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Jose Ramirez explains the status of his career, maps out plans for the future

Jose Carlos Ramirez when he was unified junior welterweight champion

Former WBC and WBO junior welterweight champion Jose Carlos Ramirez 27-1 (17) has blamed boxing politics for stalling his career.

The 31-year-old has fought just once since losing his titles in a four-belt unification bout to Josh Taylor 19-0 (13) in May last year, a 12-round unanimous decision over Jose Pedraza 29-4-1 (14) in March.

More recently Ramirez turned down a shot at WBC junior welterweight champion Regis Prograis 28-1 (24) when the Mexican sanctioning body decreed that the purse bid would be split 65-35 in favour of the champion.

As of right now, Ramirez’s career hangs in limbo.

“Unfortunately, this is where I get thrown under the bus,” Ramirez to Elie Seckbach in an Instagram Live session. “Top Rank does not do business with Probellum. They don’t care about Probellum or their fighters. That’s why I’m getting thrown under the bus, bro. I got two fights with Top Rank. And hopefully they either get me a big fight with [fellow Top Rank stablemate] Teofimo [Lopez]. But those are decisions I gotta make.”

Ramirez is also considering a move up to the lucrative welterweight division where he thinks big fights will be easier to make.

“I wanna fight Teofimo, but the decisions of what happens next for my career, if I [end up] go[ing] with a different promoter that has more 147 pounders , you know, because I want to move up to 147 too,” Ramirez said.

“I’ve been at 140 for all my career. It’s time for me to also get bigger and let my body get big. There’s great fights that I can make with Top Rank. There’s Arnold Barboza, I’ll fight Arnold Barboza in the summer, or Teofimo in the summer. Those are great fights that can generate in-house money. I’m not afraid of fighting anybody, bro.”

Ramirez lamented the fact the Prograis fight could not get made.

“He’s a great fighter but unfortunately he’s with a promoter that has no network,” he said. “And unfortunately for me, I’m with a promoter that doesn’t do business with his promoter.”

Ramirez had the chance to face Jose Zepeda 35-3 (27) for the vacant WBC strap that Prograis eventually won, but declined the opportunity due to his impending wedding.

“Now, being engaged in 2019… I just had to get married,” Ramirez said. “Now people want to throw that under the bus, like marriage isn’t important, bro? That’s what’s wrong with society. I’m still a Christian, bro.

“What pisses me off right now, bro, is that I’m being thrown under the bus. I’m being thrown under the bus, bro.”

Ramirez addressed Prograis directly when the 33-year-old southpaw joined the Instagram Live session.

“Listen, my contract with Top Rank is not so far out, bro,” he said. “Once I’m a free agent, we can look for the promoter that pays us the most. I’m not afraid of fighting you, bro.”

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