Gilberto Ramirez expects Chris Billam-Smith to be "well prepared" for their encounter but believes he will walk away the winner from a "spectacular night" live on DAZN this month.
The pair will put their WBA and WBO cruiserweight titles respectively on the line atop the bill at Riyad Season's Latino Night on November 15, at The Venue in Saudi Arabia.
Though younger than his rival, Zurdo has fought more than twice as many bouts across his career, holding a 46-1 record with 30 KOs against the 20-1 record of the Briton.
But even with that gulf, Ramirez expects a difficult challenge on what he anticipates to be a seismic night in his boxing career, vowing to make good on his unification promise.
"He's a fighter, he's obviously a champion," he told DAZN's Off the Cuff. "He's one of the four champions so it is a good challenge.
"I think he is a strong fighter who is going to fight well. I think he's going to be very well prepared because he doesn't want to lose the title.
"Likewise, I'm prepared for the fight and I know it's going to be a spectacular night. It's going to be very special to me, becase I'm going to win and unify my titles."
Ramirez is looking for a third straight win since his lone career loss to Dmitry Bivol at light heavyweight in late 2022, when he lost by unanimous decision in Abu Dhabi.
Billam-Smith meanwhile is undefeated since 2019, having most recently avenged his only career loss to Richard Riakporhe in a victorious rematch in June.
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