Zurdo Ramirez dominates Joe Smith Jr. in breakout performance – Full results, video highlights

Preview

Gilberto Zurdo Ramirez steps into the ring for his first fight at cruiserweight against Joe Smith Jr. tonight, Saturday, October 7, 2023. ‘Zurdo‘ has not fought since suffering a loss to WBA super light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol this past November. Ramirez was expected to fight Gabe Rosado at the start of the year, but badly missed weight for the bout that was canceled. Now, he returns at a new weight class opposite of a former WBO light heavyweight champion in Smith Jr.

After winning the then-vacant WBO light heavyweight title with a majority decision against Maxim Vlasov, Smith Jr. notched one successful defense before attempting to unify with Artur Beterbiev, the WBC and IBF light heavyweight titleholder. Beterbiev finished Smith Jr. inside of two rounds.

Highlights: Zurdo Ramirez dominates Joe Smith Jr. over 10 rounds

Zurdo Ramirez vs. Joe Smith Jr. full fight card and results

Main card

• – Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez (44-1) 🇲🇽 def. Joe Smith Jr. (28-4) 🇺🇸 by unanimous decision; cruiserweight
• – Bektemir Melikuziev (12-1) 🇺🇿 def. Alantez Fox (28-4-1) 🇺🇸 by TKO, R4; super middleweight
• – Darius Fulghum (4-0) 🇺🇸 def. Alan Campa (18-8) 🇲🇽 by KO, R1; super middleweight
• – Jose Luis Sanchez (13-3-1) 🇺🇸 def. Eric Tudor (9-0) 🇺🇸 by unanimous decision; super welterweight

Prelims

• – Tristan Kalkreuth (11-1) 🇺🇸 vs. Aaron Casper (7-4-2) 🇺🇸; cruiserweight
• – Daniel Luna (2-0) 🇺🇸 vs. Erick Benitez Garcia (4-5) 🇲🇽; super lightweight
• – Jahyae Brown (13-1) 🇺🇸 vs. Victor Toney (6-2-1) 🇺🇸; light middleweight
• – Rajon Chance (8-0-1) 🇺🇸 vs. Orlando Perez Zapata (13-0) 🇩🇴; featherweight

Start date and time

Zurdo Ramirez vs. Joe Smith Jr. goes down TONIGHT Saturday, October. 7, live from the The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Nevada. The event starts at 8:00 p.m. ET | 5:00 p.m. PT. Ringwalks for Ramirez vs. Smith Jr. are scheduled for 11:00 p.m. ET | 8:00 p.m. PT.

Tickets

Purchase your tickets for Zurdo Ramirez vs. Joe Smith Jr. here.

Live streams

Zurdo Ramirez vs. Joe Smith Jr. streams live on DAZN. You can sign up for the streaming service here. Prices for DAZN start at $19.99 per month.

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Kristen King

Kristen King is a writer for Bloody Elbow. She has covered combat sports since 2016, getting her start with outlets such as FanSided, MyMMANews and MMA-Prospects. She joined the BE team in 2020, covering a mix of news, events and injuries. In her time with BE, Kristen has created ‘Fright of the Night,’ a series that highlights some of the worst injuries in the sport.

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