Ramirez vs Angulo

Who won Ramirez vs Angulo?

Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez beat Roamer Alexis Angulo by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday 30th June 2018 at Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma.

The scorecards were announced as 119-109, 119-109, 120-108 in favor of winner Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 168 pounds (12 stone or 76.2 KG).

This contest was for the WBO super middleweight championship of the world.

The undercard featured the clash of Saucedo vs Zappavigna.

Ramirez vs Angulo stats

Back in June 2018, Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 37 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 25 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Roamer Alexis Angulo made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 23 wins and 0 draws, with 20 of those by knock out.

The stats suggested Angulo had advantage in power over Ramirez, with a 87% knock out percentage over Ramirez's 68%.

Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez was the younger man by 8 years, at 27 years old.

Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez fought out of the southpaw stance, while Roamer Alexis Angulo was an orthodox fighter.

Ramirez was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 14 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 1 year earlier than Angulo, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 191 more professional rounds, 289 to Angulo's 98.

Roamer Alexis Angulo was ranked number 8 by the WBO in the 168lb division.

Ramirez vs Angulo form

Ramirez had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 4 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Habib Ahmed on 3rd February 2018 by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBO World Super Middleweight championship fight at Bank of America Center, Texas, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Jesse Hart on 22nd September 2017 by unanimous decision in their WBO World Super Middleweight championship fight at Convention Center, Arizona, USA.

Going into that contest, he had beat Max Bursak on 22nd April 2017 by unanimous decision in their WBO World Super Middleweight championship fight at StubHub Center, Carson, United States.

Before that, he had won against Arthur Abraham on 9th April 2016 by unanimous decision in their WBO World Super Middleweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

He had beat Gevorg Khatchikian on 20th November 2015 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Chelsea Ballroom, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Ramirez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 52 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.4 rounds on average.

What time did Ramirez vs Angulo start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Ramirez vs Angulo?

Ramirez vs Angulo was broadcast on ESPN in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by BoxNation.

What were the odds on Ramirez vs Angulo?

Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez was a 1/50 (-5000) favourite going into the contest, while Roamer Alexis Angulo made his way into the ring at 43/4 (+1100) with oddsmakers.