Ramirez vs Angulo

Who won Ramirez vs Angulo?

Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez beat Roamer Alexis Angulo by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, June 30th, 2018, at Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma.

The scorecards were announced as 119-109, 119-109, 120-108 in favor of winner Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 168 pounds (12 stone or 76.2 kg).

This contest was for the WBO super middleweight championship of the world.

The undercard featured the clash of Saucedo vs Zappavigna.

Ramirez vs Angulo stats

Back in June 2018, Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 37 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 25 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Roamer Alexis Angulo made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 23 wins and 0 draws, with 20 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Angulo had an advantage in power over Ramirez, with a 87% knockout percentage compared to Ramirez's 68%.

Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez was the younger man by 7 years, at 27 years old.

Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez fought out of the southpaw stance, while Roamer Alexis Angulo was an orthodox fighter.

Ramirez was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 14 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 1 year earlier than Angulo, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 203 more professional rounds, totaling 301 compared to Angulo's 98.

Roamer Alexis Angulo was ranked number 8 by the WBO in the 168lb division.

Ramirez vs Angulo form

Ramirez had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 4 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Habib Ahmed on February 3, 2018, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBO World Super Middleweight championship fight at Bank of America Center, Texas, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Jesse Hart on September 22, 2017, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Super Middleweight championship fight at Convention Center, Arizona, USA.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Max Bursak on April 22, 2017, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Super Middleweight championship fight at StubHub Center, Carson, United States.

Before that, he had won against Arthur Abraham on April 9, 2016, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Super Middleweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

He had beaten Gevorg Khatchikian on November 20, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Chelsea Ballroom, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Ramirez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 10 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 52 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.4 rounds on average.

What time did Ramirez vs Angulo start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Ramirez vs Angulo?

Ramirez vs Angulo was broadcast on ESPN in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by BoxNation.

What were the odds on Ramirez vs Angulo?

Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez was a 1/50 (-5000) favorite going into the contest, while Roamer Alexis Angulo made his way into the ring at 43/4 (+1100) with oddsmakers.