{"id":536580,"date":"2026-04-17T20:45:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T20:45:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/536580\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T20:45:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T20:45:09","slug":"gilberto-ramirez-says-sparring-wont-decide-benavidez-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/536580\/","title":{"rendered":"Gilberto Ramirez Says Sparring Won\u2019t Decide Benavidez Fight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=boxingnews24.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" style=\"display:flex; align-items:center; justify-content:center;&#010;            width:140px; height:40px; overflow:hidden;\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"208\" alt=\"Add EBoxing News 24as a preferred source on Google\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/google.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>  <a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqLAgKIiZDQklTRmdnTWFoSUtFR0p2ZUdsdVoyNWxkM015TkM1amIyMG9BQVAB?ceid=US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" style=\"display:flex; align-items:center; justify-content:center;&#010;            width:140px; height:40px; overflow:hidden;\"><br \/>\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"468\" height=\"128\" alt=\"Follow Boxing News 24 on Google News\" style=\"height:100%; width:auto; display:block;\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/follow-google-news.png\"\/><br \/>\n  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis will not just be a regular fight,\u201d Ramirez said. \u201cWe\u2019ve sparred a lot, but it\u2019s different with smaller gloves and no headgear.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 200 rounds of sparring may work against him. Ramirez claims it removes the mystery, but it also means Benavidez knows exactly what happens to Ramirez\u2019s composure when he\u2019s pushed into a corner.<\/p>\n<p>Ramirez pointed to the contrast in styles as the part that should hold up regardless of familiarity. Benavidez brings a forward, pressure-heavy approach, while Ramirez expects to rely on movement and positioning over 12 rounds. That dynamic has been visible before in sparring, but never with rounds scored or a title attached.<\/p>\n<p>The weight is the other variable. Ramirez has already settled at cruiserweight, while Benavidez is moving up from 175 pounds for this fight. Ramirez did not question the move directly, but made it clear that adding weight is not automatic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou need to make sure you\u2019re ready for that,\u201d Ramirez said. \u201cYou have to be confident in your body and listen to it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The undercard carries its own signals. Jaime Munguia enters the co-main event against Armando Resendiz with Eddy Reynoso in his corner and input from Canelo Alvarez, backing his claim that experience over 12 rounds will be the difference. Resendiz, who described himself as the hunted, has leaned into a pressure approach and expects a fight rather than a technical exchange.<\/p>\n<p>Oscar Duarte\u2019s position is more complicated. He had prepared for a world title opportunity against Richardson Hitchins before that fight fell through, a shift he described as mentally difficult. He now faces Angel Fierro in a 10-round bout, a matchup that replaces a title path with a reset.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was ready for a championship fight,\u201d Duarte said. \u201cThat was tough, but now I\u2019m focused on what\u2019s next.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The main event may come with built-in familiarity, but the weight, stakes, and scoring ensure it will not play out the same way.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cThis will not just be a regular fight,\u201d Ramirez said. \u201cWe\u2019ve sparred a lot, but it\u2019s different with&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":536581,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[2560,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-536580","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-boxing","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/536580","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=536580"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/536580\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/536581"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=536580"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=536580"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=536580"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}