David Benavidez faces Zurdo Ramirez on Saturday, May 2, at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, with ticket information for the event now confirmed. The Mexico vs Mexico showdown headlines a PBC PPV on Prime Video during Cinco de Mayo weekend.
Tickets for Benavidez vs Ramirez can be purchased through AXS.com, according to a Premier Boxing Champions announcement on Friday. Pre-sale starts on Tuesday, February 24, from 10 a.m. PT until 10 p.m. PT with the codes PBC or GBP. Public on-sale begins on Wednesday, February 25, at 10 a.m. PT.
David Benavidez (31-0, 25 KOs) challenges fellow two-division world champion “Zurdo” Ramirez (48-1, 30 KOs) for his unified WBA and WBO cruiserweight titles.
In his previous outing last November, Benavidez defeated Anthony Yarde by seventh-round TKO to retain his WBC light heavyweight title. Going up against Ramirez, the 29-year-old Phoenix, Arizona, native aims to become a champion in his third weight class.
Ramirez was last in action in June, scoring a unanimous decision over Yuniel Dorticos to retain his 200-pound belts. Ahead of his fight with Benavidez, the 34-year-old Mazatlán native was expected to face Robin Sirwan Safar in January, but that bout did not materialize after Safar withdrew due to injury. Ramirez instead returned to the ring as a boxing promoter.
David Benavidez and Zurdo Ramirez are scheduled to preview their bout and face each other for the first time at a launch press conference this Saturday at Park MGM in Las Vegas.
The bouts featured on the Benavidez vs Zurdo undercard are expected to be announced shortly.