On October 7, 2023, Gilberto Ramírez (44-1, 30 KOs) and Joe Smith Jr. (28-4, 22 KOs) meet in the ring in a 10-round cruiserweight bout.
Gilberto Ramírez is coming in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 66% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision loss to Dmitry Bivol, 11 months and 2 days ago. Joe Smith Jr. is on a 1-fight losing streak with a 68% KO rate, with his last fight being a 2nd round TKO loss to Artur Beterbiev, 1 year, 3 months, and 19 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Gilberto Ramírez at 99-1 winning odds. Joe Smith Jr. really doesn't have much to present against Ramírez.
Gilberto Ramírez defeated Joe Smith Jr. via unanimous decision in the 10-round cruiserweight fight. Ramírez improves his record to 45-1, while Smith Jr. adds a loss to his record at 28-5.