Boxing world championship hits The Venue in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia with Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez vs Chris Billam-Smith. The contest features Mexico’s WBA cruiserweight champion up against WBO titleholder of the UK.
Also on the card, Jose Ramirez and Arnold Barboza Jr square off in a WBO super lightweight title eliminator. Plus, William Zepeda faces Tevin Farmer at lightweight and WBO minimumweight champion Oscar Collazo takes on WBA titleholder Thammanoon Niyomtrong aka Knockout CP Freshmart. In addition, Oscar Duarte meets Botirzhon Akhmedov at super lightweight.
Zurdo vs Billam-Smith fight card
- Gilberto Ramirez vs. Chris Billam-Smith, 12 rounds, cruiserweight – Ramirez’s WBA title, Billam-Smith title
- Jose Ramirez vs. Arnold Barboza Jr, 12 rounds, super lightweight – WBO title eliminator
- William Zepeda vs. Tevin Farmer, 10 rounds, lightweight
- Oscar Collazo vs. Thammanoon Niyomtrong aka Knockout CP Freshmart, 12 rounds, minimumweight – Collazo’s WBO title, Niyomtrong’s WBA title
- Oscar Duarte vs. Botirzhon Akhmedov, 10 rounds, welterweight
- Ziyad Almaayouf vs. Juan Carlos Ramirez Garcia, 6 rounds, welterweight
*Card, ticket and broadcast information subject to change