Ramirez vs Billam-Smith

Who won Ramirez vs Billam-Smith?

Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez beat Chris Billam-Smith by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, November 16th, 2024, at The Venue Riyadh Season, Riyadh.

The scorecards were announced as 116-112, 116-112, 116-113 in favor of winner Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez.

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.

Also on the undercard Jose Carlos Ramirez was defeated by Arnold Barboza Jr, William Zepeda beat Tevin Farmer, Oscar Collazo defeated Thammanoon Niyomtrong for the WBO World Minimumweight, WBA Super World Minimumweight and The Ring Strawweight titles, and Oscar Duarte was victorious over Batyr Akhmedov.

Ramirez vs Billam-Smith stats

Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez stepped into the ring with a record of 46 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 30 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Chris Billam-Smith made his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 13 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested that Ramirez and Billam Smith have similar power, both with a 65% knockout percentage.

Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez was the younger man by 1 year, at 33 years old.

Billam Smith had a height advantage of 1 inch over Ramirez. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez fought out of the southpaw stance, while Chris Billam-Smith was an orthodox fighter.

Ramirez was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 26 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 8 years earlier than Billam Smith, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 149 more professional rounds, totaling 301 compared to Billam Smith's 152.

Ramirez vs Billam-Smith form

Ramirez had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this 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.

Prior to that, he had beaten 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.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, he had won against Dominic Boesel on May 14, 2022, by knockout in the 4th round at Toyota Arena, California, United States.

He had beaten Yunieski Gonzalez on December 18, 2021, by technical knockout in the 10th round in their WBA World Light Heavyweight eliminator fight at AT&T Center, San Antonio.

Billam Smith had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Richard Riakporhe on June 15, 2024, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Cruiserweight championship fight at Selhurst Park, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Mateusz Masternak on December 10, 2023, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their WBO World Cruiserweight championship fight at Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth.

Going into that contest, he had won against Lawrence Okolie on May 27, 2023, by majority decision in their WBO World Cruiserweight championship fight at Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth.

Before that, he had defeated Armend Xhoxhaj on December 17, 2022, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth.

He had beaten Isaac Chamberlain on July 30, 2022, by unanimous decision in their CBC Commonwealth Cruiserweight championship fight at Bournemouth International Centre, Dorset.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Chris Billam-Smith had been fighting more than Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez.

Going into this contest, Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez had last fought 7 months and 17 days ago, while Chris Billam-Smith's last outing had been 5 months and 1 day ago.

Ramirez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 29 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 48 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.6 rounds on average.

Billam Smith's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 49 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.8 rounds on average.

What time did Ramirez vs Billam-Smith start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:15 PM UTC at The Venue Riyadh Season, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which was 5:15 PM EST or 2:15 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:15 PM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Ramirez vs Billam-Smith?

The DAZN show began at 12:00 PM EST / 9:00 AM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card started at 5:00 PM (GTM).

What were the odds on Ramirez vs Billam-Smith?

Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez was a 2/5 (-220) favorite going into the contest, while Chris Billam-Smith made his way into the ring at 2/1 (+180) with oddsmakers.