Junior welterweight Jose Ramirez, a 2012 U.S. Olympian and one of boxings top prospects, will dramatically increase the level of his opposition in his next fight.Ramirez will defend his regional belt against Gabriel Tito Bracero in a 10-round bout on Dec. 2 that will headline a Solo Boxeo card on Spanish-language network UniMas, Top Rank announced Tuesday. The fight will take place at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, California, where Ramirez, who is from nearby Avenal, California, is a big draw.The last time the 24-year-old Ramirez (18-0, 13 KOs) boxed at the Save Mart Center he sold out the 13,100-seat arena in what?was an eight-round decision win against Johnny Garcia in December 2015, also in a Solo Boxeo main event.?As Jose moves up the ladder to a world championship fight, his opponents will be getting better and the fights will be more difficult, Top Rank chairman Bob Arum said. But Top Rank believes Jose Ramirez will win a world title and bring it home to the Central Valley. To do that, he first has to get past Gabriel Bracero.Bracero (24-3, 5 KOs), 35, of Brooklyn, New York, has vast professional experience and has never has been stopped in any of his defeats, to former junior welterweight world titleholder DeMarcus Chop Chop Corley in 2012, to undefeated Olympic gold medalist and welterweight contender Felix Diaz in 2015, and to former two-division world titleholder and Brooklyn rival Paulie Malignaggi in his most recent fight on July 30.In the fight before losing to Malignaggi, Bracero scored a sensational knockout of the year contender against Danny OConnor in the first round last October.Gabes a much better fighter than a lot of people give him credit for, said Lou DiBella, his promoter. He has failed when hes stepped up but he had his moments against Diaz and Malignaggi. Hes a tough guy. Ramirez is a good fighter but hes untested. This is a test for the kid. Its going to be a good scrap. Its a good opportunity for Gabe and for the kid to test himself against a real opponent.The fight also marked the first time in a while that DiBella and Arum have made a deal together.Im happy that Bob and I were able to do things together, DiBella said. Bob and I talk regularly again and I think its good we can do some smaller stuff together, and I hope its a precursor to doing some bigger stuff together. Stitched Nuggets Jerseys . JOHNS, N. Dan Issel Jersey . NBA officials ruled the court unplayable in the Bucks final exhibition game on Oct. 25 because players were slipping, and the game was cancelled midway through the first period. https://www.cheapnuggets.com/ . General manager Jarmo Kekalainen told Aaron Portzline of The Columbus Dispatch on Friday that he wants to see Gaboriks contributions go beyond the scoresheet before considering a long-term deal for the soon-to-be unrestricted free agent. Wholesale Nuggets Jerseys . JOHNS, N. Danilo Gallinari Jersey . A knee to the thigh might have stung him the most, but his sixth straight double-double made up for the brief burst of pain. TOKYO -- With temperatures soaring, Nick Kyrgios made sure an injured fan at the Japan Open had plenty of water.The sixth-seeded Australian advanced to the second round by beating American qualifier Ryan Harrison 7-5, 6-2, but the match was suspended for about 10 minutes in the first set after a fan fell on some steps in the stands.Kyrgios, often criticized for his volatile behavior, sent some water up to the injured spectator while temperatures rose to 31 degrees Celsius (88 degrees Fahrenheit) at the start of the second set.Kyrgios will next face Czech veteran Radek Stepanek, who beat Stephane Robert 6-2, 6-1.Hes a good friend of mine, we get along well. Hes going up in age but hes learning to adapt, Kyrgios said of Stepanek. His level is still high and he can still do damage, especially on a surface like this.Second-seeded Gael Monfils also advanced, defeating Japanese wild-card entry Yuichi Sugita 6-3, 6-1.The Frenchman had six aces, and dropped only nine points on serve. Monfils will next face Davis CCup teammate Gilles Simon, who beat Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany 7-5, 4-6, 6-0.dddddddddddd.Simons a tough player for me. He asks you to have a great game plan to play against him, Monfils said. In the past Ive tried to search for a solution. Im going to have work on a game plan, and work on something different to defeat him a second time.Fifth-seeded David Goffin defeated another Japanese wildcard, Yoshihito Nishioka, and will next face Jiri Vesely. Goffin won 7-5, 6-2, while Vesely defeated Kevin Anderson 3-6, 6-0, 6-4.Seventh-seeded Ivo Karlovic beat Federico Delbonis 7-6 (6), 6-7 (6), 7-6 (5).Feliciano Lopez was the only loser among the seeded players, retiring because of illness when trailing James Duckworth 4-2 in the third set. The eighth-seeded Spaniard won the first set 7-6 (5), but Duckworth took the second 7-6 (4).Duckworth will next face Juan Monaco of Argentina. ' ' '
