Ramirez vs Hart II

Who won Ramirez vs Hart II?

Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez beat Jesse Hart by majority decision in their 12 round contest on Friday 14th December 2018 at American Bank Center in Texas.

The scorecards were announced as 115-113, 115-113, 114-114 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 Hart II stats

Back in December 2018, Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 38 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 25 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Jesse Hart made his way to the ring with a record of 25 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 21 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Hart had advantage in power over Ramirez, with a 84% knock out percentage over Ramirez's 66%.

Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez was the younger man by 2 years, at 27 years old.

Hart had a height advantage of 1 inch over Ramirez. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

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

Ramirez was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 12 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 2 years and 9 months earlier than Hart, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 139 more professional rounds, 289 to Hart's 150.

Jesse Hart was ranked number 1 by the WBO in the 168lb division.

Ramirez vs Hart II 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 beat Roamer Alexis Angulo on 30th June 2018 by unanimous decision in their WBO World Super Middleweight championship fight at Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma, United States.

Previous to that, he had beat Habib Ahmed on 3rd February 2018 by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBO World Super Middleweight championship fight at Bank of America Center, Texas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Jesse Hart on 22nd September 2017 by unanimous decision in their WBO World Super Middleweight championship fight at Convention Center, Arizona, USA.

Before that, he had beat Max Bursak on 22nd April 2017 by unanimous decision in their WBO World Super Middleweight championship fight at StubHub Center, Carson, United States.

He had defeated Arthur Abraham on 9th April 2016 by unanimous decision in their WBO World Super Middleweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Jesse Hart had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Mike Gavronski on 18th August 2018 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Ocean Resort Casino, New Jersey, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Demond Nicholson on 28th April 2018 by technical knockout in the 7th round at Liacouras Center, Pennsylvania.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Thomas Awimbono on 3rd February 2018 by technical knockout in the 1st round at Bank of America Center, Texas.

Before that, he had been beaten by Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez on 22nd September 2017 by unanimous decision in their WBO World Super Middleweight championship fight at Convention Center, Arizona, USA.

He had beat Alan Campa on 8th April 2017 by technical knockout in the 5th round at MGM National Harbor, Maryland.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jesse Hart had been fighting more than Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez.

Going to this contest, Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez had last fought 5 months and 14 days ago, while Jesse Hart's last outing had been 3 months and 26 days ago.

Ramirez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 54 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.8 rounds on average.

Hart's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 28 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.6 rounds on average.

What time did Ramirez vs Hart II start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at American Bank Center, Texas, United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Ramirez vs Hart II?

Ramirez vs Hart II was broadcast on ESPN+ in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by BoxNation.

What were the odds on Ramirez vs Hart II?

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