Ramon Valenuela Jr. (born October 22, 1990) is an American professional

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in the

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division. Ramon is nicknamed 'El Dragon' due to his love of

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and won his first seven professional fights. On September 8, 2012 Ramon fought

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on the opening bout of Showtime Championship Boxing where Ramon was disqualified in the eighth round. This fight was elevated to Showtime Championship Boxing after the fight between

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titlest

Randall Bailey Randall Bailey (born September 13, 1974) is an American professional boxer. A veteran of the sport for over twenty years, he is a former world champion in two weight classes, having held the WBO light welterweight title from 1999 to 2000, and t ...

and

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was postponed.Love-Valenzuela elevated to co-main event - Dan Rafael Blog- ESPN
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Valenzuela, Ramon Boxers from Illinois Middleweight boxers Living people American male boxers 1990 births