Ceja vs Ruiz

Who won Ceja vs Ruiz?

Hugo Ruiz beat Julio Ceja by technical knockout in the 1st round on Saturday 27th February 2016 at Honda Center in Anaheim.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 122 pounds (8.7 stone or 55.3 KG).

This contest was for the WBC super bantamweight championship of the world.

Ceja vs Ruiz stats

Julio Ceja stepped into the ring with a record of 30 wins, 1 loss and 0  draws, 27 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Hugo Ruiz made his way to the ring with a record of 35 wins, 3 loses and 0 draws, with 31 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Ceja had a slight advantage in power over Ruiz, with a 90% knock out percentage over Ruiz's 89%.

Julio Ceja was the younger man by 6 years, at 30 years old.

Ruiz had a height advantage of 4 inches over Ceja. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Both Julio Ceja & Hugo Ruiz fought out of an orthodox stance.

Ceja was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 7 less fights, and made his debut in 2009, 2 year and 6 months later than Ruiz, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 9 more professional rounds, 184 to Ruiz's 175.

Ceja vs Ruiz form

Ruiz had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Alberto Guevara on 19th January 2019 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Hozumi Hasegawa on 16th September 2016 by unanimous decision in the 9th round in their WBC World Super Bantamweight championship fight at EDION Arena Osaka, Osaka, Japan.

Going into that contest, he had won against Julio Ceja on 27th February 2016 by technical knockout in the 1st round in their WBC World Super Bantamweight championship fight at Honda Center, Anaheim, United States.

Before that, he had lost to Julio Ceja on 29th August 2015 by technical knockout in the 5th round in their WBC World Super Bantamweight championship fight at Staples Center, LA.

He had beat Carlos Medellin on 22nd November 2014 by technical knockout in the 1st round at Plaza de los Martíres, Toluca, Mexico.

Activity check

Ceja's last 4 fights had come over a period of 9 years, 1 month and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 3 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 30 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.5 rounds on average.

Ruiz's last 5 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 6 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 8 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 26 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.2 rounds on average.

What time did Ceja vs Ruiz start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 6:00 PM EST / 3:00 PM PST at Honda Center, Anaheim, United States, which was around 11:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Ceja vs Ruiz?

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