Felix Verdejo and Saul Rodriguez are unbeaten lightweights who have received much press over the last couple of years. While fighting under the radar during that time, Casey Ramos believes he is just as good as the aforementioned fighters.

Ramos will fight Hardy Paredes on July 16, Top Rank matchmaker Brad Goodman told RingTV.com over the weekend.

The eight-round bout will take place at the Pioneer Event Center in Lancaster, California (about 70 miles north of downtown Los Angeles), and will headline a Top Rank card airing on UniMas, beginning at 11 p.m. ET/ PT.

The Ramos-Paredes fight replaces a scheduled 10-round bout featuring unbeaten junior featherweight contender Jessie Magdaleno, who may be fighting WBO World titleholder Nonito Donaire later this summer.

Ramos (22-0, 5 knockouts) is coming off a onesided eight-round technical decision victory over Jonathan Perez on March 12.

The 26-year-old from Austin, Texas, has won his last six bouts by decision, all against modest opposition.

A journeyman for Osorno, Chile, Paredes (18-13, 11 KOs) has gone 7-11 since 2007. In his last fight, on Dec. 12, the 33-year-old knocked out prospect Jonivan Barreto in the third round.

Opening the “Solo Boxeo Tecate” broadcast will be an eight-round bout featuring unbeaten welterweight Arnold Barboza (12-0, 5 KOs) against an opponent to be determined.

In non-televised action, unbeaten light heavyweight Oleksandr Gvozdyk (10-0, 8 KOs) and welterweight Egidijus Kavaliauskas (13-0, 11 KOs) are scheduled to fight in separate eight-round bouts.

Francisco A. Salazar has written for RingTV.com since October of 2013 and has covered boxing in Southern California and abroad since 2000. Francisco also covers boxing for the Ventura County (CA) Star newspaper, Boxingscene.com, and Knockout Nation. He can be reached by email at [email protected] or on Twitter at FSalazarBoxing.

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