Taylor vs Ramirez

Who won Taylor vs Ramirez?

Josh Taylor beat Jose Carlos Ramirez by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, May 22nd, 2021, at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 114-112, 114-112, 114-112 in favor of winner Josh Taylor.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 kg).

This contest was for the undisputed super lightweight championship of the world, with the WBC, WBA, IBF, and WBO belts on the line.

Also on the undercard Jose Zepeda beat Henry Lundy, and Elvis Rodriguez was overcome by Kenneth Sims Jr.

Taylor vs Ramirez stats

Back in May 2021, Josh Taylor stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 17 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jose Carlos Ramirez made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 26 wins and 0 draws, with 17 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Taylor had an advantage in power over Ramirez, with a 76% knockout percentage compared to Ramirez's 65%.

Josh Taylor was the older man by 1 year, at 30 years old.

Ramirez had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Josh Taylor fought out of the southpaw stance, while Jose Carlos Ramirez was an orthodox fighter.

Taylor was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 2 years and 7 months later than Ramirez, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 45 fewer professional rounds, totaling 139 compared to Ramirez's 184.

Taylor vs Ramirez form

Taylor had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Apinan Kongsong on September 26, 2020, by knockout in the 1st round in their WBA Super World Super Lightweight and IBF World Junior Welterweight championship fight at BT Sport Studio, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Regis Prograis on October 26, 2019, by majority decision in their WBA Super World Super Lightweight, IBF World Junior Welterweight and The Ring Junior Welterweight championship fight at O2 Arena, London.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Ivan Baranchyk on May 18, 2019, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Junior Welterweight championship fight at The SSE Hydro, Scotland.

Before that, he had won against Ryan Martin on November 3, 2018, by technical knockout in the 7th round at The SSE Hydro, Scotland.

He had beaten Viktor Postol on June 23, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at The SSE Hydro, Scotland.

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 Viktor Postol on August 29, 2020, by majority decision in their WBC World Super Lightweight and WBO World Junior Welterweight championship fight at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Maurice Hooker on July 27, 2019, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBC World Super Lightweight and WBO World Junior Welterweight championship fight at College Park Center, Texas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Jose Zepeda on February 10, 2019, by majority decision in their WBC World Super Lightweight championship fight at Save Mart Arena, California.

Before that, he had defeated Antonio Orozco on September 14, 2018, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Lightweight championship fight at Save Mart Arena, California.

He had beaten Amir Imam on March 17, 2018, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Lightweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Josh Taylor had been fighting more than Jose Carlos Ramirez.

Going into this contest, Josh Taylor had last fought 7 months and 26 days ago, while Jose Carlos Ramirez's last outing had been 8 months and 23 days ago.

Taylor's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 29 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

Ramirez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 54 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.8 rounds on average.

What time did Taylor vs Ramirez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:30 PM EST / 6:30 PM PST at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 2:30 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Taylor vs Ramirez?

The ESPN show began at 8:30 PM EST / 5:30 PM PST. The TrillerTV PPV UK broadcast of the card started at 1:00 AM (BST).

What were the odds on Taylor vs Ramirez?

Josh Taylor was a 2/5 (-250) favorite going into the contest, while Jose Carlos Ramirez made his way into the ring at 7/4 (+180) with oddsmakers.