Conlan vs Ruiz

Who won Conlan vs Ruiz?

Michael Conlan beat Diego Alberto Ruiz by technical knockout in the 9th round on Saturday, August 3rd, 2019, at Marquee, Falls Park, Northern Ireland.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).

Also on the undercard Chris Jenkins beat Paddy Gallagher for the CBC Commonwealth Welterweight championship, and Luke Keeler defeated Luis Arias.

Conlan vs Ruiz stats

Back in August 2019, Michael Conlan stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 11 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Diego Alberto Ruiz made his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 10 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Conlan had a slight advantage in power over Ruiz, with a 55% knockout percentage compared to Ruiz's 48%.

Michael Conlan was the older man by 2 years, at 28 years old.

Conlan had a height advantage of 1 inch over Ruiz. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Michael Conlan and Diego Alberto Ruiz fought out of an orthodox stance.

Conlan was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 12 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 2 years and 7 months later than Ruiz, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 47 fewer professional rounds, totaling 158 compared to Ruiz's 205.

Conlan vs Ruiz form

Conlan 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 Ruben Garcia on March 17, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Jason Cunningham on December 22, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Adeilson Dos Santos on June 30, 2018, by points in the 8th round at Odyssey Arena, Belfast.

Before that, he had won against Ibon Larrinaga on May 12, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

He had beaten David Berna on March 17, 2018, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Activity check

Conlan's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 4 months and 17 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.6 rounds on average.

What time did Conlan vs Ruiz start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM BST at Marquee, Falls Park, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Conlan vs Ruiz?

Conlan vs Ruiz was broadcast on BT Sport 1 in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by ESPN+.

What were the odds on Conlan vs Ruiz?

Michael Conlan was a 3/100 (-3300) favorite going into the contest, while Diego Alberto Ruiz made his way into the ring at 19/2 (+950) with oddsmakers.