Gilberto Ramirez has added one other accolade to his illustrious boxing document.
After turning into Mexico’s first tremendous middleweight world champion and first light-weight world champion, he defeated Chris Billam-Smith to develop into the nation’s first unified light-weight champion for the UK Man added the WBO world title to the WBA belt he already owned.
It was an thrilling struggle, with Ramirez utilizing his velocity, combos and boxing expertise to win in unanimous vogue.
However Ramirez’s ambitions don’t cease there. He does need to be the undisputed champion of the light-weight division. He then provided to check himself in a heavyweight bout.
He needs to comply with the instance of Oleksandr Usyk, who was undisputed at each light-weight and heavyweight. However he did not need to simply imitate that. He additionally needs to struggle Usyk.
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Highlights of Gilberto Ramirez vs. Chris Billam-Smith for the WBA and WBO light-weight titles.
“I am prepared and blissful to struggle him if he needs to. As a result of he is certainly one of my idols and I need to face him too. As a result of what he is carried out in boxing is nice,” Ramirez instructed reporter sky sports activities.
“Everybody sees that I am a powerful particular person and I am rising,” he added. “I additionally need to be the heavyweight champion, something is feasible. Take a look at Usyk, what he is carried out, he isn’t greater than me, I believe I can do it too.”
Nonetheless, whether or not it’s IBF light-weight champion Jai Opetaia or WBC boxing champion Noel Mikaelian, they’re extra more likely to be his subsequent opponent.
“I would like unity, I need to be undisputed, that is my aim,” Ramirez stated.
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Chris Billam-Smith admits he “gave up all the things” towards Gilberto Ramirez however the Mexican champion was too good and too expert.
Too arduous to knock down
Billham-Smith’s bravery and willpower made his struggle with Ramirez an thrilling contest all through all 12 intense rounds.
The Mexican later admitted that he had tried to knock Billam-Smith out however was unable to take action.
“They are saying I am tremendous middleweight, however I am light-weight, I am the unified champion, and it could imply so much for me to cease him, however I am unable to as a result of he is actually robust,” Ramirez stated.
“He is robust. He all the time comes ahead. He is robust, too. I respect him as a result of he is an amazing champion.”
