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December 17th-18th, 2021 Weekend Thoughts

 As the world nears the Christmas holidays, the Boxing world will not be taking much of a hiatus as was the case in previous years. With the Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) group of promoters staging two cards on Christmas night and New Year’s Day on Fox and Fox Sports Pay-Per-View here in the United States and will be largely alone in doing so, the weekend of December 17 th and 18 th of 2021 saw a focus on the Light-Heavyweight division, a world title elimination bout, and two rematches that depending on one’s perspective were anticipated for different reasons. While one of those rematches as well as it’s full undercard have already been covered by this observer here on The Boxing Truth®, the final weekend before Christmas saw other action throughout the sport that also deserves attention.   The first of these bouts took place in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, where an elimination bout took place to determine the next mandatory challenger in the World Boxing Association (WBA) Jr....

GILBERTO ‘ZURDO’ RAMÍREZ TO FACE YUNIESKI ‘THE MONSTER’ GONZALEZ LIVE ON DAZN ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18

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  Press Release: By DAZN – THREE-TIME WORLD CHAMPION SENEISA ESTRADA TO DEFEND WORLD TITLE AGAINST MARIA SANTIZO AS THE CO-MAIN EVENT   TWO ADDITIONAL TITLE FIGHTS OPEN UP THE BROADCAST AT THE AT&T CENTER IN SAN ANTONIO, TX  Credit: DAZN   LOS ANGELES, CA (November 11, 2021): Feared, former world champion, and light heavyweight sensation  Gilberto "Zurdo" Ramirez  (42-0, 28 KOs) of Mazatlán, Mexico, will welcome the holiday season by taking on Cuba's  Yunieski "The Monster" Gonzalez  (21-3, 17 KOs) for the WBA Light Heavyweight Title eliminator on Saturday, December 18 from the AT&T Center in San Antonio, TX. The winner of the title eliminator will secure a mandatory challenge to the WBA Light Heavyweight World Championship, a highly desired position for fighters that are often avoided in the highly protected light heavyweight division. The 12-round main event will be streamed live exclusively on  DAZN  worldwide. ...