# Robeisy Ramírez Blasts WBC and Promoter After His Comeback Fight Is Canceled in Uzbekistan **Date:** 05/30/2026 Cuban boxer Robeisy "El Tren" Ramírez saw his long-awaited ring comeback derailed on May 29, 2026, when his scheduled bout in Tashkent, Uzbekistan was abruptly canceled just hours before he was set to fight. The two-time Olympic gold medalist — London 2012 and Rio 2016 — was scheduled to face Uzbek fighter Asror Vokhidov at the Humo Arena, in what was planned as the first step of his professional comeback under the promotion of Riazd Boxing, with the backing of the World Boxing Council (WBC). In a series of posts on social media and a video lasting over ten minutes, Ramírez described a cascade of problems leading up to the cancellation. According to the 32-year-old Cienfuegos native, representatives from both the promoter and the WBC informed him on the day of the fight that he could not enter the ring without first undergoing an MRI scan. When he pushed back, they told him the scan was impossible to arrange that day due to a national holiday, and that results would take three days. Ramírez took matters into his own hands, securing an MRI at a local clinic and publicly posting the results to prove he was medically cleared to fight. "The MRI is clearly dated today, May 29, 2026, at 5:37 PM, conducted and delivered the same day, hours before my fight. The proof is in my hands. I'm ready to fight," he wrote. The WBC and promoter Pat Ricco rejected the results, saying they were submitted "late." The event proceeded without the main event, prompting Ramírez to go public with his grievances. Beyond the MRI dispute, the Cuban fighter also accused Riazd Boxing of financial manipulation — claiming the promoter failed to provide his airline tickets to Uzbekistan and then attempted to pressure him into signing a three-fight contract as a condition for receiving the first portion of his promised purse — something Ramírez described as "blackmail." He added that the WBC acted in its own financial interests by allowing the event to continue after canceling the headlining bout. "This is advice for newer fighters: be careful with what they tell you, because they dress it up beautifully, but there's always a catch," Ramírez warned. He said he never signed a final contract with Riazd Boxing, which he credited as having saved him from being locked into what he considered an abusive deal. Despite the setback, he vowed to return to the ring as soon as possible: "The moment I can, I just want to fight. If it can happen next week, the one after, whatever — I'll come back stronger, have no doubt about it." The canceled comeback is the latest chapter in a rough stretch for Ramírez, who has been inactive for 17 months following back-to-back losses to Mexican Rafael "El Divino" Espinoza, the second of which — a sixth-round TKO in December 2024 — led Top Rank to decline to renew his promotional contract. His professional record stands at 13-2 with 8 knockouts.