Dmitry Bivol (20-0, 11 KOs) cemented his place as one of the top fighters in boxing yesterday after beating undefeated challenger Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez (44-0-0, 30 KOs) at the Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Judges scored the card 118-110, 117-111, 117-111 in a unanimous points decision in favour of the champion Bivol
“I’m glad to have beaten Zurdo,” Bivol told said in his post-fight press conference.
“44 fights he won before. Now I’m the first to beat him. Three years ago, I first wanted to fight him. This means a lot to me.” The champion expressed.
“I did my job, I went to the body, I thought I did enough to win. The judges, they did their job. Congratulations to (BIvol).” Remirez told the press.
The 31 year old Russian was charitable enough to point out his challengers mistakes.
“I didn’t expect for (Ramirez)… he has good timing but he’s slow,” . “He’s slower than me. I could see his punches coming. When I landed he countered to the body. That was it. He’s slow but he has good timing. In sparring session, I tried to push forward. He throws a lot of punches, which tells me you are not strong. When your opponent is not strong, you can push forward.” Bivol disclossed.