Albert Ramón Ramírez Durán (born 7 May 1992), known as Albert Ramírez, is a Venezuelan professional boxer. He has held the WBA interim light-heavyweight title since August 2025.
Career Amateur career As an amateur he competed in the light heavyweight division at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Ramírez had a distinguished amateur career, competing primarily in the light-heavyweight division. He represented Venezuela at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, where he secured a bronze medal after a highly competitive tournament. Later that year, he achieved his biggest amateur milestone by winning the gold medal at the 2015 Pan American Boxing Championships.
In 2016, Ramírez qualified for the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Competing in the light-heavyweight bracket, he won his opening bout against Russian boxer Petr Khamukov but was subsequently eliminated in the Round of 16 by Algeria's Abdelhafid Benchabla.
Professional career Ramírez turned professional in 2018 and compiled a record of 21–0 before defeating Jerome Pampellone by seventh round technical knockout to win the WBA interim light-heavyweight title at Benina Martyrs Stadium in Benghazi, Libya, on 8 August 2025.
Ramirez was scheduled to make the first defense of his title against Lerrone Richards at Montreal Casino in Montreal, Canada, on 5 February 2026. However, the fight was cancelled when Ramírez was hospitalised due to appendicitis two days before the event. The bout was rescheduled to take place at the same venue on 4 June 2026. Ramírez won by split decision with the judges' scorecards reading 115–113, 115–113 and 112–116.
On June 4, 2026, Ramírez made his first successful title defense against British challenger Lerrone Richards at the Casino de Montréal in Montreal, Canada. In a highly tactical and grueling contest, Ramírez struggled early with Richards' elusive movement and frequent clinching, but pushed the pace in the later rounds. He managed to secure a close split decision victory, with two judges scoring the bout 115–113 in his favor, while the third had it 116–112 for Richards. Following the bout, Richards' promotional team, Boxxer, expressed strong disagreement with the official scores and announced their intention to file a formal appeal with the WBA.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes23Win23–0Lerrone RichardsSD124 Jun 202622Win22–0Jerome PampelloneTKO7 (12), 8 Aug 202521Win21–0Michael Alan FlanneryTKO2 (10), 5 Jun 202520Win20–0Marko CalicTKO3 (10), 6 Feb 202519Win19–0Adam Deines7 (10), 24 Aug 202418Win18–0Artur ZiyatdinovUD1025 Jan 202417Win17–0Lenin CastilloUD1023 Sep 202316Win16–0Ricardo LunaTKO4 (10), 5 May 202315Win15–0Jacob DicksonTKO1 (10), 22 Jan 202314Win14–0Braian Nahuel SuarezKO1 (10), 24 Jun 202213Win13–0Victor Hugo ExnerKO3 (10), 8 Apr 202212Win12–0Facundo Nicolas Galovar1011 Mar 202211Win11–0Juan Carlos RaygosaTKO3 (8), 11 Feb 202210Win10–0Varazdat ChernikovTKO3 (6), 1 Apr 20219Win9–0Juan Carlos Parra RodriguezKO1 (8), 12 Oct 20198Win8–0Jaudiel ZepedaTKO1 (6), 17 Aug 20197Win7–0Francisco VillanuevaTKO3 (8), 11 Jun 20196Win6–0Isaias OrtegaTKO1 (6), 22 Dec 20185Win5–0Juan Jose RosalesKO5 (6), 6 Oct 20184Win4–0Carlos Humberto ChavezTKO6 (6), 1 Sep 20183Win3–0Juan Carlos MorenoTKO1 (4), 28 Jul 20182Win2–0Julio Alcantar Majors1 (4), 14 Jul 20181Win1–0Javier Rivera Meza1 (4), 9 Jun 2018
See also List of male boxers List of southpaw stance boxers
References
External links
Albert Ramírez- Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings at Box.Live