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Three former champions break down Saturday's David Benavidez vs. Gilberto "Zurdo" Ramirez fight and make their picks.
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Three former champions break down Saturday's David Benavidez vs. Gilberto "Zurdo" Ramirez fight and make their picks.
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| Date | Fighters | Event |
|---|---|---|
| May 02, 2026 May 02 | Gilberto "Zurdo" Ramirez vs David Benavidez | Title fight: Gilberto "Zurdo" Ramirez vs. David Benavidez, 12 rounds, for Ramirez's WBO and WBA cruiserweight titles |
| May 02, 2026 May 02 | Naoya Inoue vs Junto Nakatani | Title fight: Naoya Inoue vs. Junto Nakatani, 12 rounds, for Inoue's undisputed junior featherweight championship |
| May 02, 2026 May 02 | Takuma Inoue vs Kazuto Ioka | Title fight: Takuma Inoue vs. Kazuto Ioka, 12 rounds, for Inoue's WBC bantamweight title |
| May 02, 2026 May 02 | Kosuke Tomioka vs Shogo Tanaka | Kosuke Tomioka vs. Shogo Tanaka, 10 rounds, flyweights |
| May 02, 2026 May 02 | Toshiki Shimomachi vs Reiya Abe | Toshiki Shimomachi vs. Reiya Abe, 10 rounds, featherweights |
| May 02, 2026 May 02 | Sora Tanaka vs Jin Sasaki | Sora Tanaka vs. Jin Sasaki, 10 rounds, welterweights |
| May 02, 2026 May 02 | Deok No Yun vs Yuito Moriwaki | Deok No Yun vs. Yuito Moriwaki, 10 rounds, super middleweights |
| May 02, 2026 May 02 | Yoshiki Takei vs DeKang Wang | Yoshiki Takei vs. DeKang Wang, 8 rounds, junior featherweights |
| Division | WBA | WBC | IBF | WBO | RING |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavyweight (Unlimited) | Oleksandr Usyk* | Oleksandr Usyk** | Oleksandr Usyk | Fabio Wardley | — |
| Lightweight (135 lbs.) | Vacant* | Vacant** | Raymond Muratalla | Abdullah Mason | — |
| Welterweight (147 lbs.) | Rolando Romero | Ryan Garcia | Lewis Crocker | Devin Haney | — |
| Rank | Fighter |
|---|---|
| 1 | Oleksandr Usyk Previous ranking: 1 |
| 2 | Daniel Dubois Previous ranking: 2 |
| 3 | Fabio Wardley Previous ranking: 3 |
| 4 | Joseph Parker Previous ranking: 4 |
| 5 | Anthony Joshua Previous ranking: 5 |
| 6 | Agit Kabayel Previous ranking: 6 |
| 7 | Filip Hrgovic Previous ranking: 7 |
| 8 | Moses Itauma Previous ranking: 8 |
| 9 | Richard Torrez Jr. Previous ranking: 9 |
| 10 | Frank Sanchez Previous ranking: 10 |