Ramirez vs Barboza Jr

Who won Ramirez vs Barboza Jr?

Arnold Barboza Jr beat Jose Carlos Ramirez by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, November 16th, 2024, at The Venue Riyadh Season, Riyadh.

The scorecards were announced as 97-93, 96-94, 96-94 in favor of winner Arnold Barboza Jr.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez beating Chris Billam-Smith for the WBO World Cruiserweight and WBA Super World Cruiserweight championship. Also on the undercard William Zepeda beat Tevin Farmer, Oscar Collazo defeated Thammanoon Niyomtrong for the WBO World Minimumweight, WBA Super World Minimumweight and The Ring Strawweight titles, and Oscar Duarte was victorious over Batyr Akhmedov.

Ramirez vs Barboza Jr stats

Jose Carlos Ramirez stepped into the ring with a record of 29 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 18 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Arnold Barboza Jr made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 30 wins and 0 draws, with 11 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Ramirez had a large advantage in power over Barboza Jr, boasting a 62% knockout percentage compared to Barboza Jr's 37%.

Jose Carlos Ramirez was the same age as Arnold Barboza Jr, at 32 years old.

Ramirez had a height advantage of 1 inch over Barboza Jr. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Both Jose Carlos Ramirez and Arnold Barboza Jr fought out of an orthodox stance.

Ramirez was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2012, 6 months earlier than Barboza Jr, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 14 fewer professional rounds, totaling 184 compared to Barboza Jr's 198.

Jose Carlos Ramirez went into the fight ranked number 6 by the WBC, 4 by the WBO, and 9 by the IBF at super lightweight.

Arnold Barboza Jr was ranked number 7 by the WBC, 1 by the WBO, and 4 by the IBF in the 140lb division.

Ramirez vs Barboza Jr form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Rances Barthelemy on April 27, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Save Mart Arena, Fresno, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Richard Commey on March 25, 2023, by knockout in the 11th round in their WBC World Super Lightweight eliminator fight at Save Mart Arena, Fresno.

Going into that contest, he had won against Jose Pedraza on March 4, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Save Mart Center, Fresno.

Before that, he had been beaten by Josh Taylor on May 22, 2021, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Lightweight, WBA Super World Super Lightweight, IBF World Junior Welterweight and WBO World Junior Welterweight championship fight at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.

He had beaten Viktor Postol on August 29, 2020, by majority decision in their WBC World Super Lightweight and WBO World Junior Welterweight championship fight at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.

Barboza Jr remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Sean McComb on April 20, 2024, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Barclays Center, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Xolisani Ndongeni on January 6, 2024, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Jose Pedraza on February 3, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale.

Before that, he had defeated Danielito Zorrilla on July 15, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Pechanga Resort & Casino, California.

He had beaten Antonio Moran on August 14, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Oklahoma.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Arnold Barboza Jr had been fighting more than Jose Carlos Ramirez.

Going into this contest, Jose Carlos Ramirez had last fought 6 months and 20 days ago, while Arnold Barboza Jr's last outing had been 6 months and 27 days ago.

Ramirez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 2 months and 18 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 10 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 59 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.8 rounds on average.

Barboza Jr's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 48 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.6 rounds on average.

What time did Ramirez vs Barboza Jr start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM UTC at The Venue Riyadh Season, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:00 PM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Ramirez vs Barboza Jr?

Ramirez vs Barboza Jr was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Ramirez vs Barboza Jr?

Jose Carlos Ramirez was a 8/13 (-160) favorite going into the contest, while Arnold Barboza Jr made his way into the ring at 5/4 (+130) with oddsmakers.