Ramirez vs Benitez

Who won Ramirez vs Benitez?

Robeisy Ramirez beat Brandon Leon Benitez by technical knockout in the 7th round on Saturday, June 29th, 2024, at James L. Knight Center, Miami.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Teofimo Lopez's and Steve Claggett's clash for the WBO World Junior Welterweight and The Ring Junior Welterweight championship.

Ramirez vs Benitez stats

Robeisy Ramirez stepped into the ring with a record of 13 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws.

Brandon Leon Benitez made his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws.

Robeisy Ramirez was the older man by 4 years, at 30 years old.

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

Robeisy Ramirez fought out of the southpaw stance, while Brandon Leon Benitez was an orthodox fighter.

Ramirez was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 8 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 5 years and 2 months later than Benitez, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 26 fewer professional rounds, totaling 104 compared to Benitez's 130.

Robeisy Ramirez went into the fight ranked number 2 by the WBC, and 4 by the WBO at featherweight.

Brandon Leon Benitez was ranked number 6 by the WBO, and 7 by the IBF in the 126lb division.

Ramirez vs Benitez form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Rafael Espinoza on December 9, 2023, by majority decision in their WBO World Featherweight championship fight at Charles F. Dodge City Center, Pembroke Pines, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Satoshi Shimizu on July 25, 2023, by technical knockout in the 5th round in their WBO World Featherweight championship fight at Ariake Arena, Koto-Ku, Japan.

Going into that contest, he had won against Isaac Dogboe on April 1, 2023, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Featherweight championship fight at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tulsa, United States.

Before that, he had beaten Jose Matias Romero on October 29, 2022, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York.

He had defeated Abraham Nova on June 18, 2022, by knockout in the 5th round at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York.

Activity check

Ramirez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 11 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 43 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.6 rounds on average.

What time did Ramirez vs Benitez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at James L. Knight Center, Miami, United States, which was around 3:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Ramirez vs Benitez?

Ramirez vs Benitez was broadcast on ESPN in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Sky Sports Action.

What were the odds on Ramirez vs Benitez?

Robeisy Ramirez was a 1/20 (-2000) favorite going into the contest, while Brandon Leon Benitez made his way into the ring at 8/1 (+800) with oddsmakers.