34-year-old Mexican professional boxer and former WBO super middleweight champion, Gilberto Ramirez has managed to keep the media off his love life. Nevertheless, he has a partner, Priscilla Esquerra whom he engaged in 2019, and welcomed a son together in 2020. At the moment, it is unclear if the pair are married or not.
Ramirez who has an estimated net worth of $3 million, turned to boxing in his teenage days to escape crime. In 2016, he made history as the first Mexican to win a super middleweight world title, which he held until 2019.
As you will find below, here is what we have gathered about his relationship, wealth, and other fascinating details.
It Is Unclear If Gilberto Ramirez Is Married To Priscilla Esquerra.
As indicated, the Mazatlan-born boxer, Gilberto Ramirez hardly shares details of his love life publicly. However, at the time of this writing, the only public information about his relationship is the news of his engagement with Priscilla Esquerra, his partner, and the mother of his son, Franco. There is no available detail or any report indicating that the pair have actually tied the knots.
That being said, Ramirez went on a knee inside the boxing ring and proposed to Esquerra on the first weekend of April 2019. The former super middleweight world champion brought a mariachi band to the Wild card Gym in Los Angeles with traditional Mexican music, while he reached into his pocket, brought out the ring, and showed it to Priscilla who was in the ring also.
At that time, Esquerra who was heavily pregnant accepted his proposal. He went on to put the ring on her finger.
Ramirez expressed his excitement about proposing to her and also getting ready for fatherhood. His son Franco Ramirez was born some months later in 2019.
It’s been 6 years since the news of their engagement broke out, but there is no report about their wedding or when and if it occurred. Regardless, she is always referred to as the boxer’s wife in several publications.
Who Is Gilberto Ramirez’s Partner, Priscilla Esquerra?
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Priscilla Esquerra is a consciousness facilitator and a specialist in energy healing. While growing up, she suffered abandonment and rejection, leading to her insecurity, going into toxic relationships, and making bad decisions.
Consequently, she began a journey of self-knowledge by undergoing psychoanalysis therapy at the age of 13 due to neurosis and chronic depression. She also suffered postpartum depression after giving birth to her son Franco in 2019, but she continued with her transformation.
Today, she runs a website, where she continues to share her experiences and other tools to help other people who are on a journey to transformation and self-knowledge.
Beyond this, she is a social media influencer with thousands of followers on Instagram and TikTok. She also uses the platforms to educate her fans and followers on consciousness and energy healing.
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He Has An Estimated Net Worth Of $3 Million
Gilberto Ramirez has earned pretty decently from his professional boxing career which began some 16 years ago. At the moment, his net worth is evaluated at $3 million, and the bulk of it comes from the purses he has received from his bouts. For instance, he earned a purse of $400,000 from his fight with Sullivan Barrera in 2021, and a reported $350,000 from his bout with Dmitry Bivol.
Outside the ring, the Mazatlan native has a boxing promotion company known as Zurdo Promotions.
Interesting Facts About The Mexican Southpaw
1. Gilberto Ramirez Was Born And Raised In Mazatlan, Mexico
He was born Gilberto Ramirez Sanchez on June 19, 1991, in Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico, and is currently 34 years old.
Although there isn’t much information about his childhood days and family background, it was revealed that the former super middleweight world champion was raised in a place with crime and violence. At that time, he only saw himself dying or going to prison, but that was also the same time he found his way to a gym, where his boxing skills were sharpened.
2. He Went Pro In 2009
Ramirez began his professional boxing career after building himself at the amateur level. According to his boxrec.com records, Nurdo made his pro debut with fights against Jeseth Magallanes on August 21, 2009, and Joel Ramos on August 29, 2009, and won both by TKO. That marked the beginning of his undefeated record until it was shattered 13 years later.
3. Zurdo Started Fighting In The United States In 2013
Since the Mexican boxer turned pro, he had 25 fights in his career in Mexico. In 2013, he signed up with Top Rank, a promotion company in Las Vegas, Nevada. He had his first fight outside Mexico and the first in the United States against American boxer, Derrick Findley on August 24, 2013, and won by unanimous decision (UD).
Ramirez went on to record wins over Don Mouton, Giovanni Lorenzo, Junior Talipeau, and Fulgencio Zuniga, among others.
4. Ramirez Is The First Mexican To Win A Super Middleweight World Title In 2016
The boxer from Mazatlan only spent 3 years in the United States before winning a world boxing title. On April 9, 2016, Ramirez made history when he defeated Armenian-German boxer, Arthur Abraham to win the WBO super middleweight title, and thus became the first Mexican to do so in the weight class (186 pounds). Similarly, he was the second Mexican after Julio Cesar Gonzalez to win a world title in a division heavier than middleweight.
He held the title for 3 years and successfully defended it 5 times.
5. Dmitry Bivol Handed The Mexican The First Defeat Of His Boxing Career In 2022
in November 2022, Ramirez got the first defeat of his professional career at the hands of the Russian boxer, Dmitry Bivol. Before the bout, the Mexican boxer has been undefeated in 44 fights. He lost the fight via unanimous decision (UD).
6. What Is The Meaning Of His Nickname “Nurdo”?”
As you already know, the Mexican boxer’s nickname is Nurdo. It is a Spanish word for “lefty” or “left-handed.” Moreover, Ramirez employs the use of southpaw technics in his fights. It is now clear why he is called “Nurdo.”
7. How Tall Is Gilberto Ramirez?
Gilbert Ramirez stands at a height of almost 6 feet 3 inches (1.90m) tall. He used his towering height alongside his southpaw style to dominate his opponents, especially when he was fighting in the 168 pounds weight category.
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