Cardenas vs Carrillo

Who won Cardenas vs Carrillo?

Ramon Cardenas beat Leonardo Carrillo by split decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, August 29th, 2026, at Galen Center, Los Angeles.

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

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 122 pounds (8.7 stone or 55.3 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Lester Martinez beating Luka Plantic. Also on the undercard Najee Lopez beat Juan Carrillo, Luis Torres was overcome by Jordan White, and Weljon Mindoro was defeated by Carlos Ocampo.

Cardenas vs Carrillo stats

Ramon Cardenas stepped into the ring with a record of 27 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Leonardo Carrillo made his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, with 9 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Cardenas had an advantage in power over Carrillo, with a 56% knockout percentage compared to Carrillo's 45%.

Ramon Cardenas was the younger man by 3 years, at 30 years old.

Carrillo had a height advantage of 7 inches over Cardenas.

Both Ramon Cardenas and Leonardo Carrillo fought out of an orthodox stance.

Cardenas was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 1 month later than Carrillo, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 18 more professional rounds, totaling 158 compared to Carrillo's 140.

Ramon Cardenas went into the fight ranked number 2 by the WBA, and 2 by the WBC at super bantamweight.

Leonardo Carrillo was ranked number 12 by the WBA in the 122lb division.

Cardenas vs Carrillo form

Cardenas had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Erik Robles on December 18, 2025, by technical knockout in the 5th round at War Memorial Auditorium, Fort Lauderdale, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Naoya Inoue on May 4, 2025, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their WBO World Junior Featherweight, IBF World Junior Featherweight, WBC World Super Bantamweight and WBA Super World Super Bantamweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Bryan Acosta on February 8, 2025, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Boeing Center at Tech Port, San Antonio.

Before that, he had won against Jesus Ramirez Rubio on April 24, 2024, by technical knockout in the 9th round at ProBox TV Events Center, Plant City.

He had beaten Israel Rodriguez Picazo on February 16, 2024, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Whitesands Events Center, Plant City.

Activity check

Cardenas' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 13 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.6 rounds on average.

What time did Cardenas vs Carrillo start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at Galen Center, Los Angeles, United States, which was around 2:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Cardenas vs Carrillo?

Cardenas vs Carrillo was broadcast on ProBox TV in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Cardenas vs Carrillo?

Ramon Cardenas was a 1/6 (-590) favorite going into the contest, while Leonardo Carrillo made his way into the ring at 9/2 (+450) with oddsmakers.