Venezuelan Albert Ramirez will make a new defense of his World Boxing Association (WBA) international light heavyweight belt on February 6 when he steps into the ring of the Casino de Montreal, Canada, to face Croatian Marko Calic. 

It will be the second defense for the 32-year-old Venezuelan southpaw, who had a good career in the amateur arena and has been a professional since 2018. 

He won the regional belt of the pioneer organization in January last year when he beat Artur Ziyatdinov by unanimous decision in Quebec, Canada, and made his first defense in his native country against veteran Adam Deines, whom he defeated by knockout in seven rounds last August 23. 

Calic appears to be a good opponent, who has faced quality fighters and whose only loss was to Badou Jack in 2020. The 37-year-old fighter comes in with four wins in a row, the three most recent by knockout, and knows he is facing a great opportunity at this point in his career. 

Ramirez has a record of 19 wins, no losses and 16 knockouts, while Calic has 15 wins, 1 loss and 9 knockouts.