Ramirez vs Espinoza

Who won Ramirez vs Espinoza?

Rafael Espinoza beat Robeisy Ramirez by majority decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday 9th December 2023 at Charles F. Dodge City Center in Pembroke Pines.

The scorecards were announced as 113-113, 111-114, 112-115 in favor of winner Rafael Espinoza.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 KG).

This contest was for the WBO featherweight championship of the world.

Also, on the undercard Xander Zayas was victorious over Jorge Fortea, Rohan Polanco beat Keith Hunter, Delante Johnson defeated Jimerr Espinosa, Richard Torrez Jr was victorious over Curtis Harper and Bruce Carrington beat Jason Sanchez.

Ramirez vs Espinoza stats

Back in December 2023, Robeisy Ramirez stepped into the ring with a record of 13 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Rafael Espinoza made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 21 wins and 0 draws.

Robeisy Ramirez was the same age as Rafael Espinoza, at 30 years old.

Espinoza had a height advantage of 7 inches over Ramirez. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Robeisy Ramirez fought out of the southpaw stance, while Rafael Espinoza was an orthodox fighter.

Ramirez was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 7 less fights, and made his debut in 2019, 6 year and 5 months later than Espinoza, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 10 more professional rounds, 97 to Espinoza's 87.

Rafael Espinoza was ranked number 11 by the WBO in the 126lb division.

Ramirez vs Espinoza 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 Satoshi Shimizu on 25th July 2023 by technical knockout in the 5th round in their WBO World Featherweight championship fight at Ariake Arena, Koto-Ku, Japan.

Previous to that, he had defeated Isaac Dogboe on 1st April 2023 by unanimous decision in their WBO World Featherweight championship fight at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tulsa, United States.

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

Before that, he had won against Abraham Nova on 18th June 2022 by knockout in the 5th round at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York.

He had beat Eric Donovan on 26th February 2022 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at The SSE Hydro, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Rafael Espinoza remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 5 of his last opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Ally Mwerangi on 15th July 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Restaurante Arroyo, Mexico City, Mexico.

Previous to that, he had defeated Rafael Rosas Ramirez on 25th March 2023 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at El Domo del Code Jalisco, Guadalajara.

Going into that contest, he had won against Rafael Rosas Ramirez on 25th March 2023 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at El Domo del Code Jalisco, Guadalajara.

Before that, he had defeated Orlando Garcia Guerrero on 19th November 2022 by technical knockout in the 1st round at Arena Astros, Guadalajara.

He had beat Orlando Garcia Guerrero on 19th November 2022 by technical knockout in the 1st round at Arena Astros, Guadalajara.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Rafael Espinoza had been fighting more than Robeisy Ramirez.

Going to this contest, Robeisy Ramirez had last fought 4 months and 14 days ago, while Rafael Espinoza's last outing had been 4 months and 24 days ago.

Ramirez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 34 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.8 rounds on average.

Espinoza's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What time did Ramirez vs Espinoza start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Charles F. Dodge City Center, Pembroke Pines, United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Ramirez vs Espinoza?

The ESPN+ show is expected to begin at 5:40 PM EST / 2:40 PM PST. The Sky Sports Arena broadcast of the card is expected to start at 1:00 AM (BTS).

What were the odds on Ramirez vs Espinoza?

Robeisy Ramirez was a 2/25 (-1400) favourite going into the contest, while Rafael Espinoza made his way into the ring at 8/1 (+790) with oddsmakers.