Robeisy Ramirez vs. Isaac Dogboe: Date, time, how to watch, background

Two-time Olympic champion Robeisy Ramirez and former 122-pound titleholder Isaac Dogboe will vie for a vacant 126-pound title Saturday.

ROBEISY RAMIREZ (11-1, 7 KOS)
VS. ISAAC DOGBOE (24-2, 15 KOS)

• Date: Saturday, April 1
• Time: 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT (main event later in show)
• Where: Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tulsa, Oklahoma
• TV/Stream: ESPN+
• Division: Featherweight (126 pounds)
• At stake: Vacant WBO title
• Pound-for-pound ranking: None
• Odds: Ramirez 5½-1 favorite (average of multiple outlets)
• Also on the card: Joet Gonzalez vs. Jose Enrique Vivas, featherweights
• Prediction: Ramirez UD
• Background: Ramirez, the two-time Olympic champion from Cuba, lost a stunning split decision to journeyman Adan Gonzalez in his four-round pro debut in 2019 but has been untouchable since (including a shutout decision over Gonzalez in a rematch). The slick 29-year-old southpaw is coming off a ninth-round knockout of veteran Jose Matias Romero last October. He will be fighting for his first major title. Dogboe, a former 122-pound beltholder, is enjoying a bit of a renaissance. The 28-year-old from Ghana appeared to hit his ceiling when he lost his title to Emanuel Navarrete by a unanimous decision in December 2018 and then was stopped by Navarrete in the 12^th round of the rematch the following May. He then moved up to 126 and has won four consecutive fights, including a split decision over capable Joet Gonzalez last July to earn him a shot at another belt.