Ioka vs ‘Scrappy’ Ramirez

When is Ioka vs ‘Scrappy’ Ramirez?

Kazuto Ioka could fight John ‘Scrappy’ Ramirez in Late 2023 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 30 wins, 2 loses and 1 draw, 15 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

John ‘Scrappy’ Ramirez would make his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 12 wins and 0 draws, with 8 of those by knock out.

The stats suggest Ramirez would have advantage in power over Ioka, with a 67% knock out percentage over Ioka's 50%.

Kazuto Ioka is the older man by 7 years, at 34 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 21 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 257 more professional rounds, 312 to Ramirez's 55.

Kazuto Ioka goes into the fight ranked number 1 by the RING at super flyweight.

John ‘Scrappy’ Ramirez is currently ranked number 2 by the WBA in the 115lb division.

Ioka vs ‘Scrappy’ Ramirez form

Kazuto Ioka has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he 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, Japan.

Previous to that, 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.

Going into that contest, he had won against Donnie Nietes on 13th July 2022 by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo.

Before that, he had beat Ryoji Fukunaga on 31st December 2021 by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo.

He had defeated Francisco Rodriguez Jr on 1st September 2021 by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo.

Ramirez remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he won against Fernando Diaz on 27th May 2023 by split decision in their 10 round contest at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Luis Villa Padilla on 23rd February 2023 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Jan Salvatierra on 14th May 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Toyota Arena, Ontario.

Before that, he had beat Roberto Pucheta on 19th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their 6 round contest at USC Galen Center, Los Angeles.

He had won against Miguel Angel Rebullosa on 18th December 2021 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at AT&T Center, San Antonio.

Activity check

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

Kazuto Ioka last fought 5 months and 15 days ago, while John ‘Scrappy’ Ramirez's last outing was 6 months and 12 days ago.

Ioka's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 8 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 60 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 12 rounds on average.

Ramirez's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 21 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 29 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 5.8 rounds on average.

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