Ramirez vs Lopez

Who won Ramirez vs Lopez?

Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez beat Alfonso Lopez by technical knockout in the 10th round on Friday, December 18th, 2020, at Galveston Island Convention Center, Texas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 175 pounds (12.5 stone or 79.4 kg).

Ramirez vs Lopez stats

Back in December 2020, Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 40 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 26 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Alfonso Lopez made his way to the ring with a record of 32 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 25 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Lopez had an advantage in power over Ramirez, with a 78% knockout percentage compared to Ramirez's 65%.

Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez was the younger man by 9 years, at 29 years old.

Ramirez had a height advantage of 2 inches over Lopez. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

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

Ramirez was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 2 years and 5 months later than Lopez, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 114 more professional rounds, totaling 301 compared to Lopez's 187.

Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez went into the fight ranked number 4 by the WBA, 1 by the WBC, 7 by the WBO, and 7 by the IBF at light heavyweight.

Alfonso Lopez was ranked number 12 by the WBO, and 11 by the IBF in the 175lb division.

Ramirez vs Lopez 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 won against Tommy Karpency on April 12, 2019, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Staples Center, LA, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Jesse Hart on December 14, 2018, by majority decision in their WBO World Super Middleweight championship fight at American Bank Center, Texas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Roamer Alexis Angulo on June 30, 2018, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Super Middleweight championship fight at Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma.

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

He had won against Jesse Hart on September 22, 2017, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Super Middleweight championship fight at Convention Center, Arizona, USA.

Activity check

Ramirez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 26 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.2 rounds on average.

What time did Ramirez vs Lopez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Galveston Island Convention Center, Texas, United States, which was around 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Ramirez vs Lopez?

The TrillerTV PPV US show began at 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST. The TrillerTV PPV UK broadcast of the card started at 1:00 AM (GTM).

What were the odds on Ramirez vs Lopez?

Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez was a 1/50 (-5000) favorite going into the contest, while Alfonso Lopez made his way into the ring at 10/1 (+1000) with oddsmakers.