When is Ioka vs ‘Scrappy’ Ramirez?
Kazuto Ioka could fight John ‘Scrappy’ Ramirez in Summer 2024 in 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, 2 loses and 1 draw, 16 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.
John ‘Scrappy’ Ramirez would make his way to the ring with a record of 13 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 9 of those wins by knock out.
The stats suggest Ramirez would have advantage in power over Ioka, with a 69% knock out percentage over Ioka's 52%.
Kazuto Ioka is the older man by 8 years, at 35 years old.
Ioka has a height advantage of 1 inch over Ramirez.
Both Kazuto Ioka & 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 248 more professional rounds, 319 to Ramirez's 71.
Kazuto Ioka goes into the fight ranked number 1 by the RING at super flyweight.
John ‘Scrappy’ Ramirez is currently ranked number 1 by the WBA and 14 by the IBF in the 115lb division.
Ioka vs ‘Scrappy’ Ramirez form
Ioka has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.
In his last fight, he won against Josber Perez on 31st December 2023 by knockout in the 7th round in their WBA World Super Flyweight championship fight at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan.
Previous to that, he had won against Joshua Franco on 24th June 2023 by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Flyweight championship fight at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo.
Going into that contest, he had drawn with Joshua Franco on 31st December 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.
Before that, he had beat Donnie Nietes on 13th July 2022 by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo.
He had defeated Ryoji Fukunaga on 31st December 2021 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 2 of them, going the distance twice.
In his last fight, he lost to David Jimenez on 20th April 2024 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Barclays Center, New York, United States.
Previous to that, he had won against Ronal Batista on 21st October 2023 by knockout in the 4th round in their WBA World Super Flyweight eliminator fight at Kia Forum, Inglewood.
Going into that contest, he had defeated Fernando Diaz on 27th May 2023 by split decision in their 10 round contest at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio.
Before that, he had beat Luis Villa Padilla on 23rd February 2023 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio.
He had won against Jan Salvatierra on 14th May 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Toyota Arena, Ontario.
Activity check
In terms of recent activity, John ‘Scrappy’ Ramirez has been fighting more than Kazuto Ioka.
Kazuto Ioka last fought 5 months and 6 days ago, while John ‘Scrappy’ Ramirez's last outing was 1 month and 17 days ago.
Ioka's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 6 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 26 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 and 23 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7.4 rounds on average.
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