Ramirez vs Jimenez

Who won Ramirez vs Jimenez?

David Jimenez beat John ‘Scrappy’ Ramirez by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, April 20th, 2024, at Barclays Center, New York.

The scorecards were announced as 117-111, 117-111, 116-112 in favor of winner David Jimenez.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 kg).

This contest was for the WBA super flyweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Devin Haney beating Ryan Garcia. Also on the undercard Charles Conwell beat Nathaniel Gallimore, Arnold Barboza Jr defeated Sean McComb, Bektemir Melikuziev was victorious over Pierre Hubert Dibombe, Sergiy Derevyanchenko beat Vaughn Alexander, Darius Fulghum defeated Cristian Olivas, Amari Jones was victorious over Armel Mbumba Yassa, and Shamar Canal beat Pedro Penunuri Borgaro.

Ramirez vs Jimenez stats

Back in April 2024, John ‘Scrappy’ Ramirez stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 13 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

David Jimenez made his way to the ring with a record of 15 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 11 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Jimenez had a slight advantage in power over Ramirez, with a 73% knockout percentage compared to Ramirez's 69%.

John ‘Scrappy’ Ramirez was the younger man by 4 years, at 28 years old.

Jimenez had a height advantage of 1 inch over Ramirez. Despite this, he had a 4-inch reach advantage.

John ‘Scrappy’ Ramirez fought out of the orthodox stance, while David Jimenez was a southpaw.

Ramirez was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2020, 1 year and 10 months later than Jimenez, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 28 fewer professional rounds, totaling 81 compared to Jimenez's 109.

John ‘Scrappy’ Ramirez went into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBA, and 14 by the IBF at super flyweight.

Ramirez vs Jimenez form

Ramirez had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Ronal Batista on October 21, 2023, by knockout in the 4th round in their WBA World Super Flyweight eliminator fight at Kia Forum, Inglewood, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Fernando Diaz on May 27, 2023, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio.

Going into that contest, he had won against Luis Villa Padilla on February 23, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio.

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

He had defeated Roberto Pucheta on March 19, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 6 round contest at USC Galen Center, Los Angeles.

Activity check

Ramirez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 1 day, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 31 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.2 rounds on average.

Jimenez's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 24 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 12 rounds on average.

What time did Ramirez vs Jimenez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Barclays Center, New York, United States, which was around 3:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Ramirez vs Jimenez?

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

What were the odds on Ramirez vs Jimenez?

John ‘Scrappy’ Ramirez was a 13/25 (-190) favorite going into the contest, while David Jimenez made his way into the ring at 31/20 (+150) with oddsmakers.