Gilberto Ramirez vs. Sullivan Barrera: Preview and Predictions

< wpimage aligncenterid6817sizeSluglargelinkDestinationnoneclassNameis style default > <div class=wp block image is style default><figure class=aligncenter size large><img src=httpswwwgambylcomwp contentuploads202107Gilberto Ramirez vs Sullivan Barrera 1024x682jpeg alt=Gilberto Ramirez vs Sullivan Barrera class=wp image 6817><figcaption><> at The Theater at Madison Square Garden on November 25 2017 in New York City<figcaption><figure><div> < wpimage > < wpparagraph > <p>Undefeated former WBO super middleweight champion Gilberto Zurdo Ramirez 41 0 27 KOs of Mexico will fight light heavyweight title challenger Sullivan Barrera 22 3 14 KOs on July 9 Barrera presented by Golden Boy Promotions will air exclusively on DAZN live from Bank of California Stadium home of the Los Angeles Football Club located in downtown Los Angeles The winner will earn a light heavyweight world title shot against any of the reigning champions WBC IBF Artur <strong>Beterbiev 16 0 <strong>16 KOs WBA Super Dmitry <strong>Bivol 18 0<strong> 11 KOs or WBO Joe <strong>Smith 27 3<strong> 21 KOs Barrera stands in Ramirezs way in the 12 round main event Ramirez is ranked No 3 by the WBA and WBO as well as No 5 by the IBF<p> < wpparagraph > < wpparagraph > <p><strong>Lets review the current status of each boxer before the fight scheduled for July 9 <strong><p> < wpparagraph > < wpparagraph > <p><strong>Gilberto Ramirez <strong>who recently turned 30 was the first Mexican fighter to capture a super middleweight world title which he relinquished in 2019 to move up to the light heavyweight division where he has a 2 0 record 2 KOs he defeated Tommy Karpency 29 6 1 and Alphonso Lopez 32 3 last December to capture the North American Boxing Federation NABF crown <strong>It took Gilberto a few months to separate himself from Top Rank the company with which he became the first Mexican 168 pound champion in history<strong> But once he achieved it the pandemic made it difficult to see him more in the ring and so he only made one fight which happened last December knocking out Alfonso Lopez in 10 episodes<p> < wpparagraph > < wpembed urlhttpswwwyoutubecomembedHRoCFpbePUgtyperichproviderNameSlugembed handlerresponsivetrueclassNamewp embed aspect 16 9 wp has aspect ratio > <figure class=wp block embed is type rich is provider embed handler wp block embed embed handler wp embed aspect 16 9 wp has aspect ratio><div class=wp block embed wrapper> httpswwwyoutubecomembedHRoCFpbePUg <div><figure> < wpembed > < wpparagraph > <p><strong>Sulivan Barrera <strong>Barrera a decorated Cuban amateur boxer 285 27 record defeated future professional world champions such as Chad Dawson Beibut Shumenov and Mariano Natalio Carrera before defecting from Cuba to Miami and turning pro Barrera fighting out of Cuba by way of Miami has a 3 3 record against past or present world champions with wins against Jeff Lacy WTKO4 Karo Murat WKO12 and Felix Valera WDEC10 losing to Bivo l TKO12 Smith Dec 10 and Hall of Famer Andre Ward Dec 12 Barrera has not fought since June 2019 when he lost by unanimous decision to American contender Jesse Hart before that in November 2018 he had accounted for Sean Monaghan In his most resounding victories in 2017 he defeated Joe Smith todays World Boxing Organization semi complete weight champion<p> < wpparagraph > < wpembed urlhttpswwwyoutubecomembednWHKsbQjog0typerichproviderNameSlugembed handlerresponsivetrueclassNamewp embed aspect 16 9 wp has aspect ratio > <figure class=wp block embed is type rich is provider embed handler wp block embed embed handler wp embed aspect 16 9 wp has aspect ratio><div class=wp block embed wrapper> httpswwwyoutubecomembednWHKsbQjog0 <div><figure> < wpembed > < wpparagraph > <p><strong>Betting line<strong><p> < wpparagraph > < wpparagraph > <p><strong>Barrier <strong>+480<p> < wpparagraph > < wpparagraph > <p><strong>Ramirez <strong> 800<p> < wpparagraph >