Figueroa Jr vs Ramos

Who won Figueroa Jr vs Ramos?

Abel Ramos beat Omar Figueroa Jr by on Saturday, May 1st, 2021, at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Abel Ramos.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Andy Ruiz Jr beating Chris Arreola. Also on the undercard Sebastian Fundora defeated Jorge Cota, and Jesus Ramos was victorious over Javier Molina.

Figueroa Jr vs Ramos stats

Back in May 2021, Omar Figueroa Jr stepped into the ring with a record of 28 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw, 19 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Abel Ramos made his way to the ring with a record of 26 wins, 4 losses and 2 draws, with 20 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Ramos had a slight advantage in power over Figueroa Jr, with a 77% knockout percentage compared to Figueroa Jr's 68%.

Omar Figueroa Jr was the older man by 2 years, at 32 years old.

Ramos had a height advantage of 2 inches over Figueroa Jr. Despite this, he had a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Omar Figueroa Jr and Abel Ramos fought out of an orthodox stance.

Figueroa Jr was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2008, 3 years and 2 months earlier than Ramos, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 33 fewer professional rounds, totaling 162 compared to Ramos' 195.

Omar Figueroa Jr went into the fight ranked number 4 by the WBA at welterweight.

Abel Ramos was ranked number 8 by the WBA in the 147lb division.

Figueroa Jr vs Ramos form

Figueroa Jr had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Yordenis Ugas on July 20, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated John Molina Jr on February 16, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Los Angeles, California.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Robert Guerrero on July 15, 2017, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Nassau Coliseum, New York.

Before that, he had won against Antonio DeMarco on December 12, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at AT&T Center, San Antonio.

He had beaten Ricky Burns on May 9, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at State Farm Arena, Hidalgo.

Abel Ramos had stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Yordenis Ugas on September 6, 2020, by split decision in their WBA World Welterweight championship fight at Microsoft Theater, California, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Bryant Perrella on February 15, 2020, by technical knockout in the 10th round at Bridgestone Arena, Tennessee.

Going into that contest, he had won against Jimmy Williams on July 20, 2019, by technical knockout in the 4th round at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been beaten by Jamal James on April 13, 2018, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Minneapolis Armory, Minnesota.

He had lost to Ivan Baranchyk on March 10, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Buffalo Run Casino, Oklahoma.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Abel Ramos had been fighting more than Omar Figueroa Jr.

Going into this contest, Omar Figueroa Jr had last fought 1 year, 9 months and 11 days ago, while Abel Ramos' last outing had been 7 months and 25 days ago.

Figueroa Jr's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 11 months and 22 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 1 year, 2 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 49 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.8 rounds on average.

Ramos' last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.2 rounds on average.

What time did Figueroa Jr vs Ramos start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, United States, which was around 3:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Figueroa Jr vs Ramos?

Figueroa Jr vs Ramos was broadcast on FOX Sports PPV in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Premier Sports.

What were the odds on Figueroa Jr vs Ramos?

Omar Figueroa Jr was a 5/4 (+130) underdog going into the contest, while Abel Ramos made his way into the ring at 31/50 (-160) with oddsmakers.