Ramirez vs Hart II

Who won Ramirez vs Hart II?

Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez beat Jesse Hart by majority decision in their 12 round contest on Friday, December 14th, 2018, at American Bank Center, Texas.

The scorecards were announced as 115-113, 115-113, 114-114 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.

Ramirez vs Hart II stats

Back in December 2018, Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 38 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 25 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jesse Hart made his way to the ring with a record of 25 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 21 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Hart had an advantage in power over Ramirez, with a 84% knockout percentage compared to Ramirez's 66%.

Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez was the younger man by 2 years, at 27 years old.

Hart had a height advantage of 1 inch over Ramirez. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez fought out of the southpaw stance, while Jesse Hart was an orthodox fighter.

Ramirez was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 12 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 2 years and 9 months earlier than Hart, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 146 more professional rounds, totaling 301 compared to Hart's 155.

Jesse Hart was ranked number 1 by the WBO in the 168lb division.

Ramirez vs Hart II 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 beaten Roamer Alexis Angulo on June 30, 2018, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Super Middleweight championship fight at Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten 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.

Going into that contest, he had won against Jesse Hart on September 22, 2017, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Super Middleweight championship fight at Convention Center, Arizona, USA.

Before that, 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.

He had defeated Arthur Abraham on April 9, 2016, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Super Middleweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Jesse Hart had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Mike Gavronski on August 18, 2018, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Ocean Resort Casino, New Jersey, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Demond Nicholson on April 28, 2018, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Liacouras Center, Pennsylvania.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Thomas Awimbono on February 3, 2018, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Bank of America Center, Texas.

Before that, he had been beaten by Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez on September 22, 2017, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Super Middleweight championship fight at Convention Center, Arizona, USA.

He had beaten Alan Campa on April 8, 2017, by technical knockout in the 5th round at MGM National Harbor, Maryland.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jesse Hart had been fighting more than Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez.

Going into this contest, Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez had last fought 5 months and 14 days ago, while Jesse Hart's last outing had been 3 months and 26 days ago.

Ramirez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 5 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 54 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.8 rounds on average.

Hart's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 28 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.6 rounds on average.

What time did Ramirez vs Hart II start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at American Bank Center, Texas, United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Ramirez vs Hart II?

Ramirez vs Hart II 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 Hart II?

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