David Benavidez three division champion and on the surface level at least he appeared to make it look easy on Cinco De Mayo 2026.
But former world champion Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez was shockingly bad on the night. Terrible. Real trash in a horrific performance that made it easy for Benavidez.
Ramirez was shockingly slow and terrible.
That said, Benavidez got the job done by round 6 knockout.
Some facts after the fight at the weekend.
- First fighter to rule super middleweight, light heavyweight, and cruiserweight.
- Won cruiserweight titles in his first fight at 200 lbs.
- Ring: “Benavidez seemed like he just could not miss”.
- SI: “Nobody expected the senseless beatdown”.
- “Annihilation. An absolute thrashing” — said one fan.
- Zurdo “no match for the speed and accuracy” — said another fan.
- Benavidez: “I knew I wasn’t going to be able to outpower him” so used speed.
- Landed knockdown with left hook in round 4.
- Closed show with 8-punch combination in round 6.
- ESPN graphic read: “3-WEIGHT DIVISION CHAMP”.
His combinations and speed are what made the difference in a dreadful display from Gilberto Ramirez.
Maybe the worst world champion in boxing and he made it easy for Benavidez to beat him and look good on the night.
Even Canelo Alvarez didn’t bother staying around for Benavidez vs Ramirez.
