Gilberto Ramirez is out to avenge Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez’s defeat to Dmitry Bivol when he takes on the Russian champion in November – and would welcome a ‘conflict’ along with his fellow Mexican later down the road.
‘Zurdo’ is the necessary challenger for Bivol’s WBA light-heavyweight title in a bout scheduled for five November in Abu Dhabi.
It’s Bivol’s first combat since his sensational efficiency towards Canelo in Las Vegas in Could, sealing an unanimous determination win over the undisputed super-middleweight king to defend his 175lbs title.
Ramirez, a former super-middleweight champion himself who’s undefeated in 44 skilled bouts, has designs on stepping out of Canelo’s shadow and turning into the newest boxing legend to emerge from Mexico and take a world title again dwelling.
‘I’ll take that belt for Mexico and it will likely be revenge. I’ll avenge Canelo and Mexico and take the belts again,’ Ramirez mentioned.
‘In fact, I need to turn into the brand new idol for all of the Mexican fighters; that will be nice for me. I really feel prefer it’s my future to be an idol, to be a job mannequin for all the children, all of the followers in boxing.
‘After I was a child I used to dream so much. I used to dream of turning into a boxer, of turning into a world champion and now I’ve made it occur. That’s why I’m right here, as a result of I’m a dreamer. I need to be an idol.’
Canelo meets previous foe Gennady Golovkin of their explosive trilogy bout in September however the 32-year-old insists he intends to face Bivol in a rematch to set the report straight.
In an interview final week, nevertheless, he made it clear he would don’t have any intention of taking up Ramirez ought to his countryman take the WBA title from Bivol in November, insisting he isn’t keen to face toe-to-toe with one other Mexican within the ring once more.
Ought to he dethrone the undefeated Russian nevertheless, ‘Zurdo’ wouldn’t hesitate to step in to a ‘assured conflict’.
‘For me, we’re fighters and now we have to combat anybody they put in entrance of us,’ Ramirez mentioned. ‘I don’t know what occurred for him [Canelo], why he wouldn’t need to combat any Mexican folks. It’s unhappy as a result of the followers need to see two Mexicans within the ring and assure a conflict. I don’t know what occurred?’
He added: ‘In fact, I’d combat him.’
Ramirez has no plans to sit down down with Canelo and choose his mind forward of his personal assembly with Bivol however does have his personal temporary historical past with the Russian having sparred collectively whereas he was reigning as WBO champion at super-middleweight.
Like many of the world, the Sinaloa native was shocked to see the pound-for-pound nice picked aside on the largest stage. However having had Bivol in his crosshairs for a variety of years, he’s assured there are weaknesses ready to be uncovered.
‘I used to be impressed, as a result of he did an excellent job,’ he mentioned of the win over Canelo. ‘He beat among the best on the planet. I knew he would give Canelo issues, however I didn’t know it will be a unanimous determination.
‘[Bivol and I] we all know one another rather well; we’ve sparred many occasions. I’m assured I can beat him. I’m larger than him. My fashion too. It will likely be an excellent combat.’
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