Gilberto Ramirez: record, next fight and profile →
Top rated super middleweight contender Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez (32-0, 24 KO’s) has wished Julio Cesar Chávez Jr. (49-2-1, 32 KO's) a speedy recovery because...well, because....well...he wants to fight him down the road. The two fighters were once stablemates under Top Rank. Chavez Jr. left Top Rank earlier this year and aligned himself with manager Al Haymon and his Premier Boxing Champions series.
LAS VEGAS, NEV.– Undefeated Mexican knockout artist and No. 1 world-rated super middleweight contender GILBERTO "Zurdo" RAMIREZ will risk his upcoming world title shot in a 10-round World Boxing Organization (WBO) International / North American Boxing Federation (NABF) super middleweight title defense against GEVORG KHATCHIKIAN, of the Netherlands, making his U.S. debut, Friday, November 20, at The Chelsea inside The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. Ramirez vs. Khatchikian will be televised live on
LAS VEGAS, NEV.– Undefeated Mexican knockout artist and No. 1 world-rated super middleweight contender GILBERTO "Zurdo" RAMIREZ will risk his upcoming world title shot in a 10-round World Boxing Organization (WBO) International / North American Boxing Federation (NABF) super middleweight title defense against GEVORG KHATCHIKIAN, of the Netherlands, making his U.S. debut, Friday, November 20, at The Chelsea inside The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. Ramirez vs. Khatchikian will be televised live on The MetroPCS Friday Night Knockout on truTV at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. The telecast will open with a 10-round junior lightweight rumble between once-beaten IVAN "Bam Bam" NAJERA of San Antonio and unbeaten SAÚL "Kid Dynamite" RODRÍGUEZ, of Riverside, Calif.. The live boxing series is presented by truTV and Top Rank® and produced in association with HBO Sports®. Find truTV at: http://trutvishere.com/.
MAZATLAN, Sinaloa.- World ranked super middleweight Gilberto "Zurdo" Ramirez (32-0, 24 KOs) will look to commemorate the Mexican Revolution with a win when he returns on the 20th of November at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. Ramirez will face Dutch boxer Gevorg Khatchikian (20-1, 10 KO's) in the main event of a card that will be transmitted through TruTV.
Top rated WBO super middleweight contender Gilberto Ramirez (32-0, 24KOs) is training hard for his next return, on November 20th at the Cosmopolitan Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. The WBO Fedebol championship will be at stake. There have been reports that he will face Juan Camilo Novoa (25-6-1), but Ramirez team have stated that Novoa has not been finalized with them and they are looking at several possible options.
Undefeated super featherweight prospect Saul "Neno" Rodriguez (18-0) has notified BoxingScene.com that he will open up the November 20th edition of Top Rank's Metro PCS Friday Night Knockout series truTV against Ivan Najera (16-1). The fight will take place at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas. The likely headliner for the show will be unbeaten super middleweight contender Gilberto Ramirez against an opponent to be determined.
WBO super middleweight champion Arthur Abraham (43-4, 29KOs) has a lot of options on the table. His promoter, Kalle Sauerland of Sauerland Event, advised BoxingScene.com that discussions are still ongoing for a potential fight with 50-year-old legend, Bernard 'The Alien' Hopkins (55-7-2, 32KOs). Hopkins has been out of the ring since losing a twelve round decision to Sergey Kovalev last November.
MAZATLAN, Sinaloa.- Top rated super middleweight contender Gilberto "Zurdo" Ramirez will return to the ring on October 9th in Los Angeles in a ten round contest against an opponent to be confirmed. Gilberto Ramirez (32-0, 24 KOs) is currently sitting in the number two position in the WBO's rankings and at number three under the WBC, World Boxing Association (WBA) and International Boxing Federation (IBF). A world title shot is just around the corner.
In the latest edition of truTv's Friday Night KO series, Diego Magdaleno (28-1) moved closer to a title shot by defeating Jose "Chelo" Gonzalez (24-2) via 7th round TKO in a bizarre fight that was light on action. The action started out slow as both fighters felt each other out in the first round. The action was so slow that referee Luis Pabón motioned to both fighters to get busy early in the second.
His fight is taking place nearly 700 miles from his hometown in Mazatlan, Gilberto Ramirez is feeling Texas-sized love for his third career appearance in the Lone Star State ahead of his showdown with veteran spoiler Derek Edwards. Their bout tops the latest installment of Top Rank’s Metro PCS Friday Night Knockout series on truTV, airing live from State Farm Arena in border town Hidalgo, Texas. “I’m very excited to be back in Texas,” notes Ramirez (31-0, 24KOs), whose previous two trips to the state both ended in knockout wins. “I’m looking forward to giving the fans here another great fight.”