Top Rank are set for a busy few weeks in early summer following the announcement of four shows that will all take place at the Virgin Hotel in Las Vegas.
The first event features the undisputed junior welterweight world championship showdown between WBC/WBO champion Jose Ramirez and Scotland’s native son, WBA/IBF champion Josh Taylor.
In a support bout at welterweight on the same bill, two-time world title challenger Jose Zepeda will face Philadelphia veteran Hank Lundy.
The action continues three weeks later, Saturday, June 12, when undefeated former featherweight world champion Shakur Stevenson fights Namibian contender Jeremiah Nakathila for the WBO interim junior lightweight world title.
On Saturday, June 19, undefeated Japanese knockout sensation Naoya Inoue defends his IBF and WBA bantamweight world titles against Filipino IBF No. 1 contender Michael Dasmarinas.
The grand finale at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas showcases the comeback of living legend and former three-weight world champion Vasiliy Lomachenko, who seeks to get back on the winning track against Masayoshi Nakatani following his upset loss to Teofimo Lopez last year.
“Top Rank is honoured to debut boxing at the beautiful new Virgin Hotels Las Vegas with many of the sport’s biggest stars in sensational fights,” said Top Rank chairman Bob Arum. “We begin May 22 with a genuine super fight, a precursor for the great action to come in June.”