There are 4 world cruiserweight champions. Let’s check out every and touch upon “who’s the very best?” At WBA is the previous WBO Tremendous Middleweight champion Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez, 46-1, with 30 stoppages from Mexico. He received the NABF Gentle Heavyweight title in 2020, stopping Alfonso Lopez, 32-3 in 10 rounds.
After three wins his 44 unbeaten file was stopped by WBA Gentle Heavyweight champion Demitrii Bivol, 20-0, in 2022. In March he moved as much as seize the WBA Tremendous World Cruiserweight title defeating Arsen Goulamirian, 27-0, in March of 2024 in his final combat.
Ramirez is scheduled to combat World Boxing Group champion Chris Billiam-Smith, 27-0, on November sixteenth on Latino Night time at The Venue in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Billiam-Smith received his title in Could of 2023, profitable a majority resolution over UK’s Lawrence ‘The Sauce’ Okolie, 19-0. As a substitute of a rematch, he went on to cease Poland’s Mateusz Masternak, 47-5, in December and the UK’s Richard Riakporhe, 17-0, in June of 2024.
WBC champion is Armenian Norair Mikaeljan, 27-2, with 12 stoppages out of Miami, Florida. He received the vacant title in November of 2023, stopping Ilunga Junior Makabu, 29-3. He hasn’t fought in a yr since profitable the title and nothing scheduled.
IBF champion is southpaw Jai Opetaia, 26-0 with 20 stoppages out of Gold Coast Queensland, Australia. He received the vacant title in Could of 2024 defeating Mairis Briedis, 28-2. In his first protection in October he stopped Jack Massey, 22-2. Nothing scheduled.
The winner between Ramirez and Billiam-Smith this month will maintain two of those titles. Mikaeljan hasn’t defended his title since profitable it a yr in the past. Opetaia, whom many name the very best cruiserweight champion, made his first protection 5 months later final month.
The winner between Ramirez and Billiam-Smith might meet Opetaia. Mikaeljan could possibly be stripped after not defending his title in a yr and be vacant quickly. So, who do you assume is the very best world cruiserweight champion?
