Ramirez vs Batista

Who won Ramirez vs Batista?

John ‘Scrappy’ Ramirez beat Ronal Batista by knockout in the 4th round on Saturday 21st October 2023 at Kia Forum in Inglewood.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 KG).

This contest was an eliminator for the WBA super flyweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Alexis Rocha losing to Giovani Santillan. Also, on the undercard Arely Mucino was overcome by Gabriela Fundora.

Ramirez vs Batista stats

Back in October 2023, John ‘Scrappy’ Ramirez stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 12 wins, zero loses and 0 draws.

Ronal Batista made his way to the ring with a record of 15 wins, 3 loses and 0 draws.

John ‘Scrappy’ Ramirez was the same age as Ronal Batista, at 27 years old.

Both John ‘Scrappy’ Ramirez & Ronal Batista fought out of an orthodox stance.

Ramirez was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 6 less fights, and made his debut in 2020, 4 year and 5 months later than Batista, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 40 less professional rounds, 71 to Batista's 111.

John ‘Scrappy’ Ramirez went into the fight ranked number 2 by the WBA at super flyweight.

Ronal Batista was ranked number 7 by the WBA in the 115lb division.

Ramirez vs Batista form

Ramirez had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated 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 defeated 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 beat Jan Salvatierra on 14th May 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Toyota Arena, Ontario.

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

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

Activity check

Ramirez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 29 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.8 rounds on average.

Batista's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 11 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 23 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.5 rounds on average.

What time did Ramirez vs Batista start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Kia Forum, Inglewood, United States, which was around 3:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Ramirez vs Batista?

Ramirez vs Batista was broadcast on DAZN in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by DAZN Global.

What were the odds on Ramirez vs Batista?

John ‘Scrappy’ Ramirez was a 11/50 (-450) favourite going into the contest, while Ronal Batista made his way into the ring at 13/4 (+330) with oddsmakers.