Ioka vs ‘Scrappy’ Ramirez

When is Ioka vs ‘Scrappy’ Ramirez?

Kazuto Ioka could fight John ‘Scrappy’ Ramirez in Summer 2025 Japan.

The fight would take place over 12 rounds in the Super Flyweight division, which means the weight limit would be 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 kg).

Ioka vs ‘Scrappy’ Ramirez stats

Kazuto Ioka would step into the ring with a record of 31 wins, 3 losses, and 1 draw, 16 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

John ‘Scrappy’ Ramirez would make his way to the ring with a record of 14 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 9 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Ramirez would have an advantage in power over Ioka, with a 64% knockout percentage compared to Ioka's 52%.

Kazuto Ioka is the older man by 7 years, at 35 years old.

Ioka has a height advantage of 1 inch over Ramirez. Despite this, Ramirez has a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Kazuto Ioka and John ‘Scrappy’ Ramirez fight out of an orthodox stance.

Ioka is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 20 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 11 years and 8 months earlier than Ramirez, whose first professional fight was in 2020. He has fought 250 more professional rounds, totaling 331 compared to Ramirez's 81.

Kazuto Ioka goes into the fight ranked number 6 by the WBA, 2 by the WBO, and 3 by The Ring at super flyweight.

John ‘Scrappy’ Ramirez is currently ranked number 7 by the WBA, and 15 by the WBC in the 115lb division.

Ioka vs ‘Scrappy’ Ramirez form

Ioka has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight, he lost to Fernando Martinez on July 7, 2024, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Flyweight and IBF World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan.

Prior to that, he had won against Josber Perez on December 31, 2023, by knockout in the 7th round in their WBA World Super Flyweight championship fight at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Joshua Franco on June 24, 2023, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Flyweight championship fight at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo.

Before that, he had drawn with Joshua Franco on December 31, 2022, by majority draw in their 12 round contest in their WBA World Super Flyweight and WBO World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo.

He had defeated Donnie Nietes on July 13, 2022, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo.

Ramirez has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight, he won against Ephraim Bui on December 14, 2024, by unanimous decision in the 10th round at Toyota Arena, Ontario, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by David Jimenez on April 20, 2024, by unanimous decision in their WBA Interim World Super Flyweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York.

Going into that contest, he had won against Ronal Batista on October 21, 2023, by knockout in the 4th round in their WBA World Super Flyweight eliminator fight at Kia Forum, Inglewood.

Before that, he had defeated Fernando Diaz on May 27, 2023, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio.

He had beaten Luis Villa Padilla on February 23, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, John ‘Scrappy’ Ramirez has been fighting more than Kazuto Ioka.

Kazuto Ioka last fought 10 months and 25 days ago, while John ‘Scrappy’ Ramirez's last outing was 5 months and 18 days ago.

Ioka's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 19 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 6 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 55 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 11 rounds on average.

Ramirez's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 9 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 9.2 rounds on average.

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