Ramirez vs Diaz

Who won Ramirez vs Diaz?

John ‘Scrappy’ Ramirez beat Fernando Diaz by split decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, May 27th, 2023, at Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio.

The scorecards were announced as 96-94, 96-94 in favor of winner John ‘Scrappy’ Ramirez.

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 fight appeared on the undercard of Alexis Rocha beating Anthony Young. Also on the undercard Oscar Collazo defeated Melvin Jerusalem for the WBO World Minimumweight belt, and Oscar Duarte was victorious over D Angelo Keyes.

Ramirez vs Diaz stats

Back in May 2023, John ‘Scrappy’ Ramirez stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 11 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Fernando Diaz made his way to the ring with a record of 12 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw.

John ‘Scrappy’ Ramirez was the older man by 4 years, at 27 years old.

Diaz had a height advantage of 1 inch over Ramirez.

Both John ‘Scrappy’ Ramirez and Fernando Diaz fought out of an orthodox stance.

Ramirez was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2020, 2 years and 4 months later than Diaz, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 21 fewer professional rounds, totaling 81 compared to Diaz's 102.

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

Ramirez vs Diaz form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Luis Villa Padilla on February 23, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Jan Salvatierra on May 14, 2022, by knockout in the 1st round at Toyota Arena, Ontario.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Roberto Pucheta on March 19, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 6 round contest at USC Galen Center, Los Angeles.

Before that, he had won against Miguel Angel Rebullosa on December 18, 2021, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at AT&T Center, San Antonio.

He had beaten Javier Alejandro Rendon on November 5, 2021, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Palenque de la Feria Ganadera, Culiacan, Mexico.

Activity check

Ramirez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 6 months and 22 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 25 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5 rounds on average.

What time did Ramirez vs Diaz start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, United States, which was around 2:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Ramirez vs Diaz?

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

What were the odds on Ramirez vs Diaz?

John ‘Scrappy’ Ramirez was a 1/10 (-1000) favorite going into the contest, while Fernando Diaz made his way into the ring at 5/1 (+500) with oddsmakers.