Gilberto Zurdo Ramirez and Joe Smith Jr square off in the main event live stream from The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas on Saturday, October 7. The contest pits former super middleweight champion of Mexico up against former light heavyweight champion of the United States. Both fighters make their respective ring return, as well as debut at cruiserweight. The bout is scheduled for 12 rounds.
In the UK and Australia, the fight airs live on Sunday, October 8.
32-year-old former WBO super middleweight champion “Zurdo” Ramirez (44-1, 30 KOs) of Mazatlan, Mexico looks to get back back to winning ways after dropping a unanimous decision against Dmitry Bivol last November. 33-year-old former WBO light heavyweight champion Joe Smith Jr (28-4, 22 KOs) of Long Island, New York eyes to rebound from the defeat via second-round TKO against Artur Beterbiev in June 2022.
In the co-main event, Indio, California-based Bektemir Melikuziev (12-1, 9 KOs) of Shoimbek, Uzbekistan defends his WBA Intercontinental super middleweight title against former world title challenger Alantez Fox (28-4-1, 13 KOs) of Upper Marlboro, Maryland. The bout is scheduled for 10 rounds.
Among Zurdo vs Smith undercard bouts, Darius Fulghum (7-0, 7 KOs) of El Paso, Texas and Alan Campa (18-8, 12 KOs) of Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico clash in an eight-rounder at super middleweight. As well, Eric Tudor (9-0, 6 KOs) of Fort Lauderdale, Florida and Jose Luis Sanchez (13-3-1, 4 KOs) of Albuquerque, New Mexico go toe-to-toe in an eight-rounder at super welterweight. The full fight card can be found below.
Gilberto Zurdo Ramirez vs Joe Smith Jr start time
United States
Broadcast: DAZN
Date: Saturday, October 7
Time: 8 pm ET / 5 pm PT
Prelims: 5:05 pm ET / 2:05 pm PT
UK and Australia
Broadcast: DAZN
Date: Sunday, October 8
Time: 1 am BST / 11 am AEDT
Prelims: 10:05 pm BST / 8:05 am AEDT
Zurdo vs Smith fight card
Get Zurdo vs Smith full fight card and stay tuned for results below.
Main card
- Gilberto Zurdo Ramirez vs. Joe Smith Jr, 10 rounds, cruiserweight – WBA cruiserweight title eliminator
- Bektemir Melikuziev vs. Alantez Fox, 10 rounds, super middleweight – Melikuziev’s WBA Intercontinental title
- Darius Fulghum vs. Alan Campa, 8 rounds, light heavyweight
- Eric Tudor vs. Jose Luis Sanchez, 8 rounds, super welterweight
Undercard
- Tristan Kalkreuth vs. Aaron Casper, 8 rounds, cruiserweight
- Daniel Luna vs. Erick Garcia Benitez, 4 rounds, lightweight
- Jahyae Brown vs. Victor Toney, 8 rounds, middleweight
Gilberto Zurdo Ramirez vs Joe Smith Jr results
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