'Zurdo' Ramirez vs Benavidez

Who won ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez vs Benavidez?

David Benavidez beat Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez by knockout in the 6th round on Saturday, May 2nd, 2026, at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Cruiserweight division, which meant the weight limit was 200 pounds (14.3 stone or 90.7 kg).

This contest was for the unified cruiserweight championship of the world, with the WBO, and WBA belts on the line.

Benavidez was defending his his WBO World Cruiserweight Championship for the first time. He won this belt against Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez in May 2026. He had held this belt for 3 days.

He was also defending WBA Super World Cruiserweight Championship for the first time. He won this belt against Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez in May 2026. He had held this title for 3 days.

Also on the undercard Jose Armando Resendiz was defeated by Jaime Munguia for the WBA World Super Middleweight championship, Oscar Duarte beat Angel Fierro, Isaac Lucero was overcome by Ismael Flores, Jorge Chavez was defeated by Jose Tito Sanchez, and Daniel Blancas beat Raul Isaias Salomon Pantoja.

‘Zurdo’ Ramirez vs Benavidez stats

Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez stepped into the ring with a record of 48 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.

David Benavidez made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 31 wins and 0 draws.

Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez was the older man by 5 years, at 34 years old.

Ramirez had a height advantage of 1 inch over Benavidez. Despite this, Benavidez had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez fought out of the southpaw stance, while David Benavidez was an orthodox fighter.

Ramirez was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 18 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 3 years and 11 months earlier than Benavidez, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 146 more professional rounds, totaling 319 compared to Benavidez's 173.

‘Zurdo’ Ramirez vs Benavidez form

Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Yuniel Dorticos on June 28, 2025, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Cruiserweight and WBA Super World Cruiserweight championship fight at Honda Center, Anaheim, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Chris Billam-Smith on November 16, 2024, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Cruiserweight and WBA Super World Cruiserweight championship fight at The Venue Riyadh Season, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Arsen Goulamirian on March 30, 2024, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Cruiserweight championship fight at YouTube Theater, Inglewood, United States.

Before that, he had defeated Joe Smith Jr on October 7, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Chelsea Ballroom, Las Vegas.

He had been beaten by Dmitry Bivol on November 5, 2022, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Light Heavyweight championship fight at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Benavidez remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Anthony Yarde on November 22, 2025, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBC World Light heavyweight and WBA World Light Heavyweight championship fight at ANB Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Prior to that, he had won against David Morrell on February 1, 2025, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Light Heavyweight and WBC Interim World Light heavyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Oleksandr Gvozdyk on June 15, 2024, by unanimous decision in their WBC Interim World Light heavyweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Demetrius Andrade on November 25, 2023, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBC Interim World Super Middleweight championship fight at Michelob ULTRA Arena, Las Vegas.

He had won against Caleb Plant on March 25, 2023, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Middleweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, David Benavidez had been fighting more than Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez.

Going into this contest, Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez had last fought 10 months and 4 days ago, while David Benavidez's last outing had been 5 months and 10 days ago.

Ramirez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 27 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 58 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.6 rounds on average.

Benavidez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 49 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.8 rounds on average.

What time did ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez vs Benavidez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez vs Benavidez?

The DAZN PPV show began at 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST. The DAZN PPV UK broadcast of the card started at 1:00 AM (BST).

What were the odds on ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez vs Benavidez?

Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez was a 4/1 (+400) underdog going into the contest, while David Benavidez made his way into the ring at 1/5 (-500) with oddsmakers.