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

Back in February 2016, 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 23 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.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Julio Ceja had been fighting more than Hugo Ruiz.

Going to this contest, Julio Ceja had last fought 5 months and 29 days ago, while Hugo Ruiz's last outing had been 5 months and 29 days ago.

Ceja's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 30 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.5 rounds on average.

Ruiz's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.8 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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