Ramirez vs Imam

Who won Ramirez vs Imam?

Jose Carlos Ramirez beat Amir Imam by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, March 17th, 2018, at Madison Square Garden, New York.

The scorecards were announced as 117-111, 115-113, 120-108 in favor of winner Jose Carlos Ramirez.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 kg).

This contest was for the vacant WBC super lightweight championship of the world.

Ramirez vs Imam stats

Back in March 2018, Jose Carlos Ramirez stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 21 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Amir Imam made his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Jose Carlos Ramirez was the younger man by 2 years, at 25 years old.

Imam had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Jose Carlos Ramirez and Amir Imam fought out of an orthodox stance.

Ramirez was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 1 year and 1 month later than Imam, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 69 more professional rounds, totaling 174 compared to Imam's 105.

Jose Carlos Ramirez went into the fight ranked number 3 by the WBC at super lightweight.

Amir Imam was ranked number 1 by the WBC in the 140lb division.

Ramirez vs Imam form

Jose Carlos Ramirez had stopped all of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Mike Reed on November 11, 2017, by knockout in the 2nd round at Save Mart Arena, California, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Jake Giuriceo on May 5, 2017, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Reno-Sparks Convention Center, Nevada.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Issouf Kinda on December 2, 2016, by knockout in the 6th round at Save Mart Arena, California.

Before that, he had won against Tomas Mendez on July 9, 2016, by knockout in the 4th round at Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino, Lemoore.

He had beaten Tomas Mendez on July 9, 2016, by knockout in the 4th round at Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino, California.

Activity check

Ramirez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 8 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.6 rounds on average.

Imam's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.5 rounds on average.

What time did Ramirez vs Imam start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States, which was around 2:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Ramirez vs Imam?

Ramirez vs Imam 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 Imam?

Jose Carlos Ramirez was a 1/4 (-400) favorite going into the contest, while Amir Imam made his way into the ring at 11/4 (+280) with oddsmakers.