David Benavidez and Gilberto 'Zurdo' Ramirez held their final press conference ahead of their fight on May 2, 2026, in Las Vegas. The event will be available on DAZN pay-per-view.
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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - FEBRUARY 21: David Benavidez speaks during a press conference ahead of his fight against Gilberto "Zurdo" Ramirez at Park MGM on February 21, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Cris Esqueda/Golden Boy/Getty Images) | Getty Images
David Benavidez vs. Zurdo Ramirez final press conference video!
Get one last look at both pugilists ahead of their Mexico vs. Mexico duel pitting undefeated two-division champion David “El Monstro” Benavidez against unified WBA and WBO cruiserweight titleholder Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez on Sat., May 2, 2026 from inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, airing on DAZN pay-per-view (order it here).
Today’s LIVE presser kicks off promptly at 3:30 p.m. ET in the embedded video above.
“This is something I’ve been working toward for a long time,” Benavidez said during the kickoff press conference. “We’ve had so many great sparring sessions and I told Zurdo then, we’ll have to do this on pay-per-view one day. Now we’re going for two titles on May 2 and I’m very grateful. I feel like I’m on the cusp of being the face of boxing. And if Zurdo wins, his stock goes up. There’s greatness on the other side of that tunnel for both of us. So we’re gonna come extremely prepared.”
“For the whole history of Cinco de Mayo fights, it’s been tremendous fighters like Oscar and Chavez,” Benavidez added. “Not just great fights, but wars. Because they never took easy fights. That’s what we’re doing. We’re two Mexican warriors going for the title. Zurdo is a top fighter. He’s a great fighter. I was helping him get ready for Arthur Abraham and we had some great sessions. I knew he was gonna be one of those guys who would be around for a long time. Eventually we were gonna do this.”
The fight is scheduled for May 2, 2026, at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
The fight will be available on DAZN pay-per-view.
The match features David Benavidez, an undefeated two-division champion, against Gilberto 'Zurdo' Ramirez, the unified WBA and WBO cruiserweight titleholder.
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