TIGHTROPE: Ramirez [right] is favoured to take Goulimirian’s belt, but an upset is not out of the question
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THAT Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez is on the brink of becoming the latest in a long line of boxers to win ‘world’ titles in two weight classes, without once proving themselves to be the best in either, should tell us all we need to know about boxing’s perplexing championship system.
Inside Ingelwood’s YouTube Theater on Saturday, the 32-year-old challenges Armenia-born Frenchman Arsen Goulamirian for the WBA cruiserweight title. Ramirez previously held the WBO super-middleweight strap, with victory over the fading Arthur Abraham to win the title (2016) and two points wins over Jesse Hart (2017 and ’18) the standout results from his time in the hotseat .