Who won Ramirez vs Boesel?
Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez beat Dominic Boesel by knockout in the 4th round on Saturday, May 14th, 2022, at Toyota Arena, California.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 175 pounds (12.5 stone or 79.4 kg).
Also on the undercard William Zepeda beat Rene Alvarado, and John ‘Scrappy’ Ramirez defeated Jan Salvatierra.
Ramirez vs Boesel stats
Back in May 2022, Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 43 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 29 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Dominic Boesel made his way to the ring with a record of 32 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 12 of those wins by knockout.
The stats suggested Ramirez had a large advantage in power over Boesel, boasting a 67% knockout percentage compared to Boesel's 38%.
Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez was the younger man by 1 year, at 31 years old.
Ramirez had a height advantage of 1 inch over Boesel.
Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez fought out of the southpaw stance, while Dominic Boesel was an orthodox fighter.
Ramirez was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 1 year and 2 months earlier than Boesel, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 34 more professional rounds, totaling 289 compared to Boesel's 255.
Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez went into the fight ranked number 2 by the WBA, 2 by the WBO, and 4 by the IBF at light heavyweight.
Dominic Boesel was ranked number 1 by the WBA, and 5 by the WBC in the 175lb division.
Ramirez vs Boesel form
Ramirez had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.
In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Yunieski Gonzalez on December 18, 2021, by technical knockout in the 10th round in their WBA World Light Heavyweight eliminator fight at AT&T Center, San Antonio, United States.
Prior to that, he had defeated Sullivan Barrera on July 9, 2021, by knockout in the 4th round at Banc of California Stadium, California.
Going into that contest, he had beaten Alfonso Lopez on December 18, 2020, by technical knockout in the 10th round at Galveston Island Convention Center, Texas.
Before that, he had won against Tommy Karpency on April 12, 2019, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Staples Center, LA.
He had beaten Jesse Hart on December 14, 2018, by majority decision in their WBO World Super Middleweight championship fight at American Bank Center, Texas.
Boesel had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Robin Krasniqi on October 9, 2021, by split decision in their 12 round contest at GETEC Arena, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany.
Prior to that, he had been beaten by Robin Krasniqi on October 10, 2020, by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their WBA Interim World Light heavyweight championship fight at GETEC Arena, Sachsen-Anhalt.
Going into that contest, he had defeated Sven Fornling on November 16, 2019, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBA Interim World Light heavyweight championship fight at Halle Messe Arena, Sachsen-Anhalt.
Before that, he had won against Enrico Koelling on October 27, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Stadthalle, Sachsen-Anhalt.
He had lost to Karo Murat on July 1, 2017, by technical knockout in the 11th round at Ballsport Arena, Dresden.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez had been fighting more than Dominic Boesel.
Going into this contest, Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez had last fought 4 months and 26 days ago, while Dominic Boesel's last outing had been 7 months and 5 days ago.
Ramirez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 5 months, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.
Boesel's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 10 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 49 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.8 rounds on average.
What time did Ramirez vs Boesel start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Toyota Arena, California, United States, which was around 3:00 AM BST in the UK.
Who broadcast Ramirez vs Boesel?
The DAZN show began at 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card started at 1:00 AM (BST).
What were the odds on Ramirez vs Boesel?
Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez was a 1/20 (-2000) favorite going into the contest, while Dominic Boesel made his way into the ring at 11/1 (+1100) with oddsmakers.
