By Kleberly Mendoza
25 Oct 2023, 18:00 PM EDT
After making a good debut in the cruiserweight division, Óscar de la Hoya wants Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramírez fight Badou Jack nextchampion of the World Boxing Council (WBC).
In an interview with Fino Boxing, De La Hoya praised Zurdo Ramírez for his victory over Joe Smith Jr. and expressed his desire for the Mexican to challenge Jack’s belt. in an attractive and exciting fight.
“Well, look, Zurdo showed quality, he showed that he is back. He showed that he is hungry,” she said. “For Zurdo I think a WBC world championship fight with Badou Jack. I would love it, it is a fight where you can have an exciting fight”An attractive fight.”
“But first things first. We have to sit down, sit down with Zurdo, maybe sit down and talk to the people of Badou Jack and see if a fight can be made,” he added.
In addition to Óscar de la Hoya, Zurdo Ramírez had already expressed his interest in the fight with Badou Jack before his debut in the category and He assured that he will be the winner of the hypothetical fight.
“Let’s make it happen. People want to see it happen. Me, obviously,” she responded in an interview with ES News when asked who would be the winner.
It should be noted that Zurdo Ramírez With the victory he got against Smith Jr. at cruiserweight, he left behind a bad stage in his career after suffering his first setback against Dmitry Bivol and failing five months later at the weigh-in for his return fight at 175 pounds against Gabriel Rosado, which was canceled.
Now, the Sinaloan seeks to become the first Mexican champion at 200 pounds and Badou Jack could be the easiest path, according to what was expressed by coach Malik Scott and also Óscar de la Hoya.
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, Badou Jack, 39, is the WBC cruiserweight champion and He entered the ring for the last time in February when he took the title from Ilunga Makabu. The Swede has a record of 28 wins (17 knockouts), 3 setbacks and 3 draws.
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