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“Zurdo” Ramirez, “Scrappy” Ramirez, and Darius Fulghum leading LA-based 3Point Management into a huge 2025

PhilBoxing.com


LOS ANGELES (January 13, 2024) – One of the fastest developing managerial companies in boxing, 3 Point Management (3 PM), is heading into a potentially explosive and title-collecting 2025, led by Unified World Cruiserweight Champion “Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez (47-1, 30 KOs), super flyweight world title contender John “Scrappy” Ramirez (14-1, 10 KOs and rising super middleweight prospect Darius “DFG” Fulghum (13-0, 11 KOs).

“Last year, everybody did what they were supposed to do to be in position for big fights in 2025,” said Julian Chua, one of the best young trainers in the industry, “especially ‘Zurdo’,’Scrappy’, and Darius. 3 PM has stacked and built what I believe will be a career-defining year for our stable of fighters.”

The lead trainer at state-of-the art Brickhouse Boxing Club in North Hollywood, California, Chua is head trainer for “Zurdo,” “Scrappy” and another 3 PM fighter, light heavyweight Kareen “Supreme” Hackett (12-1, 6 KOs).

“Zurdo,” 33, is the first Mexican-born boxer to be crowned World Super Middleweight Champion and World Cruiserweight titlist, as well as the first Mexican fighter to unify World Cruiserweight titles. Ramirez is on a journey to become the undisputed, unified King of the Cruiserweights and that translates into a mega-fight against IBF world champion Jay Opetaia (26-0, 20 KOs), of Australia. But there may also be opportunity for a Fight of the Century-type match for Ramirez against world heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk (23-0, 14 KOs), the former undisputed world cruiserweight champion who has indicated that he may drop back down to cruiserweight in an attempt to duplicate his feat. And there’s always a possibility of “Zurdo” moving up to the bridgerweight division before ultimately closing his career as a heavyweight.

“’Zurdo’ doesn’t kill himself to make weight anymore and that’s a big factor in his success at cruiserweight,” Chia noted. “The most concern for him moving up was durability but he’s proven that with his agility, angles, and defensive responsibilities. He’s not sitting in the pocket anymore because he throws 5 or 6 punches and then moves and resets. He changes his angles in the pocket and that’s a big ask for bigger guys. The cruiserweight division is perfect for him. He’s a stylish southpaw who will continue to chase all the belts; he has Badou Jack (IBF) and Jay Opetia (WBC). We still have a mandatory defense against (Yuniel) Dorticos (27-2, 25 KOs), but against Opetia will be an epic fight and I like ‘Zurdo” to win that fight when the time comes.”

WBA No. 2-rated “Scrappy” (also WBC #15) is coming of an impressive 10-round unanimous decision over previously undefeated Ephraim Bui (10-1, 8 KOs), avenging his first and only loss as a pro last April to veteran Fernando David Jimenez (16-1, 5-1, 11 KOs) last April 20th for the WBA Interim Super Flyweight World title.

“He handled that fight (vs. Bui) very well against a fighter with a lot of experience for a fighter who started boxing only eight years ago,” Chua added. “He showed his growth. He still has that swagger, but with some humility. Fighters who are undefeated don’t think anybody can beat them. ‘Scrappy’ was kind of a rogue in that fight (vs. Jimenez).

“’Scrappy’ has matured. I can’t wait until he shows everybody, maybe in one or two fights and by the end of 2025, he’s a world champion. He has a vibrant name in his division and his personality is refreshing. He’s very popular and a fighter on his way.”

The 28-year-old Fulgham, a former USA amateur heavyweight champion, has successfully transitioned into a super middleweight, where he is ranked No. 5 by the WBA. A licensed nurse fighting out of Houston, Fulghum is climbing the ladder at a relatively rapid pace.

“I don’t train Darius,” Chua commented, “but I’ve watched all his fights since he was Zurdo’s sparring partner for his fight (Dmitry) Bivol. He’s talented, very good, and he has a bright future. He’s slightly behind ‘Scrappy’ as a pro and 168 (super middleweight) is deep with some tough fighters. By 2026, I think Darius will be ready to win a world title. I have a lot of respect for his coach, Darnell Pierce. We talk quite a bit. The sky’s the limit for Darius.”

Chua also trains another 3 PM fighter, Kareem “Supreme” Hackett (12-1, 6 KOs), the former WBA Intercontinental Light Heavyweight Champion from Toronto.

“Kareem slipped up a little bit in his last fight (only loss), but he has a bright future and all the skills to become world champion,” Chua pointed out. “Kareem dismantled (11-0) Clay Waterman on ProBox TV when he won the WBA Intercontinental title. In his next fight, Waterman lost a majority decision to Paulo Aokuso (8-0, 4 KOs), an undefeated fighter from Australia who was an Olympian. If Hackett is locked in, nobody in the light heavyweight division will beat him.”

Another member of the 3 PM stable is 22-year-old German super lightweight Simon “Saucy” Vollmer (6-0, 2 KOs), a four-time member of the German National Boxing Team. Vollmer trains at Churchill Boxing Club in Santa Monica (CA) under the guidance of head trainer Pedro Neme.

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