Ramirez vs Dorticos

Who won Ramirez vs Dorticos?

Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez beat Yuniel Dorticos by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, June 28th, 2025, at Honda Center, Anaheim.

The scorecards were announced as 117-110, 115-112, 115-112 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.

Ramirez was making his 2nd defense of the WBO World Cruiserweight Championship. He won this belt against Chris Billam-Smith in November 2024. He had held this belt for 7 months and 18 days. This fight was a mandatory contest for 's WBO Belt.

He was also making his 3rd defense of the WBA Super World Cruiserweight Championship. He won this belt against Arsen Goulamirian in March 2024. He had held this title for 1 year, 3 months and 5 days.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Jake Paul beating Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Also on the undercard Floyd Schofield beat Tevin Farmer, Avious Griffin was overcome by Julian Rodriguez, Raul Curiel was victorious over Victor Ezequiel Rodriguez, and Holly Holm beat Yolanda Guadalupe Vega.

Ramirez vs Dorticos stats

Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez stepped into the ring with a record of 47 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.

Yuniel Dorticos made his way to the ring with a record of 27 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws.

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

Dorticos had a height advantage of 1 inch over Ramirez. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

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

Ramirez was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 19 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 7 days later than Dorticos, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 189 more professional rounds, totaling 313 compared to Dorticos' 124.

Yuniel Dorticos was ranked number 1 by the WBA, and 8 by the WBO in the 200lb division.

Ramirez vs Dorticos form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had 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 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.

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

Dorticos had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Jesse Bryan on November 20, 2021, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Manual Artime Community Center Theater, Florida, United States.

Prior to that, he had lost to Mairis Briedis on September 26, 2020, by majority decision in their IBF World Cruiserweight and The Ring Cruiserweight championship fight at Plazamedia Broadcasting Center, Munich, Germany.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Andrew Tabiti on June 15, 2019, by knockout in the 10th round in their IBF World Cruiserweight championship fight at Arena Riga, Riga, Latvia.

Before that, he had defeated Mateusz Masternak on October 20, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at CFE Arena, Florida, United States.

He had been beaten by Murat Gassiev on February 3, 2018, by technical knockout in the 12th round in their IBF World Cruiserweight and WBA Super World Cruiserweight championship fight at Bolshoy Ice Dome, Adler, Russia.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez had last fought 7 months and 12 days ago, while Yuniel Dorticos' last outing had been 3 years, 7 months and 8 days ago.

Ramirez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 14 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 50 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

Dorticos' last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 4 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 48 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.6 rounds on average.

What time did Ramirez vs Dorticos start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:15 PM EST / 7:15 PM PST at Honda Center, Anaheim, United States, which was around 3:15 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Ramirez vs Dorticos?

Ramirez vs Dorticos was broadcast on DAZN PPV in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Ramirez vs Dorticos?

Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez was a 7/100 (-1400) favorite going into the contest, while Yuniel Dorticos made his way into the ring at 15/2 (+750) with oddsmakers.