Gilberto Ramirez is now the unified cruiserweight champion after adding Chris Billam-Smith’s WBO belt to his own WBA title.
Ramirez won a rough and hard-fought 12-round decision at The Venue, Riyadh, as the bill-topper for Latino Night by scores of 116-112 (twice) and 116-113 and,…
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Zurdo Ramirez now has two of the four world title belts at cruiserweight. Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez unified the WBA and WBO cruiserweight titles today in Riyadh, beating Chris Billam-Smith in a rugged main event…
Barboza threw 150 more punches and landed 36 more jabs than Ramirez. Ramirez attempted to pressure Barboza, but had a hard time pulling the trigger. While Ramirez tried to get his offense on track, Barboza peppered him with jabs and power punches. All three judges…
Barboza threw 150 more punches and landed 36 more jabs than Ramirez. Ramirez attempted to pressure Barboza, but had a hard time pulling the trigger. While Ramirez tried to get his offense on track, Barboza peppered him with jabs and power punches. All three judges…
In a cagey, low-key fight befitting the atmosphere in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, super lightweights Jose Ramirez and Arnold Barboza struggled to get going at any point during the 10 rounds they shared.
Of the two, it was Barboza who showed a little more control and…
Lightweight William Zepeda (32-0, 27 KOs) overcame a surprise fourth-round knockdown to defeat Tevin Farmer (33-7-1, 8 KOs) by a 10-round split decision to win the WBC interim 135-lb title on Saturday night at The Venue in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Farmer, 34, caught Zepeda with…
Zepeda and Farmer both landed 33% of their total punches. Zepeda threw 191 more punches and landed 66 more. 47% of Zepeda’s landed power punches were body shots. Zepeda doubled up Farmer in body punches landed 90-45. That helped him overcome a second round knockdown…
William Zepeda survived a scare as he risked his No. 1 ranking at lightweight, having to climb off the floor to defeat Philadelphia veteran Tevin Farmer by the narrowest of margins.
Victory clears the way for Zepeda to face Shakur Stevenson in February, but Zepeda…
Tonight on the “Latino Night” card in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Oscar Collazo put on a superb, almost flawless display as he knocked out long-reigning rival minimumweight champ Knockout CP Freshmart in the seventh round. The two came together in a unification showdown, with Puerto Rico’s…