rodriguez-Sims will air live on ESPN & ESPN Deportes (simulcast on ESPN+) at 8:30 p.m. ET/5:30 p.m. PT (FITE will stream the card in the UK starting at 1:30 a.m. UK time). The undercard, including the Jose Enrique Vivas-Louie Coria featherweight showdown and undefeated prospects Raymond Muratalla, Robeisy Ramirez, Javier Martinez and Andres Cortes in separate bouts, will stream live on ESPN+ at 5:15 p.m. ET/2:15 p.m. PT.
Ramirez, Taylor, Zepeda, Lundy, Rodriguez and Sims will meet the media for a Zoom press conference Tuesday beginning at 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT.
The order is as follows (all times ET):
Sims: 1 p.m.
Rodriguez: 1:15 p.m.
Lundy: 1:30 p.m.
Zepeda: 1:45 p.m.
Ramirez: 2 p.m.
Taylor: 2:20 p.m.
From: TopRank