Beterbiev vs Ramirez

When is Beterbiev vs Ramirez?

Artur Beterbiev could potentially square off against Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez in Summer 2025 the United States.

The fight would be scheduled for 12 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which means the weight limit would be 175 pounds (12.5 stone or 79.4 kg).

Beterbiev vs Ramirez stats

Artur Beterbiev would step into the ring with a record of 21 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 20 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez would make his way to the ring with a record of 47 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 30 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Beterbiev would have a massive power advantage over Ramirez, boasting a 95% knockout percentage compared to Ramirez's 64%.

Artur Beterbiev is the older man by 7 years, at 40 years old.

Ramirez has a height advantage of 2 inches over Beterbiev. This also extends to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Artur Beterbiev fights out of the orthodox stance, while Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez is a southpaw.

Beterbiev is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 26 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 3 years and 9 months later than Ramirez, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He has fought 179 fewer professional rounds, totaling 122 compared to Ramirez's 301.

Artur Beterbiev goes into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBA, 1 by the WBC, 1 by the WBO, 3 by the IBF, and 1 by The Ring at light heavyweight.

Beterbiev vs Ramirez form

Beterbiev has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he lost to Dmitry Bivol on February 22, 2025, by majority decision in their IBF World Light Heavyweight, WBA Super World Light Heavyweight, WBC World Light heavyweight and WBO World Light heavyweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Prior to that, he had defeated Dmitry Bivol on October 12, 2024, by majority decision in their The Ring Light Heavyweight, WBC World Light heavyweight, IBF World Light Heavyweight and WBO World Light heavyweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Callum Smith on January 13, 2024, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their IBF World Light Heavyweight, WBC World Light heavyweight and WBO World Light heavyweight championship fight at Centre Videotron, Quebec City, Canada.

Before that, he had won against Anthony Yarde on January 28, 2023, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their IBF World Light Heavyweight, WBC World Light heavyweight and WBO World Light heavyweight championship fight at Wembley Arena, Wembley, United Kingdom.

He had beaten Joe Smith Jr on June 18, 2022, by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their WBC World Light heavyweight, IBF World Light Heavyweight and WBO World Light heavyweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York, United States.

Ramirez has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight, he defeated 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.

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

Going into that contest, he had won against 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.

Before that, 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.

He had defeated Dominic Boesel on May 14, 2022, by knockout in the 4th round at Toyota Arena, California, United States.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Artur Beterbiev has been fighting more than Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez.

Artur Beterbiev last fought 4 months and 29 days ago, while Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez's last outing was 8 months and 5 days ago.

Beterbiev's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 3 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 7 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 41 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 8.2 rounds on average.

Ramirez's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 7 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 50 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 10 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Beterbiev vs Ramirez?

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