Ramirez vs Batista

Who won Ramirez vs Batista?

John ‘Scrappy’ Ramirez beat Ronal Batista by knockout in the 4th round on Saturday, October 21st, 2023, at Kia Forum, Inglewood.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 kg).

This contest was an eliminator for the WBA super flyweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Alexis Rocha losing to Giovani Santillan. Also on the undercard Arely Mucino was overcome by Gabriela Fundora.

Ramirez vs Batista stats

Back in October 2023, John ‘Scrappy’ Ramirez stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 12 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Ronal Batista made his way to the ring with a record of 15 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws.

John ‘Scrappy’ Ramirez was the older man by 1 year, at 27 years old.

Both John ‘Scrappy’ Ramirez and Ronal Batista fought out of an orthodox stance.

Ramirez was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2020, 4 years and 5 months later than Batista, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 40 fewer professional rounds, totaling 71 compared to Batista's 111.

John ‘Scrappy’ Ramirez went into the fight ranked number 2 by the WBA at super flyweight.

Ronal Batista was ranked number 7 by the WBA in the 115lb division.

Ramirez vs Batista form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Fernando Diaz on May 27, 2023, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Luis Villa Padilla on February 23, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Jan Salvatierra on May 14, 2022, by knockout in the 1st round at Toyota Arena, Ontario.

Before that, he had won against Roberto Pucheta on March 19, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 6 round contest at USC Galen Center, Los Angeles.

He had beaten Miguel Angel Rebullosa on December 18, 2021, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at AT&T Center, San Antonio.

Activity check

Ramirez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 3 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 29 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.8 rounds on average.

Batista's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 11 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 23 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.5 rounds on average.

What time did Ramirez vs Batista start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Kia Forum, Inglewood, United States, which was around 3:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Ramirez vs Batista?

Ramirez vs Batista was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Ramirez vs Batista?

John ‘Scrappy’ Ramirez was a 1/5 (-500) favorite going into the contest, while Ronal Batista made his way into the ring at 13/4 (+330) with oddsmakers.