Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramírez believes that The combination of his strength and power will help him take victory against Arsen Goulamirian to be crowned the first Mexican cruiserweight champion this Saturday, March 30 at the YouTube Theater in Inglewood in California.
In statements collected by BoxingSecene, Zurdo Ramírez expressed that Goulamirian is a warrior, but assured who has worked on his skills to overcome it and snatch the 200-pound belt of the World Boxing Association (WBA).
“He is the champion for a reason. Arsen is the warrior with Thor’s strength who can also box. It’s going to be a big challenge, that’s why he wanted this fight. I have been working on my skills and strength to surpass Arsen. It’s going to be a war. I know he likes to fight inside, and that’s my specialty too. I believe that the combination of my strength and power will allow me to emerge victorious,” he said.
“I feel comfortable at this weight. Naturally, as I got older, I found it harder to gain weight and now everything seems to be easier. As I always say, there is no better teacher than experience in this life. I’m not training any different as a cruiserweight. I’m always working on the basics of boxing. By moving up to a higher division, one of the main things is that I can lift heavy objects and not worry about gaining muscle mass,” he concluded.
To win the WBA 200-pound belt, Zurdo Ramírez He will be crowned the first fighter born in Mexico to win the title in this category and also champion of two weight divisions.
It should be noted that in 2016 the Mexican defeated Arthur Abraham to become his country’s first world champion at 168 pounds. The Aztec fighter could have achieved the same feat at light heavyweight, but he lost and this fact made him very sad. Now he wants to repeat history at 200 pounds.
Zurdo Ramírez debuted at cruiserweight with a dominant victory against Joe Smith Jr. last October. The pugilist He left behind a bad stage in his career after suffering his first defeat against Dmitry Bivol, in November 2022, and failing five months later at the weigh-in for his return fight at 175 pounds against Gabriel Rosado, which was cancelled. The fighter claimed to feel stronger in the new category.
Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramírez, 32, recovered from his first defeat against Dmitry Bivol, in November 2022, and once again tasted victory in his new division: cruiserweight. As a professional, the Sinaloan boxer He has a record of 45 victories, 30 of them by knockout, and one setback in his career.
For his part, Arsen Goulamirian, 38, He is the WBA cruiserweight world champion and last entered the ring when he defeated Alexei Egorov. by unanimous decision in November 2022, a fight that marked his fourth defense of the title. The French boxer remains undefeated after 27 fights, 18 of them on the fast track.
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