Professional career Gilberto Ramírez

1 professional career

1.1 career
1.2 fighting in united states
1.3 rising ranks

1.3.1 ramírez vs. khatchikian


1.4 wbo super middleweight champion

1.4.1 ramírez vs. abraham
1.4.2 ramírez vs. bursak
1.4.3 ramírez vs. hart
1.4.4 ramírez vs. ahmed

professional career
early career

in april 2010, ramírez beat veteran jesus ayala 2nd-round k.o. in mazatlán, sinaloa, mexico.

on december 17, 2010, ramírez knocked out undefeated rogelio medina win vacant wbc youth middleweight title. bout held @ gimnasio german evers in mazatlán, sinaloa, mexico. starting 2011, ramírez moved super-middleweight. in first fight of year, ramírez fought 32 year old antonio arras , knocked him out via tko in round 8. ramírez next stopped francisco villanueva in 7 rounds. in july 2007, ramírez moved down middleweight defend wbc youth tltle. defended title beating oney valdez, amilcar edgardo funes melian , samuel miller inside distance. ramírez went 10 rounds jaime barboza (17-6, 8 kos). ramírez won via unanimous decision (100-90,100-91, 97-93). ramírez next fought @ super-middleweight against isaac mendez, winning via tko in round 8. ramírez went down middleweight defending wbc youth title final 2 times against richard gutierrez, ramírez beat on scorecards (100-90) , marcus upshaw, winning via 10 round decision (98-92, 99-90 twice).

fighting in united states

ramírez fought in united states first time in career on august 24, 2013 @ civic auditorium, glendale, california. opponent american derrick findley in scheduled 10-round bout went distance. ramírez won on 3 scorecards (100-90 x3). on february 2014, ramírez defeated don mouton @ laredo energy arena, laredo, texas. mouton, age 35, not stopped in 20 previous professional bouts, got knocked out in round one. 2 months later, ramírez fought @ mandalay bay resort & casino against credible opponent date, 33 year old giovanni lorenzo (33-6, 25 kos). lorenzo knocked down in round one, , twice in fifth. ramírez claiming win via tko , winning vacant nabf super middleweight title , vacant wbo nabo super middleweight title.

ramírez had 1 off fight in macau on undercard of rigondeaux-kokietgym title fight. defeated junior talipeau (20-2-1, 7 kos) via 1st-round tko, after knocking him down 3 times, in process winning vacant wbo inter-continental super middleweight title. ramírez in in november 2014 @ alamodome, san antonio, texas, time beating fulgencio zuniga via 8 round tko retain titles. zuniga s glove touched canvas in round 6, referee did not credit ramírez knockdown. in round 8, ramírez unleashed barrage of punches unanswered, convincing referee stop fight. ramírez had 80% knockout ratio after fight, , last time won inside distance.

rising ranks

on january 24, 2015, ramírez fought toughest fight date on undercard of alvarado-rios @ 1st bank center, broomfield, colorado. ramírez defeated russian maxim vlasov (30-1, 15 kos) in close 10 rounds (96-94 & 97-93 twice). on june 26, ramírez defeated 35 year old derek edwards (27-4-1, 14 kos) via 10-round decision @ state farm arena, hidalgo, texas. ramírez won every round on 3 judges scorecards.

ramírez vs. khatchikian

on november 20, 2015 ramírez fought 27 year old dutch boxer gevorg khatchikian (23-1, 11 kos) in scheduled 10 round fight @ cosmopolitan of las vegas, chelsea ballroom, las vegas. ramírez won on scorecards (99-91 & 100-90 twice). win, ramírez became first boxer defend nabf super middleweight title 4 times.

wbo super middleweight champion
ramírez vs. abraham

it announced on january 18, 2016 #1 wbo ramírez fighting wbo super middleweight champion arthur abraham (44-4, 29 kos) in co-feature bout on april 9 undercard of manny pacquiao vs. timothy bradley iii card on hbo pay-per-view. fight card took @ mgm grand in las vegas, nevada. ramírez put name in mexican boxing history, becoming first fighter win super middleweight world title. 3 judges scored fight 120-108 ramírez, became second mexican win world title in division heavier middleweight, first 1 having been julio césar gonzález wbo light heavyweight champion in 2003. ramírez won on punch count outworking abraham night in round. in post fight interview, ramírez said, took him mexican boxing school. very, strong puncher, couldn t take movement. knew halfway through fight going win fight. came here make history, , did it. ramírez improved record (34-0, 24 kos).

on may 31, 2016, top rank promoter bob arum announced ramírez fight on undercard of terence crawford-viktor postol unification fight on july 23. ramírez (34-0, 24 kos), of mexico, have been making first title defense against germany s 28 year old dominik britsch (32-2-1, 11 kos). britsch had won 4 fights in row since eight-round decision loss in 2014, take big step in competition. on july 6, ramírez suffered hand injury while training, called off world title fight. ramírez had successful hand surgery , according promoter bob arum, should able make ring return end of 2016.

ramírez vs. bursak

in january 2017, negotiations taking place fight between ramírez , matt korobov (27-1, 14 kos) possibly on undercard of potential manny pacquiao-jeff horn fight in april. bob arum announced on february 13, 2017 ramírez making first defence in los angeles, california on april 22. announced max bursak (33-4-1, 15 kos) challenger. ramírez retained wbo title in first fight in on year won every round on 3 judges scorecards (120-106, 120-106 , 120-106). bursak tried attack , managed land punches, lacked punching power hurt ramírez used footwork evade punishment. bursak deducted 1 point in round 5 , in round 11 excessive holding.

ramírez vs. hart

on june 19, 2017, manager , trainer hector zápari announced deal in works ramírez defend wbo title against mandatory challenger , wbo nabo titleholder jesse hard work hart (22-0, 18 kos) fight possibly taking place in september 2017. revealed fight woud take place on september 22, 2017 in tucson, arizona. on august 22, fight made official , announcement made venue. fight take place @ convention center. hart stated wanted win wbo title father , trainer eugene cyclone hart, former professional boxer fought in golden ages of middleweights in 1970 s. famous opponent marvelous marvin hagler, saw hart lose via tko. hart never received world title fight. top rank promoter bob arum credited eugene hart being hardest-punching middleweight of time .

in front of 4,103 fans, ramírez retained wbo super middleweight title in hard fought battle against game hart, went 12 round distance. final judges scorecards 115-112, 115-112, , 114-113 in favour of ramírez. started off strong, dropping hart in round 2 following left uppercut, hart did not see coming. hart beat count , survived round. in round 4, hart took tremendous punishment, managed stay on feet. last 6 rounds saw fight turnaround in favour of hart. landed many power shots head of ramírez, held own. ramírez seemed have tired out during closing rounds. round 11 saw hart rock ramírez badly, not realizing legs had given way, failing go finish. had hart not been dropped in round 2, fight have ended via majority decision. after fight, ramírez said, 1 dreamers, people of mexico , going through earthquake. plan push, push, push , put lot of pressure on him , keep him off balance. wanted put on big body attack every round. there nothing easy in fight. hart humble in defeat, take nothing away him. s champ. has respect. knockdown fault. zurdo s fighter. ramírez landed 220 punches 690 thrown (32%), included 40 of 70 power shots thrown. hart landed 132 of 497 thrown (27%).

ramírez vs. ahmed

top rank s bob arum spoke boxing scene on october 24 outlining future ramírez. stated ramírez return on february 3, 2018 in united states, return mazatlán, mexico, mark first fight in home country since april 2013 , see third fight in 2018 possibly in australia. arum mentioned australia boxer rohan murdock (20-1, 15 kos) potential opponent.

on november 14, arum announced wbo africa titleholder , #6 wbo ranked habib wild hurricane ahmed (22-0, 17 kos) challenge ramírez on february 3, 2018. mark first ever fight outside native ghana ahmed. fight scheduled take place @ american bank center in corpus christi, texas. prior fight, ahmed had won 8 of last 9 fights via stoppage.