At the age of 30, there is still a lot to achieve for the former WBO super middleweight champion Gilberto 'Zurdo' Ramirez.
Now competing at light heavyweight, Ramirez is looking to become the mandatory challenger for Dmitry Bivol's WBA title with a win against Yunieski Gonzalez on Saturday night, a fight which can bee seen exclusively live on DAZN.
Speaking to Ak on The DAZN Boxing Show, Ramirez had plenty of praise for Bivol, but is not letting the prospect of facing the Russian distract him from the task at hand.
"I think Bivol is one of the best in the division. I would like to face him and I know that it would be a great fight but I need to get past this guy first," Ramirez said before revealing that he has faced Bivol before in sparring when he was competing at super middleweight.
"When I used to fight at 168 and we shared the ring and it was a great!
"I think we were pretty even, we will make that fight happen and give the fans the fight that they deserve."
While Bivol is the name immediately on his mind, Ramirez stated that he wants to become the undisputed world light heavyweight champion and face the other title holders in the division.
"I want to get all the belts. I want to face all the champions too. And I want to prove myself that I'm the best in the light heavyweight division."
Watch the full interview on the DAZN platform where Ramirez also discusses his quest to be remembered as one of the great Mexican fighters.