Albert Ramírez
Venezuelan boxer (born 1992)
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Albert Ramón Ramírez Durán (born 7 May 1992), known as Albert Ramírez, is a Venezuelan professional boxer. He has held the WBA interim light-heavyweight title since August 2025.
7 May 1992
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| Born | Albert Ramón Ramírez Duran 7 May 1992 El Vigia, Venezuela | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11+1⁄2 in (182 cm) | ||||||||||||||
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| Reach | 75 in (191 cm) | ||||||||||||||
| Stance | Southpaw | ||||||||||||||
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| Total fights | 23 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins | 23 | ||||||||||||||
| Win by KO | 19 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
Amateur career
As an amateur he competed in the light heavyweight division at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[citation needed]
Ramírez had a distinguished amateur career, competing primarily in the light-heavyweight division. He represented Venezuela at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, where he secured a bronze medal after a highly competitive tournament. Later that year, he achieved his biggest amateur milestone by winning the gold medal at the 2015 Pan American Boxing Championships.
In 2016, Ramírez qualified for the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Competing in the light-heavyweight bracket, he won his opening bout against Russian boxer Petr Khamukov but was subsequently eliminated in the Round of 16 by Algeria's Abdelhafid Benchabla.
Professional career
Ramírez turned professional in 2018 and compiled a record of 21–0 before defeating Jerome Pampellone by seventh round technical knockout to win the WBA interim light-heavyweight title at Benina Martyrs Stadium in Benghazi, Libya, on 8 August 2025.[1][2]
Ramirez was scheduled to make the first defense of his title against Lerrone Richards at Montreal Casino in Montreal, Canada, on 5 February 2026.[3] However, the fight was cancelled when Ramírez was hospitalised due to appendicitis two days before the event.[4][5] The bout was rescheduled to take place at the same venue on 4 June 2026.[6] Ramírez won by split decision with the judges' scorecards reading 115–113, 115–113 and 112–116.[7][8]
On June 4, 2026, Ramírez made his first successful title defense against British challenger Lerrone Richards at the Casino de Montréal in Montreal, Canada. In a highly tactical and grueling contest, Ramírez struggled early with Richards' elusive movement and frequent clinching, but pushed the pace in the later rounds. He managed to secure a close split decision victory, with two judges scoring the bout 115–113 in his favor, while the third had it 116–112 for Richards.[9] Following the bout, Richards' promotional team, Boxxer, expressed strong disagreement with the official scores and announced their intention to file a formal appeal with the WBA.[10]
Professional boxing record
| 23 fights | 23 wins | 0 losses |
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| By knockout | 19 | 0 |
| By decision | 4 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 23 | Win | 23–0 | Lerrone Richards | SD | 12 | 4 Jun 2026 | Montreal Casino, Montreal, Canada | Retained WBA interim light-heavyweight title |
| 22 | Win | 22–0 | Jerome Pampellone | TKO | 7 (12), 1:19 | 8 Aug 2025 | Benina Martyrs Stadium, Benghazi, Libya | Won vacant WBA interim light-heavyweight title |
| 21 | Win | 21–0 | Michael Alan Flannery | TKO | 2 (10), 1:09 | 5 Jun 2025 | Montreal Casino, Montreal, Canada | |
| 20 | Win | 20–0 | Marko Calic | TKO | 3 (10), 2:10 | 6 Feb 2025 | Montreal Casino, Montreal, Canada | |
| 19 | Win | 19–0 | Adam Deines | RTD | 7 (10), 2:03 | 24 Aug 2024 | Polideportivo José María Vargas, La Guaira, Venezuela | |
| 18 | Win | 18–0 | Artur Ziyatdinov | UD | 10 | 25 Jan 2024 | Montreal Casino, Montreal, Canada | Won vacant WBA International light-heavyweight title |
| 17 | Win | 17–0 | Lenin Castillo | UD | 10 | 23 Sep 2023 | Chapiteau de l'Espace Fontvieille, Fontvieille, Monaco | |
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Ricardo Luna | TKO | 4 (10), 0:16 | 5 May 2023 | Hotel Holiday Inn, Cuernavaca, Mexico | |
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Jacob Dickson | TKO | 1 (10), 2:52 | 22 Jan 2023 | Casino de Deauville, Deauville, France | Won vacant WBO Global cruiserweight title |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Braian Nahuel Suarez | KO | 1 (10), 2:31 | 24 Jun 2022 | Casino Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Won vacant WBA Continental Americas light-heavyweight title |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Victor Hugo Exner | KO | 3 (10), 1:46 | 8 Apr 2022 | Cava Domecq, Aguascalientes, Mexico | Won vacant WBC FECARBOX light-heavyweight title |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Facundo Nicolas Galovar | UD | 10 | 11 Mar 2022 | Casino Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Juan Carlos Raygosa | TKO | 3 (8), 2:04 | 11 Feb 2022 | Arena Alcalde, Guadalajara, Mexico | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Varazdat Chernikov | TKO | 3 (6), 2:29 | 1 Apr 2021 | Basket Hall, Krasnodar, Russia | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Juan Carlos Parra Rodriguez | KO | 1 (8), 2:59 | 12 Oct 2019 | La Casa de los Zonkeys, Tijuana, Mexico | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Jaudiel Zepeda | TKO | 1 (6), 1:46 | 17 Aug 2019 | Auditorio Municipal, Tijuana, Mexico | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Francisco Villanueva | TKO | 3 (8), 2:23 | 11 Jun 2019 | Ahualulco del Mercado, Jalisco, Mexico | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Isaias Ortega | TKO | 1 (6), 0:51 | 22 Dec 2018 | Auditorio Municipal, Tijuana, Mexico | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Juan Jose Rosales | KO | 5 (6), 0:36 | 6 Oct 2018 | Gasmart Stadium, Tijuana, Mexico | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Carlos Humberto Chavez | TKO | 6 (6), 0:47 | 1 Sep 2018 | Auditorio Municipal, Tijuana, Mexico | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Juan Carlos Moreno | TKO | 1 (4), 1:43 | 28 Jul 2018 | Auditorio Municipal, Tijuana, Mexico | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Julio Alcantar Majors | TKO | 1 (4), 2:24 | 14 Jul 2018 | Bar La Oficina, Tijuana, Mexico | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Javier Rivera Meza | KO | 1 (4), 1:19 | 9 Jun 2018 | Auditorio Municipal, Tijuana, Mexico |
