Ramirez rallies to defeat Dorticos

By Scott Shaffer

29/06/2025

Ramirez rallies to defeat Dorticos

Gilberto Ramirez W12 Yuniel Dorticos...  Gilberto "Zurdo" Ramirez started slowly but worked his way back into the fight, and wound up retaining his WBA and WBO cruiserweight titles by unanimous decision over Yuniel Dorticos in Anaheim, California on Saturday. Official scores were 115-112 (twice) and 117-110 for Ramirez. Doticos, a former champion from Cuba, was penalized a point for repeated low blows. The 39 year-old Dorticos (27-3) lost a lot of steam over the second half of the fight. Ramirez (48-1), who is also a former super middleweight champ, said he hopes his next fight will be a three-belt unification contest vs. IBF cruiserweight champ Jai Opetaia of Australia.