Zurdo Ramirez vs Smith Jr

Who won Zurdo Ramirez vs Smith Jr?

Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez beat Joe Smith Jr by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, October 7th, 2023, at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Chelsea Ballroom, Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 99-91, 99-91, 99-91 in favor of winner Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds at a catchweight of 193 lb (13.8 stone or 87.5 kg).

The undercard featured the clash of Melikuziev vs Fox.

Zurdo Ramirez vs Smith Jr stats

Back in October 2023, Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez stepped into the ring with a record of 44 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.

Joe Smith Jr made his way to the ring with a record of 28 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws.

Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez was the younger man by 2 years, at 32 years old.

Ramirez had a height advantage of 2 inches over Smith Jr. Despite this, Smith Jr had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez fought out of the southpaw stance, while Joe Smith Jr was an orthodox fighter.

Ramirez was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 13 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 2 months earlier than Smith Jr, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 145 more professional rounds, totaling 301 compared to Smith Jr's 156.

Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez went into the fight ranked number 5 by the WBO at cruiserweight.

Joe Smith Jr was ranked number 14 by the WBO in the 200lb division.

Zurdo Ramirez vs Smith Jr form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to 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.

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

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, he had defeated Sullivan Barrera on July 9, 2021, by knockout in the 4th round at Banc of California Stadium, California.

He had won against Alfonso Lopez on December 18, 2020, by technical knockout in the 10th round at Galveston Island Convention Center, Texas.

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Artur Beterbiev 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.

Prior to that, he had defeated Steve Geffrard on January 15, 2022, by knockout in the 9th round in their WBO World Light heavyweight championship fight at Turning Stone Resort & Casino, New York.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Maksim Vlasov on April 10, 2021, by majority decision in their WBO World Light heavyweight championship fight at Osage Casino, Oklahoma.

Before that, he had won against Eleider Alvarez on August 22, 2020, by knockout in the 9th round at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.

He had beaten Jesse Hart on January 11, 2020, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Mark G. Etess Arena, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, New Jersey.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez had last fought 11 months and 2 days ago, while Joe Smith Jr's last outing had been 1 year, 3 months and 19 days ago.

Ramirez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 19 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

Smith Jr's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.4 rounds on average.

What time did Zurdo Ramirez vs Smith Jr start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Chelsea Ballroom, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Zurdo Ramirez vs Smith Jr?

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

What were the odds on Zurdo Ramirez vs Smith Jr?

Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez was a 1/5 (-500) favorite going into the contest, while Joe Smith Jr made his way into the ring at 3/1 (+300) with oddsmakers.