Mauricio Sulaiman, president of the WBC, has promised to look into claims from Robeisy Ramirez that his fight with Asror Vokhidov was today unduly cancelled in Uzbekistan.
“Tonight I was supposed to be fighting in Tashkent, Uzbekistan,” Ramirez, 14-3 (9 KOs), wrote on social media. “Instead my fight got cancelled over a ‘supposedly’ late MRI. I made my position clear to @wbcmoro [Sulaiman] in our call with my attorney. Mauricio, you say you look out for fighters. Prove it. Do right by boxing. Do right by me.”
Ramirez, in a separate post, explained that the reason he was given for the cancellation – from officials associated with the WBC and promoters – was the absence of an MRI scan. In the same post, he published a photo of him with what appears to be MRI scan results dated May 29 and timed at 5:37pm.
It is also being alleged by Ramirez that he was asked, and refused, to sign a three-fight deal by Raizd Boxing to guarantee his purse.
“What happens in these parts of the world deserves to be investigated,” Ramirez said.
Sulaiman responded to the allegations on social media.
“I attended phone calls being in Mexico – so I personally couldn’t find anything specific,” he wrote in part. “Safety will always be a top priority… I will personally make a report once all facts are known.”
Ramirez, 14-3 (9 KOs), is a double Olympic champion and former WBO featherweight beltholder. He was hoping to make his return, under the guidance of the renowned coach Robert Garcia, following a 17-month absence from the ring.
