Castro vs Ruiz

Who won Castro vs Ruiz?

Carlos Castro beat Jesus Ruiz by majority decision in their 10 round contest on Friday, February 21st, 2020, at Celebrity Theater, Arizona.

The scorecards were announced as 97-93, 96-94, 95-95 in favor of winner Carlos Castro.

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).

Castro vs Ruiz stats

Back in February 2020, Carlos Castro stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 24 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jesus Ruiz made his way to the ring with a record of 41 wins, 8 losses and 5 draws, with 29 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Ruiz had a large advantage in power over Castro, boasting a 71% knockout percentage compared to Castro's 42%.

Carlos Castro was the younger man by 4 years, at 26 years old.

Castro had a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Carlos Castro and Jesus Ruiz fought out of an orthodox stance.

Castro was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 30 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 5 years and 6 months later than Ruiz, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 79 fewer professional rounds, totaling 192 compared to Ruiz's 271.

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Castro's last 2 fights had come over a period of 9 months and 10 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.5 rounds on average.

Ruiz's last 4 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 3 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 35 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

What time did Castro vs Ruiz start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Celebrity Theater, Arizona, United States, which was around 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Castro vs Ruiz?

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