Who won Flores Jr vs Ruiz?
Gabriel Flores Jr beat Josec Ruiz by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Thursday 18th June 2020 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
The scorecards were announced as 100-89, 100-89, 100-89 in favor of winner Gabriel Flores Jr.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).
Flores Jr vs Ruiz stats
Back in June 2020, Gabriel Flores Jr stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 17 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.
Josec Ruiz made his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 2 loses and 3 draws, with 14 of those wins by knock out.
The stats suggested Ruiz had a massive power advantage over Flores Jr, boosting at 67% knock out percentage over Flores Jr's 35%.
Gabriel Flores Jr was the younger man by 6 years, at 20 years old.
Flores Jr had a height advantage of 3 inches over Ruiz.
Both Gabriel Flores Jr & Josec Ruiz fought out of an orthodox stance.
Flores Jr was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 9 less fights, and made his debut in 2017, 4 year and 7 months later than Ruiz, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 18 less professional rounds, 149 to Ruiz's 167.
Activity check
Flores Jr's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.
What time did Flores Jr vs Ruiz start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.
Who broadcast Flores Jr vs Ruiz?
Flores Jr vs Ruiz was broadcast on ESPN in the US.
What were the odds on Flores Jr vs Ruiz?
Gabriel Flores Jr was a 1/50 (-5000) favourite going into the contest, while Josec Ruiz made his way into the ring at 12/1 (+1200) with oddsmakers.
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