Top Rank Presents Tripleheader: José Ramírez vs. Richard Commey – Seniesa Estrada vs. Tina Rupprecht – Antonio Mireles vs. Patrick Mailata

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Top Rank Presents Tripleheader: José Ramírez vs. Richard Commey – Seniesa Estrada vs. Tina Rupprecht – Antonio Mireles vs. Patrick Mailata

Live on ESPN, ESPN Deportes, and ESPN+ Saturday, March 25 at 10 p.m. ET/ 7 p.m. PT

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Top Rank presented by Autozone will be live this Saturday, March 25, at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT on ESPN, ESPN Deportes, and ESPN+.  The triple-header features a junior welterweight showdown, a minimumweight title unification fight, and a six-round heavyweight clash. The event takes place at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, California.

In the 12-round junior welterweight main event, former unified 140-pound world champion José Ramírez (27-1,17 KOs) from Avenal, California will meet former lightweight world champion Richard “RC” Commey (30-4-1, 27 KOs).  Following his 2021 decision defeat to Josh Taylor for the undisputed junior welterweight title, Ramírez rebounded last March with a unanimous decision victory over former two-weight world champion José Pedraza. He has been among the sport’s best 140-pounders since winning the WBC world title against Amir Imam in March 2018.

Commey, from Accra, Ghana, made his name as one of the sport’s top lightweights, winning Commonwealth honors before capturing the IBF world title in February 2019. His title reign lasted 10 months, as he knocked out former world champion Ray Beltrán before a stunning second-round stoppage defeat to Teófimo López at Madison Square Garden. Commey’s lightweight run ended with a December 2021 decision loss to Vasiliy Lomachenko.

The co-feature will be a world title unification clash, as WBA minimumweight world champion Seniesa “Super Bad” Estrada (23-0, 9 KOs) collides with WBC world champion Tina Rupprecht (12-0-1, 3 KOs).

Hailing from East Los Angeles, California, Estrada returns to her home state intent on unifying world titles for the first time in her decorated career. The 30-year-old veteran turned pro nearly a dozen years ago and has competed at the world class level in three weight classes. In 2021, she captured the WBA minimumweight and WBO light flyweight titles in consecutive fights. Estrada then vacated the light flyweight title to pursue undisputed glory at minimumweight. She signed with Top Rank last year and returned from a nearly 11-month layoff in November to shut out Jazmin Gala Villarino.

Rupprecht, from Augsburg, Germany, has made five defenses of her world title after being elevated from interim champion in 2018. Earlier that year, she toppled Yokasta Valle, who is the current IBF and WBO unified minimumweight world champion. In July 2021, Rupprecht edged former world champion Katia Gutierrez by split decision. She is coming off a decision win over Rocío Gaspar in December.

The heavyweight opener will be a six-round clash between Antonio “El Gigante” Mireles and Patrick Mailata.  Mireles (6-0, 6 KOs) is a Mexican-American prospect from Des Moines, Iowa. As an amateur, he won several national tournaments and signed with Top Rank in September 2021. Mailata (6-1, 3 KOs) is a Samoan-born prospect who had a decorated amateur career representing New Zealand.

The undercard will stream live and exclusively on ESPN+.

ESPN’s Joe Tessitore will call the action with Hall of Famers Andre Ward and Timothy Bradley, Jr. as analysts; Mark Kriegel and Bernardo Osuna will serve as reporters.

Original Content: The Dream Americano

Ahead of the March 25 doubleheader, ESPN will air Top Rank’s The Dream Americano, a 30-minute celebration of the Mexican-American fighting spirit, featuring a visit with co-headliners, U.S. Olympian José Ramírez and undefeated world champion Seniesa Estrada. Viewers will also be treated to special guest appearances by actors Danny Trejo and Mario López.

In addition to the air times below, The Dream Americano will also be available for replay on-demand in the ESPN App and on ESPN.com and ESPN+.

Top Rank Presents: The Dream Americano

Date Network Time (ET)
Thu Mar 23 ESPNEWS 9:30 a.m.
ESPN Deportes* 8:30 p.m.
ESPN2 11:30 p.m.
Fri Mar 24 ESPN2 2 a.m.
Sat Mar 25 ESPN2 6:30 a.m.
ESPNEWS 12:30 p.m.
ESPN2 3:30 p.m.
*Spanish Subtitles

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Ramírez vs. Commey – Estrada vs. Rupprecht  – Mireles vs. Mailata (All Times ET)

Date Time Network Event Fights World Titles
Thur., Mar. 23 4 p.m. ESPN+ Top Rank Press Conference
Fri., Mar. 24 3 p.m. ESPN+ Live Weigh-In
Sat., Mar 25 10 p.m. ESPN, ESPN Deportes, ESPN+ (simulcast) Main Jose Ramírez vs. Richard Commey
Co-Feature Seniesa Estrada (C*) vs. Tina Rupprecht (C**) WBA*, WBC** Minimumweight
Special Feature Antonio Mireles vs. Patrick Mailata
7 p.m. ESPN+ Feature Raymond Muratalla vs. Humberto Galindo
Undercard Charlie Sheehy vs. Angel Rebollar
Undercard Jessie James Guerrero vs. Eduardo Álvarez
Undercard Ricardo Ruvalcaba vs. Marco Cárdenas
Undercard Subaru Murata vs. Jose Negrete

 

Ardi Dwornik

I oversee all facets of ESPN’s corporate communications for Tennis and Combat Sports.
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