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Updated at 08:02 PM EDT, Sat Apr 16, 2016
Golovkin's Promoter: We'd Fight Ramirez at 168, Return To 160By Rick Reeno
Last Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Gilberto 'Zurdo' Ramirez (34-0, 24KOs) became the first Mexican fighter to capture a world title at 168-pounds, when he boxed his way to an impressive twelve round unanimous decision to secure the WBO super middleweight championship from longtime champion Arthur Abraham of Germany.
The victory has now positioned Ramirez for several lucrative opportunities.
One of those opportunities could come against WBA/IBO/IBF middleweight champion Gennady 'GGG' Golovkin (34-0, 31KOs), who defends his titles next Saturday against mandatory challenger Dominic Wade.
Golovkin's promoter Tom Loeffler, and head trainer Abel Sanchez, were ringside last week in Las Vegas and watched Ramirez's victory very closely.
Should Golovkin win next Saturday, the next target on the list is the winner of next month's pay-per-view showdown between Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez and Amir Khan. Golovkin is the mandatory challenger to Canelo's WBC middleweight title.
If they are unable to secure Canelo or Khan, then the next likely target is WBO middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders.
Whether it's the next fight or at some point in the fall, Loeffler - and Ramirez's promoter Bob Arum of Top Rank - are very interested in putting together a Golovkin fight.
"I think [Ramirez] looked great. When you can beat a veteran like Abraham, in the way that he dominated him with his jab and his boxing abilities and the body shots - I think that's a great victory for him," Loeffler told BoxingScene.com.
"We've been talking to Bob about [that fight] if he won [against Abraham]....to make a Triple G fight. It all depends on what happens with Canelo and what happens with Saunders. But I could see that fight happening towards the end of the year. It would be a huge fight in Texas."
Should Golovkin move up to fight Ramirez, the top names at 160 will have to avoid breathing a sigh of relief - because win or lose GGG would make an immediate return to the middleweight division.
"He would go up to fight Zurdo at 168 and then come down to continue to fight at 160-pounds," Loeffler said.
Now why would Triple G go up to fight Ramirez at 168 and not Ward when he was 168lbs???...Who do you think would be favored in this fight if it were to happen???...
Golovkin's Promoter: We'd Fight Ramirez at 168, Return To 160By Rick Reeno
Last Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Gilberto 'Zurdo' Ramirez (34-0, 24KOs) became the first Mexican fighter to capture a world title at 168-pounds, when he boxed his way to an impressive twelve round unanimous decision to secure the WBO super middleweight championship from longtime champion Arthur Abraham of Germany.
The victory has now positioned Ramirez for several lucrative opportunities.
One of those opportunities could come against WBA/IBO/IBF middleweight champion Gennady 'GGG' Golovkin (34-0, 31KOs), who defends his titles next Saturday against mandatory challenger Dominic Wade.
Golovkin's promoter Tom Loeffler, and head trainer Abel Sanchez, were ringside last week in Las Vegas and watched Ramirez's victory very closely.
Should Golovkin win next Saturday, the next target on the list is the winner of next month's pay-per-view showdown between Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez and Amir Khan. Golovkin is the mandatory challenger to Canelo's WBC middleweight title.
If they are unable to secure Canelo or Khan, then the next likely target is WBO middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders.
Whether it's the next fight or at some point in the fall, Loeffler - and Ramirez's promoter Bob Arum of Top Rank - are very interested in putting together a Golovkin fight.
"I think [Ramirez] looked great. When you can beat a veteran like Abraham, in the way that he dominated him with his jab and his boxing abilities and the body shots - I think that's a great victory for him," Loeffler told BoxingScene.com.
"We've been talking to Bob about [that fight] if he won [against Abraham]....to make a Triple G fight. It all depends on what happens with Canelo and what happens with Saunders. But I could see that fight happening towards the end of the year. It would be a huge fight in Texas."
Should Golovkin move up to fight Ramirez, the top names at 160 will have to avoid breathing a sigh of relief - because win or lose GGG would make an immediate return to the middleweight division.
"He would go up to fight Zurdo at 168 and then come down to continue to fight at 160-pounds," Loeffler said.
Now why would Triple G go up to fight Ramirez at 168 and not Ward when he was 168lbs???...Who do you think would be favored in this fight if it were to happen???...
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