{"id":130131,"date":"2026-01-06T10:11:43","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T15:11:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=130131"},"modified":"2026-01-06T12:03:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T17:03:14","slug":"unified-world-cruiserweight-champion-gilberto-zurdo-ramirez-returning-to-corpus-christi-as-a-boxing-promoter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=130131","title":{"rendered":"Unified World Cruiserweight Champion Gilberto \u2018Zurdo\u2019 Ramirez Returning to  Corpus Christi As A Boxing Promoter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1545664804358300\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1545664804358300\" data-ad-slot=\"8616314829\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=130131\" rel=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=130131\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-130132 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Gilbert-M-226x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"226\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Gilbert-M-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Gilbert-M.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 226px) 100vw, 226px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Zurdo Promotions has announced it will co-promote the January 31st \u201cGulf Coast Glory\u201d card along with Knuckle Up Promotions, in association with Heil Law, just west of Corpus Christi at Richard Borchard Fairgrounds in Robstown, Texas.<\/p>\n<p>Zurdo Promotions is led by three-time, two division World Champion Gilberto \u201cZurdo\u201d Ramirez (48-1, 30 KOs), the unified, reigning World Boxing Association (WBA) and World Boxing Organization (WBO) Cruiserweight World titleholder.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cGulf Coast Glory\u201d will mark the third event that Zurdo Promotions and promoted, including its inaugural event on December 18, 2020, in Galveston, TX, which Ramirez headlined, plus another pro show in his hometown of Mazatl\u00e1n, Sinaloa, Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPromotion is something I\u2019ve always wanted to be involved in,\u201d Ramirez explained. \u201cGrowing up on the streets of Mazatl\u00e1n, I\u2019ve always believed in being a bridge between my hometown and the United States. There\u2019s no better place to start than Corpus Christi\u2014a city where I defended my world title twice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Middleweight prospect \u201cKing\u201d Julian Delgado (7-1, 3 KOs), fighting out of Corpus Christi, is in the co-main event on the \u201cGulf Coast Glory\u201d card. As an amateur, Delgado captured top honors at the 2023 National Junior Olympics and Summer Festival Championship.<\/p>\n<p>Another hometown favorite, Jerry \u201cThe Corpus Christi Kid\u201d Belmontes (21-10, 6 KOs), a former world lightweight title challenger, returns to the ring for the first time since November 18, 2016, in the other co-main event.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCorpus Christi is a true fight town, and I hope to continue building this venture here for a long time,\u201d Ramirez added. \u201cI\u2019m excited to showcase rising talent like hometown favorite Julian Delgado, along with the return of the \u2018Corpus Christi Kid,\u2019 Jerry Belmontes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Former WBA Intercontinental Light Heavyweight Champion Kareem \u201cSupreme\u201d Hackett (12-1, 6 KOs), of Toronto, will make his cruiserweight debut, while undefeated Mongolian featherweight prospect Enkhamadakh Kharkhuu (7-0, 3 KOs) fights for the first time in Texas.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets are on sale and available to purchase by scanning the barcode on the event poster or going directly to www.zurdopromotions.com. General admission price is $53.95 (including required charges, items and fee) and tickets provide access to the event on a first come, first served basis. Seating and standing areas are unassigned and subject to availability. 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