Boxing Tonight: Ramirez Vs. Billiam-Smith – Stay Outcomes

Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez faces Chris Billiam-Smith in a cruiserweight unification combat at this time at The Venue in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The occasion will likely be streamed reside on DAZN at midday. The winner of the Ramirez-Billiam-Smith conflict will possible face IBF champ Jai Opetaia subsequent; will probably be attention-grabbing to see how they do in opposition to the King of the division.

Stay undercard outcomes

• Arnold Barboza Jr. (31-0, 11 KOs) was too busy and correct for former unified mild welterweight champion Jose Ramirez (29-2, 18 KOs),  beating him by a ten-round unanimous determination in a WBO 140-lb title eliminator. The judges’ scores had been 97-93, 96-94, 96-94. Barboza Jr was catching Ramirez with photographs all night time, nailing him with left-right combos and highly effective jabs. Ramirez regarded like a determined man within the eighth, realizing he was dropping the combat, and he tried his finest to rally for a win. It was no use, as Barboza Jr. continued to catch him with snappy photographs to regulate the rest of the combat. After the competition, Barboza Jr. informed DAZN that WBO mild welterweight champion Teofimo Lopez had averted him for the final two years regardless of being ranked #1, and he needs his world title shot. Barboza talked about that fighters have moved as much as the 140-lb division and been given quick title photographs whereas he’s been ignored.
• Light-weight contender William Zepeda (32-0, 27 KOs) cleared the final hurdle for a world title shot by beating Tevin Farmer (33-7-1, 8 KOs) by a 10-round cut up determination. Zepeda outworked Farmer, 34, all through the competition. Within the fourth, Farmer scored a flash knockdown after catching Zepeda with a left to the top. Nevertheless, Zepeda bought again up and dominated the ultimate six rounds to get the win. Curiously, the judges scored it an in depth affair, but it surely regarded like a transparent win for Zepeda. Farmer was exhausted from the eighth spherical and steadily held to neutralize the quantity from Zepeda. The judges’ scores had been 95-94, 95-94 for Zepeda, and 95-94 for Farmer. After the competition, Farmer was in denial, saying he ought to have gained, mentioning that strain fighters like Zepeda don’t like being backed up. The situations of Farmer backing up Zepeda had been uncommon, solely a small portion of each spherical. It was 90% Zepeda doing the pressuring and overwhelming an old-looking Farmer with physique photographs, forcing him to carry.

•  WBO minimumweight champion Oscar Collazo (11-0, 8 KOs) used his youth, energy, and exercise to cease long-reigning beforehand unbeaten WBA champ Thammanoon “Knockout CP Freshmart” Niyomtrong (25-1, 9 KOs) by seventh-round TKO. Collazo, 27, dropped Niyomtrong, 34, as soon as in spherical six with a proper hook after which twice extra within the seventh spherical. The referee stepped in and waved it off after the second knockdown. The official time was at 1:29 mark.
• Light-weight contender Oscar Duarte (28-2-1, 22 KOs)  battled arduous to defeat Bortizhon Akhmedov (10-4, 9 KOs) by a 10-round unanimous determination. The 2016 Olympic bronze medalist Akhmedov bought the higher of Duarte by the primary 5 rounds. Duarte got here on within the six, staggering Akhmedov. Duarte continued to get the higher of the motion within the championship rounds in opposition to a tired-looking Akhmedov. Duarte’s punching energy was the distinction. After the competition, Duarte stated he needed to combat Devin Haney subsequent. The judges’ scores had been 98-92, 97-93, and 96-94. “It warrants a rematch, however we’ll transfer on,” stated promoter Oscar De La Hoya about his plans to maneuver Duarte to a much bigger combat.
• Welterweight Ziyad Almaayouf (6-0-1, 1 KO) and Juan Garcia (5-6-1) battled to an entertaining six-round majority draw. This was a back-and-forth contest, with each fighters standing within the heart of the ring, throwing nonstop punches.  The judges’ scores had been 58-56 for Zihad, 57-57 and 57-57. Ziyad was connecting with stunning hooks, thrown with energy, however Garcia answered again with exercise, throwing nonstop punches. It was a well-scored combat by the judges, as selecting a winner between the 2 was not possible.

Golden Boy promoter Oscar De La Hoya is hopeful that the 33-year-old ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez’s latest string of success can proceed as a result of he needs to show him right into a star.

DAZN Card at 12-noon

Gilberto Ramirez vs. Chris Billam-Smith
Jose Ramirez vs. Arnold Barboza Jr
William Zepeda vs. Tevin Farmer
Oscar Collazo vs. Thammanoon Niyomtrong
Oscar Duarte vs. Batyr Akhmedov
Ziyad Almaayouf vs. Juan Garcia

Zurdo (46-1, 30 KOs) is attending to the purpose the place this may nearly as good because it will get along with his profession. In different phrases, he’s a paper champion and never considered as a strong belt-holder after losing most of his 15-year professional profession padding his file with tomato cans.

Within the chief help combat, former unified 140-lb champion Jose Ramirez and Arnold Barboza Jr. meet in a WBO mild Welterweight title eliminator to find out a compulsory for champion Teofimo Lopez.

Light-weight contender William Zepeda (31-0, 27 KOs) is in an equally necessary combat in opposition to Tevin Farmer (33-6-1, 8 KOs) in a 10-rounder. This can be a dry run for Zepeda, 28, to face WBC light-weight champion Shakur Stevenson on February twenty second.