Cinco De Mayo weekend (May 2) in Las Vegas, NV, just got bigger as unified cruiserweight champion Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez (48-1, 30 KOs) will defend his titles against WBC light heavyweight champion David Benavidez (31-0, 25 KOs) at the T-Mobile Arena live on pay-per-view.
This fight features two fighters unafraid to let their punches fly on a weekend known for hosting only the biggest bouts. With Benavidez moving up in weight, doubts arise about whether this might be too big of a jump for him. For Ramirez, he hasn’t faced someone like Benavidez, as they don’t exist at cruiserweight unless you are one of the other champions who are currently unavailable to fight. This matchup will be explosive and a fight fans will be talking about until fight night.
DAVID BENAVIDEZ
“This is something I’ve been working toward for a long time. We’ve had so many great sparring sessions and I told Zurdo then, we’ll have to do this on pay-per-view one day. Now we’re going for two titles on May 2 and I’m very grateful.
“I feel like I’m on the cusp of being the face of boxing. And if Zurdo wins, his stock goes up. There’s greatness on the other side of that tunnel for both of us. So we’re gonna come extremely prepared.
“For the whole history of Cinco de Mayo fights, it’s been tremendous fighters like Oscar and Chavez. Not just great fights, but wars. Because they never took easy fights. That’s what we’re doing. We’re two Mexican warriors going for the title.
“Zurdo is a top fighter. He’s a great fighter. I was helping him get ready for Arthur Abraham and we had some great sessions. I knew he was gonna be one of those guys who would be around for a long time. Eventually we were gonna do this.
“I’m gonna go in there and leave everything in the ring. I’m making sure I’m doing extra reps with anything and everything I do. That’s just the way I fight. I want to earn the fans respect and go in there and put on a great fight.
“I want to make my own lane and achieve greatness.”
GILBERTO “ZURDO” RAMIREZ
“I’m so glad to be here to make a huge fight for May 2. Don’t miss this fight. I know Team Benavidez, they actually helped me a lot for my first world title fight. We’re gonna make this an exciting fight. At the end of the day, the titles are staying with Zurdo.
“I knew this would happen eventually. This is a dream come true. Right now is the right moment at 200 pounds. We’re going to feel comfortable and be at our best.
“He’s the monster. He’s different. He used to beat up a lot of sparring partners. Now we’re here, we’re two warriors and we’re making history.
“I just want to be the best. I want to fight the best and he’s one of the best. I just want to give the fans who love this sport the best fights.”
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