Gilberto 'Zurdo' Ramirez vs Yuniel Dorticos: Date, start time, TV channel and live stream

Gilberto Ramirez sticks his unified cruiserweight crown up for grabs for the first time since he united his belts when he faces Yuniel Dorticos this weekend live on  DAZN PPV .

Zurdo, who co-mains the latest blockbuster bout for Jake Paul in California, steps back into the ring after becoming the WBA and WBO champion in the division last year.

For his first double defence, the Mexican star will tangle with an ex-cruiserweight king in Dorticos, who previously reigned as WBA and IBF kingpin in two different stints.

DAZN News has everything you need to know ahead of Gilberto 'Zurdo' Ramirez against Yuniel Dorticos.

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Gilberto 'Zurdo' Ramirez vs Yuniel Dorticos fight date, start time

Gilberto 'Zurdo' Ramirez vs Yuniel Dorticos will take place on  Saturday, June 28  with the whole card set to be shown live on DAZN PPV .

The bout marks Zurdo's first foray into the ring since his victory over Chris Billam-Smith last November to unify his WBA title with the WBO strap.

• Date : Saturday, June 28
• Time : 1am BST / 8pm ET / 5pm PT 
• Gilberto 'Zurdo' Ramirez vs Yuniel Dorticos event ringwalks (approx) : 3am BST / 10pm ET / 7pm PT 

Gilberto 'Zurdo' Ramirez vs Yuniel Dorticos fight card

• Jake Paul vs Julio César Chávez Jr.; Cruiserweight
• Gilberto 'Zurdo' Ramirez vs Yuniel Dorticos; Cruiserweight, for the WBA and WBO titles
• Holly Holm vs Yolanda Vega; Lightweight
• Floyd Schofield vs Tevin Farmer; Lightweight
• Avious Griffin vs Julian Rodriguez; Welterweight
• Raul “Cugar” Curiel vs Victor Ezequiel Rodriguez; Welterweight
• Naomy Valle vs Ashley Felix; Light flyweight

How to watch Gilberto 'Zurdo' Ramirez vs Yuniel Dorticos?

Gilberto 'Zurdo' Ramirez vs Yuniel Dorticos will stream as part of the Jake Paul vs Julio César Chávez Jr. bill live on DAZN Pay-Per-View in over 200 countries around the globe, priced at  £24.99 in the UK; $59.99 in the US; $19.99/equivalent in ROW . Click here for exact prices in your country.

DAZN PPV Bundle options are also available, with fight fans able to choose to buy two PPV events for the special price of  £39.99 UK; $94.99 US; $34.99/equivalent ROW. 

Choose either Paul vs Chávez Jr and Oleksandr Usyk v Daniel Dubois II and (July 19) PPV's; or Paul vs Chávez Jr and The Ring III - Edgar Berlanga vs. Hamzah Sheeraz & Shakur Stevenson vs. William Zepeda (July 12) PPV's.

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Where is the Gilberto 'Zurdo' Ramirez vs Yuniel Dorticos fight?

The fight is set to be held at Honda Center, in Anaheim, United States.

The venue is a familar one to fight fans, having hosted multiple boxing matches as well as mixed martial arts and wrestling.

Gilberto 'Zurdo' Ramirez vs Yuniel Dorticos betting odds. Who is the favourite?

Zurdo is the handy odds-on favourite to win this contest, with DAZN Bet pricing him at 1/10 for the victory.

Dorticos meanwhile can be found at the longer odds of 5/1 to become a three-time champion.

• Zurdo to win: 1/10
• Dorticos to win: 5/1

Odds correct as of Monday, June 23, courtesy of DAZN Bet. For full markets click here.

Gilberto 'Zurdo' Ramirez vs Yuniel Dorticos tale of the tape

Gilberto 'Zurdo' Ramirez record 

• Nationality: Mexican
• Age: 33
• Height: 6' 2.5"
• Reach: 75"
• Total fights: 48
• Record: 47-1 (30 KOs)

Yuniel Dorticos record

• Nationality: Cuban
• Age: 39
• Height: 6' 3"
• Reach: 80"
• Total fights: 29
• Record: 27-2 (25 KOs)

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