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Ramirez Beats Dorticos; Wants Opetaia Next

Contributor ·29 June 2025

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Zurdo Ramirez defeated Yuniel Dorticos via a unanimous decision, as you can follow what happened with round-by-round updates.

Ramirez is the WBA and WBO Cruiserweight Champion. He unified the division by beating Chris Billam-Smith in his last fight to add the WBO title to his WBA belt. He secured the WBA belt initially after defeating Arsen Goulamirian. He only has one loss on his record, which came against Dmitry Bivol.

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Dorticos is the ex-IBF and WBA Cruiserweight Champion. He secured the number-one ranking in the WBA, as he stopped Alan Campa in his last fight. The winner will be in a position to secure a unification against the likes of Badou Jack or Jai Opetaia. Alternatively, a lucrative fight with Jake Paul could also occur. Ramirez overcame a stern Dorticos, as he called out Opetaia. Here is how the fight played out.