Briedis vs Ramirez

When is Briedis vs Ramirez?

Mairis Briedis could take on Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez in Summer 2024 in the United States.

The fight would be contested over 12 rounds in the Cruiserweight division, which means the weight limit would be 200 pounds (14.3 stone or 90.7 KG).

The contest would be for the vacant IBF cruiserweight championship of the world.

Briedis vs Ramirez stats

Mairis Briedis would step into the ring with a record of 28 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws, 20 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez would make his way to the ring with a record of 46 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 30 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggest Briedis would have a slight advantage in power over Ramirez, with a 71% knock out percentage over Ramirez's 65%.

Mairis Briedis is the older man by 7 years, at 39 years old.

Ramirez has a height advantage of 1 inch over Briedis. Despite this, both fighters have equal reach.

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

Briedis is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 17 less fights, and made his debut in 2009, 1 month later than Ramirez, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He has fought 122 less professional rounds, 167 to Ramirez's 289.

Mairis Briedis goes into the fight ranked number 3 by the IBF and 1 by the RING at cruiserweight.

Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez is currently ranked number 5 by the RING in the 200lb division.

Briedis vs Ramirez form

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

In his last fight, he lost to Jai Opetaia on 2nd July 2022 by unanimous decision in their IBF World Cruiserweight and The Ring Cruiserweight championship fight at Gold Coast Convention Centre, Queensland, Australia.

Previous to that, he had beat Artur Mann on 16th October 2021 by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their IBF World Cruiserweight championship fight at Arena Riga, Riga, Latvia.

Going into that contest, he had won against Yuniel Dorticos on 26th September 2020 by majority decision in their IBF World Cruiserweight and The Ring Cruiserweight championship fight at Plazamedia Broadcasting Center, Munich, Germany.

Before that, he had beat Krzysztof Glowacki on 15th June 2019 by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their WBO World Cruiserweight championship fight at Arena Riga, Riga, Latvia.

He had defeated Noel ‘Gevor’ Mikaelian on 10th November 2018 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at UIC Pavilion, Illinois, United States.

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

In his last fight, he won against Arsen Goulamirian on 30th March 2024 by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Cruiserweight championship fight at YouTube Theater, Inglewood, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Joe Smith Jr on 7th October 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 5th November 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 defeated Dominic Boesel on 14th May 2022 by knockout in the 4th round at Toyota Arena, California, United States.

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

Activity check

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

Mairis Briedis last fought 2 years and 4 days ago, while Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez's last outing was 3 months and 6 days ago.

Briedis' last 5 fights have come over a period of 5 years, 7 months and 26 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 8.4 rounds on average.

Ramirez's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 18 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 48 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 9.6 rounds on average.

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