Central Valley natives Jose Ramirez – Fresno – and Richard Torrez Jr. – Tulare – won their Top Rank boxing matches Friday night at The Save Mart Center (SMC).
Ramirez came back after his only loss in May 2021 against Josh Taylor by winning on a unanimous 12-0 decision against José Pedraza on Friday. Ramirez is a former unified light welterweight champion, having held the WBC title from 2018 to May 2021, and he represented the U.S. at the 2012 London Olympics.
Torrez, 22, won a silver medal in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and made his professional debut Friday against Allen Melson, where Torrez quickly beat Melson with a second-round knockout.