Zurdo Ramirez vs Smith Jr

When is Zurdo Ramirez vs Smith Jr?

Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez will square off against Joe Smith Jr on Saturday 7th October 2023 at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Chelsea Ballroom in Las Vegas.

The fight will take place over 12 rounds at a catchweight of 193 lb (13.8 stone or 87.5 KG).

Also, on the undercard will be Bektemir Melikuziev's and Alantez Fox's contest and John ‘Scrappy’ Ramirez's and Ronal Batista's bout for the WBA World Super Flyweight belt.

Zurdo Ramirez vs Smith Jr stats

Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez steps into the ring with a record of 44 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 30 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Joe Smith Jr will make his way to the ring with a record of 28 wins, 4 loses and 0 draws, with 22 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggest Smith Jr has advantage in power over Ramirez, with a 79% knock out percentage over Ramirez's 68%.

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

Ramirez has a height advantage of 2 inches over Smith Jr.

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

Ramirez is 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 has fought 121 more professional rounds, 267 to Smith Jr's 146.

Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez goes into the fight ranked number 5 by the WBO and 4 by the RING at light heavyweight.

Joe Smith Jr is currently ranked number 14 by the WBO in the 175lb division.

Zurdo Ramirez vs Smith Jr form

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

In his last fight, he lost to 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.

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

Going into that contest, 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.

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

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

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

In his last fight, he lost to Artur Beterbiev on 18th June 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.

Previous to that, he had defeated Steve Geffrard on 15th January 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 beat Maksim Vlasov on 10th April 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 22nd August 2020 by knockout in the 9th round at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.

He had beat Jesse Hart on 11th January 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 recent activity, Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez has been fighting more than Joe Smith Jr.

Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez last fought 11 months and 2 days ago, while Joe Smith Jr's last outing was 1 year, 3 months and 19 days ago.

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

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

What time does Zurdo Ramirez vs Smith Jr start?

The fighters are 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 is around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who is showing Zurdo Ramirez vs Smith Jr?

The DAZN show is expected to begin at 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card is expected to start at 1:00 AM (BTS).

How do you stream Zurdo Ramirez vs Smith Jr?

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What are the odds on Zurdo Ramirez vs Smith Jr?

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