Ramirez vs Lopez

Who won Ramirez vs Lopez?

Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez beat Alfonso Lopez by technical knockout in the 10th round on Friday 18th December 2020 at Galveston Island Convention Center in 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 loses and 0 draws, 26 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

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

The stats suggested Lopez had advantage in power over Ramirez, with a 78% knock out percentage over 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 year and 5 months later than Lopez, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 102 more professional rounds, 289 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 12th April 2019 by technical knockout in the 4th round at Staples Center, LA, United States.

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

Going into that 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.

Before that, he had defeated 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.

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.

Activity check

Ramirez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average 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 Fite.tv PPV US show is expected to begin at 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST. The Fite.tv PPV UK broadcast of the card is expected to start at 1:00 AM (BTS).

What were the odds on Ramirez vs Lopez?

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