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Former world titleholders Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez and Joe Smith Jr. will come off losses by moving up from light heavyweight to meet in a cruiserweight fight on Oct. 7 (DAZN) at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, promoters Golden Boy and Star Boxing announced on Monday, confirming a Fight Freaks Unite report last week.
The contract weight for the bout, an accommodation to Ramirez, is 193 pounds, Star Boxing promoter Joe DeGuardia told Fight Freaks Unite.
“I am ready to take over the cruiserweight division and prove to myself that I can add another championship belt to my resume,” said Ramirez, the former WBO super middleweight titleholder. “We are ready to face a hungry opponent in Joe Smith Jr. who is used to being an underdog. I know both of us wanted this fight at light heavyweight a few years back, but I’m glad we can make it now.”
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