Gilberto Ramirez: record, next fight and profile →
Former WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (49-2-1, 32KOs) has almost fully recovered from an injury to his left heel during training. The injury forced him to withdraw from a planned fight with WBC super middleweight champion Badou Jack on April 30th.
German superstar Arthur Abraham has promised to put Mexico's Gilberto Ramirez "in his place" when they face each other next month at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Tony Weeks will serve as third man in the ring for the upcoming super middleweight title fight between Arthur Abraham and unbeaten Gilberto Ramirez, which takes place April 9 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The undercard will also feature undefeated No. 1 WBO featherweight contender ÓSCAR VALDEZ of Nogales, Mexico, defending his NABO featherweight title against former International Boxing Federation (IBF) featherweight champion EVGENY GRADOVICH. The pay-per-view telecast will open with JOSE RAMÍREZ of Avenal, Calif., risking his undefeated record and World Boxing Council (WBC) Continental Americas super lightweight title against seasoned veteran MANNY PEREZ of Denver, CO.
Gilberto 'Zurdo' Ramirez made an appearance on the ESPNDeportes show “A Los Golpes” in Los Angeles that has his idol the great Julio Cesar Chavez as a host.
Ramirez has been training in Long Beach, California for the fight and has been sparring with young contender David Benavidez and has also travel to the Wild Card in Hollywood to get some sparring in Freddie Roach gym.
BoxingScene.com recently caught up with top super middleweight contender Gilberto "Zurdo" Ramirez (33-0) who is preparing for his April 9th clash against WBO champion Arthur Abraham (44-4). The title bout serves as the chief support to the Manny Pacquiao-Tim Bradley pay-per-view trilogy bout that takes place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
24-year-old super middleweight contender Gilberto 'Zurdo' Ramirez (33-0) is just weeks away from the biggest fight of his career. On April 9th he will face WBO champion Arthur Abraham (44-4) in the co-feature bout underneath the Manny Pacquiao-Tim Bradley 3 main event. The pay-per-view card will be distributed by HBO.
For Gilberto 'Zurdo' Ramirez the excitement of his first world championship fight continues to grow as the bout nears. The hard punching lefty is a little over a month away for facing legendary champion Arthur Abraham for the World Boxing Organization (WBO) on April 9 in the Manny Pacquiao-Tim Bradley Pay per view card in Las Vegas.
Undefeated number one contender Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez took time this morning to visit in-studio the Univision radio show “Cada Mañana” hosted by Max Aub and Estefania Iglesias to speak about his upcoming world title fight. Ramirez who is training in Long Beach, California will take on Arthur Abraham for the WBO Super Middleweight title.