Kevin Ramirez – WBC Heavyweight Grand Prix Winner

On December 20 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the final bout of the WBC Heavyweight Grand Prix took place. The matchup featured 28-year-old Bosnian Ahmet Krnjic and 25-year-old Argentine Kevin Ramirez. In the final, the Grand Prix participants competed in 8-round bouts.

The fight ended in a decision: three scores of 77-75 and two scores of 78-74 in favor of Kevin Ramirez. UD 8.

Krnjic (7-0, 4 KOs) reached the final following two stoppage victories and two decision wins. During the tournament, Ahmet defeated Tsotne Rogava, who was considered one of the division's favorites. Ramirez (12-0-2, 4 KOs) won two bouts by decision throughout the tournament and had one draw—he advanced thanks to a tie-breaker decision made after the draw was announced. Kevin ended his first Grand Prix fight by stoppage in the 1st round.