Phoenix's Jesus “Mono” Ramos Jr. (21-1, 17 KOs) will look to steal the show when he takes on former unified champion Jeison Rosario in the opening bout of a stacked PBC Pay-Per-View event available on Prime Video on Saturday, February 1 from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
“I have to get the knockout against Rosario and I have to do it in tremendous fashion, that’s what I’m preparing for,” said the 23-year-old Ramos. “Fans can expect to see me in there with even more intensity, angles, head movement and just good boxing. I’m training for that knockout. Even though I’m young, I’m a veteran in the sport, so fans are going to see me placing my shots a lot better and looking for the right punches to get him out of there early.”
Ramos stopped Johan Gonzalez with a ninth-round TKO. As he makes his return on February 1st.
“It helped that Abel just had a big fight in November, so I was training with him to a certain extent for his fight and it worked out to be like a pre-camp,” said Ramos. “We’ve also added a recovery to our Ramos Boxing Academy and that’s been a new addition that’s really helped. My workouts can be really crazy, so being able to do recovery daily and not feel sore is a blessing.”
Ramos takes on Rosario, who captured the WBA and IBF 154-pound world titles.
“I’ve been watching his career ever since he fought Nathaniel Gallimore, and when he beat Julian Williams I was actually rooting for him,” said Ramos. “We even practiced the style that he brought for that fight. I remember my Dad (trainer Jesus Ramos Sr.) and I watching it and studying him more in depth because he had the perfect game plan for Julian Williams. At the time I was fighting at 140 pounds, so I wasn’t even thinking about fighting him. I just really liked his pressure style, with great composure and the ability to pick the right shots.”
“It’s a blessing to have been on so many great cards in my career,” said Ramos. “I’m excited to be back on the big stage at T-Mobile Arena with a fellow Arizona fighter in David Benavidez. I fought on his undercard when he beat Caleb Plant, and that was a great experience all around. I remember there were a lot of people from Arizona there all week and I expect it to be the same way this time.”
Ahead of his 2025 debut, Ramos shared his goals for the upcoming year, which is highlighted by his aim to make this the year he becomes a world champion. More specifically, Ramos his eyes set on who he believes to be the number one fighter at 154 pounds, former undisputed world champion Jermell Charlo.
“I want to fight at least three times this year and become a world champion,” said Ramos. I think it’s time that we stepped it up this year, so I’m going to stay ready year-round for any opportunity that comes.
“I’m focused on winning a world title at 154. I want to fight at that weight as long as possible before I move to middleweight full time. I’d like to fight Jermell Charlo, I think he’s the man to beat at 154 pounds, so I’m hoping that fight can be next.”
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