Rafael: Ramos Jr. Will Defend Against Hogan on the Haney-Paro Card

Label: REPORTED · Heat: WARM. This is a single-source report, not a promoter announcement. Dan Rafael, citing sources, reports that Jesus Ramos Jr. "will defend the WBC interim middleweight title vs. unbeaten Francis Hogan on the #HaneyParo card on Dec. 19 in San Francisco."

We have not seen a second outlet, and the fight is not on Top Rank's event page. Nothing is signed in public, and we are not treating this as official.

What is already official, in Kimster 293 and Top Rank's Nov. 5 release, is the main event: Devin Haney vs. Liam Paro on Dec. 19 at Chase Center in San Francisco, live on DAZN PPV, with Brian Norman Jr vs. Abel Ramos as the official co-feature. That Abel Ramos is a different fighter from Jesus Ramos Jr.

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Ramos Jr. is the WBC interim middleweight champion. Hogan is ranked No. 13 by the WBC in its October rankings. Those facts are confirmed. The booking itself is Rafael's reporting, from sources, and it remains unannounced.

Fighter pages: Devin Haney, Liam Paro, Brian Norman Jr. There is no Jesus Ramos Jr., Francis Hogan or Abel Ramos fighter page in the BoxBid list.

If a purse ever does get posted for Ramos–Hogan, take a swing at Guess the Purse. Until this one is official, the date already on the calendar is Haney–Paro — log a pick in Fight Picks.

Does Hogan belong in there with the interim belt, or do you wait for Top Rank to put it on the poster? Tell us in the comments.

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