Smalls vs Ramos

Who won Smalls vs Ramos?

Abel Ramos beat Tahmir Smalls by split decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, February 28th, 2026, at Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale.

The scorecards were announced as 96-94, 98-92, 97-93 in favor of winner Abel Ramos.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Emanuel Navarrete beating Eduardo Nunez for the IBF World Junior Lightweight and WBO World Junior Lightweight championship. Also on the undercard Emiliano Vargas defeated Agustin Ezequiel Quintana, and Arturo Popoca was victorious over Jordan Martinez.

Smalls vs Ramos stats

Tahmir Smalls stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 16 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Abel Ramos made his way to the ring with a record of 28 wins, 6 losses and 3 draws, with 22 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Ramos had a slight advantage in power over Smalls, with a 79% knockout percentage compared to Smalls' 69%.

Tahmir Smalls was the younger man by 8 years, at 26 years old.

Both Tahmir Smalls and Abel Ramos fought out of an orthodox stance.

Smalls was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 21 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 8 years later than Ramos, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 144 fewer professional rounds, totaling 61 compared to Ramos' 205.

Tahmir Smalls went into the fight ranked number 9 by the WBA at welterweight.

Smalls vs Ramos form

Abel Ramos had stopped 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had drawn with Mario Barrios on November 15, 2024, by split draw in their 12 round contest in their WBC World Welterweight championship fight at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Cody Crowley on March 25, 2023, by split decision in their WBC World Welterweight eliminator fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Lucas Santamaria on February 5, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Michelob Ultra Arena, Nevada.

Before that, he had defeated Omar Figueroa Jr on May 1, 2021, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Dignity Health Sports Park, California.

He had been beaten by Yordenis Ugas on September 6, 2020, by split decision in their WBA World Welterweight championship fight at Microsoft Theater, California.

Activity check

Smalls' last 2 fights had come over a period of 10 months and 16 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.5 rounds on average.

Ramos' last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 5 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 52 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.4 rounds on average.

What time did Smalls vs Ramos start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale, United States, which was around 2:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Smalls vs Ramos?

Smalls vs Ramos was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Smalls vs Ramos?

Tahmir Smalls was a 2/7 (-220) favorite going into the contest, while Abel Ramos made his way into the ring at 14/5 (+250) with oddsmakers.