YEKATERINBURG, RUSSIA - OCTOBER 29, 2016: Russian boxer Dmitry Bivol (L), the current interim WBA light heavyweight champion, in a non-title ten-round light heavyweight bout against Ukrainian boxer Jevgeniy Mahteenko. Donat Sorokin/TASS PUBLICATIONxINxGERxAUTxONLY TS035F07 Yekaterinburg Russia October 29 2016 Russian Boxer Dmitry Bivol l The Current Interim WBA Light Heavyweight Champion in A Non Title Ten Round Light Heavyweight Bout Against Ukrainian Boxer Jevgeniy Donat Sorokin TASS PUBLICATIONxINxGERxAUTxONLY TS035F07
Bivol vs. Ramirez: Finally Zurdo in High Level Matchup
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Finally the time has arrived for Gilberto Ramirez to fight a top tier opponent this Saturday night streaming live on DAZN. The only problem with Zurdo stepping up it means challenging arguably the best light heavyweight on the planet in Dmitry Bivol. Bivol is fresh off a career-defining win over Canelo Alvarez the current face of boxing. If Dmitry gets the win as long as itās not questionable Bivol is basically a shoe-in for fighter of the year. The undercard has two really good fights in Chantelle Cameron vs. Jessica McCaskill (Pickāem) and Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov vs. Zelfa Barret. The Grueling Truth will always be on the look out for the best
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Back in May Dmitry Bivol did what some in the boxing world deemed almost impossible by defeating superstar Canelo Alvarez. All three scorecards read 115-113 and rightfully so because it was a clean well earned victory. Instead of exercising a rematch clause Alvarez chose a different route involving the trilogy fight with Gennadiy Golovkin. Now it appears Bivol is more concerned about his current division at 175 and if he gets by Ramirez claims to be very interested in meeting up with Artur Beterbiev and a chance at undisputed.
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Saturday will be Gilbertoās 45th bout as a professional and itās crazy to think this will be his first true top level foe. A fading Sullivan Barrera was a good win as was his two meetings with a solid fighter in Jessie Hart. Zurdoās first title shot came against a way-past-his-prime Arthur Abraham all the way back in 2016 if you can believe that. An opportunity of a lifetime present itself, what will Gilberto Ramirez do with it? Is Zurdo ready for such a high step up the ladder or did all the waiting around facing too many mediocre boxers stunt his growth? To be fair there are not many boxers that could actually help him prepare for Bivolās style. Maybe several years back Sergey Kovalev would be a good test because of his fundamental jab but heās more of a pressure guy.
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Regardless if Gilbertoās ready or not being the aggressor and making this a rough and tumble night is really the only path to the promise land for Zurdo. Using his jab and head movement to close the gap and get close enough to land meaningful punches. Another obvious item beyond remaining active with his punch rate is attacking the body early and often. Ramirez canāt allow Bivol to get comfortable in the early rounds if at all to be honest. Taking the fight to Dmitry along with dirty tactics might fluster him enough to ask for help from the ref. Not just that but Dmitry wouldnāt be able to consistently catch Ramirez coming in and/or at the end of his punch. Bivol has an elite jab and will throw from a variety of angles and speeds.
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Whether it only takes a few rounds or the first half of the fight Bivol skill level, punch accuracy, and overall sharp boxing mind will take over the fight. That is why itās paramount to not allow Bivol to find his timing and comfortable range thus controlling the action. Prior to the Canelo performance we did see some holes in Dmitry Bivolās game when he was getting rough up at times in a few outings. Canelo didnāt have the workrate to slow down Bivol and even Alvarez a decent defender wasnāt able to go from defense to offense effectively. Bivol is just a bridge to far to cross for an untested Ramirez. This will turn all the way one-sided by the 5th or 6th round in favor of Bivol.
My Official Prediction is Dmitry Bivol by Unanimous Decision.
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Side Note: Showtime has a tripleheader as well on Saturday headlined by David Morrell in his adopted home town of Minneapolis fighting Aidos Yerbossynuly along with Jeison Rosario vs. Brian Mendoza and 160-pound prospect Fiodor Czerkaszyn. Donāt forget Andre Dirrell vs. Yunieski Gonzalez on Showtimeās YouTube/Facebook .
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