Ramirez vs Bursak

Who won Ramirez vs Bursak?

Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez beat Max Bursak by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday 22nd April 2017 at StubHub Center in Carson.

The scorecards were announced as 120-106, 120-106, 120-106 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.

Ramirez vs Bursak stats

Back in April 2017, Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 34 wins, zero loses and 0  draws, 24 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Max Bursak made his way to the ring with a record of 33 wins, 4 loses and 1 draw, with 15 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Ramirez had a large advantage in power over Bursak, boosting at 71% knock out percentage over Bursak's 45%.

Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez was the younger man by 7 years, at 25 years old.

Ramirez had a height advantage of 2 inches over Bursak. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez fought out of the southpaw stance, while Max Bursak was an orthodox fighter.

Ramirez was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 4 less fights, and made his debut in 2009, 5 year and 2 months later than Bursak, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 16 less professional rounds, 289 to Bursak's 305.

Max Bursak was ranked number 9 by the WBO in the 168lb division.

Ramirez vs Bursak 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 won against Arthur Abraham on 9th April 2016 by unanimous decision in their WBO World Super Middleweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Gevorg Khatchikian on 20th November 2015 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Chelsea Ballroom, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beat Derek Edwards on 26th June 2015 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at State Farm Arena, Hidalgo.

Before that, he had defeated Maksim Vlasov on 24th January 2015 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at 1stBank Center, Broomfield.

He had won against Fulgencio Zuniga on 15th November 2014 by technical knockout in the 8th round at Alamodome, San Antonio.

Activity check

Ramirez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 50 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

What time did Ramirez vs Bursak start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 12:00 AM EST / 9:00 PM PST at StubHub Center, Carson, United States, which was around 5:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Ramirez vs Bursak?

The fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by BoxNation.

What were the odds on Ramirez vs Bursak?

Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez was a 1/50 (-5000) favourite going into the contest, while Max Bursak made his way into the ring at 12/1 (+1200) with oddsmakers.