Ramirez vs Ahmed

Who won Ramirez vs Ahmed?

Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez beat Habib Ahmed by technical knockout in the 6th round on Saturday, February 3rd, 2018, at Bank of America Center, Texas.

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 Ahmed stats

Back in February 2018, Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 36 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Habib Ahmed made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 25 wins and 1 draw.

Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez was the younger man by 1 year, at 27 years old.

Ramirez had a height advantage of 2 inches over Ahmed. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

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

Ramirez was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 10 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 1 year and 11 months earlier than Ahmed, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 144 more professional rounds, totaling 301 compared to Ahmed's 157.

Habib Ahmed was ranked number 4 by the WBO in the 168lb division.

Ramirez vs Ahmed form

Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez had beaten 5 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Jesse Hart on September 22, 2017, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Super Middleweight championship fight at Convention Center, Arizona, USA.

Prior to that, he had defeated Max Bursak on April 22, 2017, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Super Middleweight championship fight at StubHub Center, Carson, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Arthur Abraham on April 9, 2016, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Super Middleweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had won against Gevorg Khatchikian on November 20, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Chelsea Ballroom, Las Vegas.

He had beaten Derek Edwards on June 26, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at State Farm Arena, Hidalgo.

Activity check

Ramirez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 8 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 56 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.2 rounds on average.

What time did Ramirez vs Ahmed start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Bank of America Center, Texas, United States, which was around 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Ramirez vs Ahmed?

Ramirez vs Ahmed 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 Ahmed?

Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez was a 1/100 (-10000) favorite going into the contest, while Habib Ahmed made his way into the ring at 16/1 (+1600) with oddsmakers.