Ramirez explains the reason negotiations fell apart. Plus, Savannah Marshall has activated a rematch clause with Claressa Shields, and more boxing news.
Ten rounds while looking for the mute button to keep any Crawford-Spence talk off my timeline …
10. The biggest story this week was the public collapse of negotiations between Jose Ramirez and Regis Prograis, who have been ordered by the WBC to fight for the 140-pound title Prograis won last month. After initially ordering a 70-30 split on any purse bid—Ramirez’s promoter, Top Rank, and Prograis’s representatives at Probellum do not have a working relationship, making a bid the only way to negotiate a deal—the WBC bumped it to 65-35.