Nickname(s) Zurdo de Oro Wins 33 Division Super middleweight Rated at Super Middleweight Name Gilberto Ramirez Total fights 33 | Reach 197 cm (78 in) Role Boxer Stance Southpaw stance Nationality Mexican Height 1.90 m Draws 0 | |
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Real name Gilberto Ramirez Sanchez Born June 19, 1991 (age 32)
Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico ( 1991-06-19 ) Similar People Oscar Valdez, Saul Rodriguez, Arthur Abraham, Saul Alvarez | ||
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Gilberto Ramírez Sánchez (born June 19, 1991) is a Mexican professional boxer who has held the WBO super middleweight title since 2016.
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Early career
In April 2010, Gilberto beat veteran Jesus Ayala by 2nd-round K.O. in Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico.
On December 17, 2010, Ramírez knocked out the undefeated Rogelio Medina to win the vacant WBC Youth middleweight title. The bout was held at the Gimnasio German Evers in Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico. Starting from 2011, Ramírez moved up to super-middleweight. In his first fight of the year, Ramirez fought 32 year old Antonio Arras and knocked him out via TKO in round 8. Ramirez next stopped Francisco Villanueva in 7 rounds. In July 2007, Ramirez moved back down middleweight to defend his WBC Youth tltle. He successfully defended the title beating Oney Valdez, Amilcar Edgardo Funes Melian and Samuel Miller all inside the distance. Ramirez went 10 rounds with Jaime Barboza (17-6, 8 KOs). Ramirez won via unanimous decision (100-90,100-91, 97-93). Ramirez next fought at super-middleweight against Isaac Mendez, winning via TKO in round 8. Ramirez then went down to middleweight successfully defending the WBC Youth title a final two times against Richard Gutierrez, who Ramirez beat on all scorecards (100-90) and Marcus Upshaw, also winning via 10 round decision (98-92, 99-90 twice).
Fighting in the United States
Ramirez fought in the United States for the first time in his career on August 24, 2013 at the Civic Auditorium, Glendale, California. His opponent was American Derrick Findley in a scheduled 10-round bout which went the distance. Ramirez won on all three scorecards (100-90 x3). On February 2014, Ramirez defeated Don Mouton at the Laredo Energy Arena, Laredo, Texas. Mouton, age 35, who was not stopped in 20 previous professional bouts, got knocked out in round one. Two months later, Ramirez fought at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino against his most credible opponent to date, 33 year old Giovanni Lorenzo (33-6, 25 KOs). Lorenzo was knocked down in round one, and twice in the fifth. Ramirez claiming the win via TKO and winning the vacant NABF super middleweight title and vacant WBO NABO super middleweight title.
Ramirez had a one off fight in Macau on the undercard of Rigondeaux-Kokietgym title fight. He defeated Junior Talipeau (20-2-1, 7 KOs) via 1st-round TKO, after knocking him down three times, in the process winning the vacant WBO Inter-Continental Super Middleweight Title. Ramirez was back in US in November 2014 at the Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas, this time beating Fulgencio Zuniga via 8 round TKO to retain the titles. Zuniga's glove touched the canvas in round 6, but the referee did not credit Ramirez with the knockdown. In round 8, Ramirez unleashed a barrage of punches which were unanswered, convincing the referee to stop the fight. Ramirez had an 80% knockout ratio after this fight, and it would be the last time he won inside the distance.
Rising up the Ranks
On January 24, 2015, Ramirez fought his toughest fight to date on the undercard of Alvarado-Rios at the 1st Bank Center, Broomfield, Colorado. Ramirez defeated Russian Maxim Vlasov (30-1, 15 KOs) in a very close 10 rounds (96-94 & 97-93 twice). On June 26, Ramirez defeated 35 year old Derek Edwards (27-4-1, 14 KOs) via a 10-round decision at the State Farm Arena, Hidalgo, Texas. Ramirez won every round on all three judges' scorecards.
Ramirez vs. Khatchikian
On November 20, 2015 Ramirez fought 27 year old Dutch boxer Gevorg Khatchikian (23-1, 11 KOs) in a scheduled 10 round fight at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Chelsea Ballroom, Las Vegas. Ramirez won on all scorecards (99-91 & 100-90 twice). With this win, Ramirez became the first boxer to successfully defend the NABF Super Middleweight title four times.
Ramirez vs. Abraham
It was announced on January 18, 2016 that #1 WBO Ramirez would be fighting WBO super middleweight champion Arthur Abraham (44-4, 29 KOs) in the co-feature bout on the April 9 undercard of the Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley III card on HBO pay-per-view. The fight card took at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ramirez put his name in Mexican boxing history, becoming the first fighter to win a super middleweight world title. All three judges scored the fight 120-108 for Ramirez, who also became only the second Mexican to win a world title in a division heavier than middleweight, the first one having been Julio César González as the WBO light heavyweight champion in 2003. Ramirez won on the punch count by outworking Abraham all night in almost very round. Ramirez improved his record to (34-0, 24 KOs).
On May 31, 2016, Top Rank promoter Bob Arum announced that Ramirez would fight on the undercard of the Terence Crawford-Viktor Postol unification fight on July 23. Ramirez (34-0, 24 KOs), of Mexico, would have been making his first title defense against Germany's 28 year old Dominik Britsch (32-2-1, 11 KOs). Britsch had won four fights in a row since an eight-round decision loss in 2014, was about to take a big step up in competition. On July 6, Ramirez suffered a hand injury while training, which ultimately called off the world title fight. Ramirez had a successful hand surgery and according to promoter Bob Arum, he should be able to make a ring return by the end of 2016.
Ramirez vs. Bursak
In January 2017, negotiations were taking place for a fight between Ramirez and Matt Korobov (27-1, 14 KOs) possibly on the undercard of the potential Manny Pacquiao-Jeff Horn fight in April. Bob Arum announced on February 13, 2017 that Ramirez would be making his first defence in Los Angeles, California on April 22. It was also announced that Max Bursak (33-4-1, 15 KOs) would be the challenger.