Gilberto “Jurdo” Ramirez and Chris Billum-Smith will unify their WBA and WBO cruiserweight titles on November 16. Ramirez vs. Billam-Smith headlines a five-fight card called “Latino Night” in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Turki Alalsikh, chairman of the General Entertainment Authority of Saudi Arabia, announcement Five fight card on Tuesday. The event is promoted by Oscar de la Hoya Golden Boy Promotions and will be “broadcast for free” worldwide, Alalsikh wrote on Twitter.
“This card features some of the best Latino fighters around and continues our drive to provide top-level boxing events to fans around the world with the fights they want to see,” Allsikh said in a press release.
A junior welterweight bout between former unified champion Jose Ramirez and Arnold Barboza serves as the co-main event. Rounding out the card are William Zepeda — who is preparing for a February title fight against WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson — vs. Tevin Farmer, WBO strawweight champion Oscar Collazo defending his title against Edwin Hernandez and Oscar Duarte vs. Kenny Sims.
Ramirez (46-1, 30 KOs) defeated Arsene Goulamirian in March to win the WBA cruiserweight title, his second straight victory after his only career loss to WBA light heavyweight champion Dimitri Bivol.
Billam-Smith (20-1, 13 KOs) is looking for a dozen straight wins in the third defense of his WBO title. He defeated Lawrence Okolie in May 2023 to win the belt before successfully defending it against Mateusz Masternak and Richard Riakpor.
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