Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez Open to Opetaia Unification
WBA and WBO cruiserweight champion Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez says he’s open to fighting a unification fight against IBF belt-holder Jai Opetaia.
WBA and WBO cruiserweight champion Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez says he’s open to fighting a unification fight against IBF belt-holder Jai Opetaia.
Gilberto Ramirez, straight outta Mazatlán, Mexico, stepped into the ring and ripped the WBA Cruiserweight Super World Championship right out of Arsen Goulamirian’s clutches.
As fans are aware, Jai Opetaia opted to vacate the IBF cruiserweight title so as to be able to go ahead with this Saturday’s big payday of a fight with Ellis Zorro, the fight to take place on the huge “Day of Reckoning” card in Saudi Arabia.
Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez (45-1, 30 KOs) looked like a new fighter, using movement to defeat Joe Smith Jr. (28-5, 22 KOs) by a 10 round unanimous decision in a WBA cruiserweight title eliminator on Saturday night at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.
Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez weighed in at a whopping 182.6 lbs today for his fight against Gabe Rosado on Saturday, and the contest has now been canceled.
Veteran Gabe Rosado will be in the familiar role of the underdog this Saturday, March 18th, when he faces former super middleweight champion Gilberto Ramirez in a 12 round fight at light heavyweight on DAZN at the Walter Pyramid in Long Beach, CA.
Gabriel Rosado will be looking to snap his three-fight losing streak when he moves up to 175 to face former WBO super middleweight champion Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez in the main event in a 12 round fight on DAZN on March 18th at a venue still to be determined.
Today in Abu Dhabi, WBA light-heavyweight champ Dmitry Bivol won a wide 12 round decision over a physically massive-looking Gilberto Ramirez – in doing so making plenty more of us believe he is THE 175 pounder out there today.
In a surprisingly easy fight, WBA light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol (21-0, 11 KOs) defeated Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez (44-1, 30 KOs) by an impressive 12 round unanimous decision on Saturday night in their headliner at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi.
WBA light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol (21-0, 11 KOs) took the previously unbeaten mandatory challenger Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez (44-1, 30 KOs) to school tonight, beating him by a one-sided 12 round unanimous decision at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
The scores were 118-110.