Ramirez vs Pedraza

Who won Ramirez vs Pedraza?

Jose Carlos Ramirez beat Jose Pedraza by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Friday, March 4th, 2022, at Save Mart Center, Fresno.

The scorecards were announced as 116-112, 116-112, 116-112 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).

Also on the undercard Gabriel Flores Jr was victorious over Abraham Montoya, and Joet Gonzalez beat Jeo Santisima.

Ramirez vs Pedraza stats

Back in March 2022, Jose Carlos Ramirez stepped into the ring with a record of 26 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 17 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jose Pedraza made his way to the ring with a record of 29 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 14 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Ramirez had an advantage in power over Pedraza, with a 65% knockout percentage compared to Pedraza's 48%.

Jose Carlos Ramirez was the younger man by 3 years, at 30 years old.

Ramirez had a height advantage of 1 inch over Pedraza. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

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

Ramirez was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 1 year and 9 months later than Pedraza, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 92 fewer professional rounds, totaling 184 compared to Pedraza's 276.

Jose Carlos Ramirez went into the fight ranked number 2 by the WBC, and 7 by the WBO at super lightweight.

Jose Pedraza was ranked number 10 by the WBC, and 6 by the WBO in the 140lb division.

Ramirez vs Pedraza form

Ramirez had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Josh Taylor on May 22, 2021, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Lightweight, WBA Super World Super Lightweight, IBF World Junior Welterweight and WBO World Junior Welterweight championship fight at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Viktor Postol on August 29, 2020, by majority decision in their WBC World Super Lightweight and WBO World Junior Welterweight championship fight at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.

Going into that contest, he had won against Maurice Hooker on July 27, 2019, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBC World Super Lightweight and WBO World Junior Welterweight championship fight at College Park Center, Texas.

Before that, he had beaten Jose Zepeda on February 10, 2019, by majority decision in their WBC World Super Lightweight championship fight at Save Mart Arena, California.

He had defeated Antonio Orozco on September 14, 2018, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Lightweight championship fight at Save Mart Arena, California.

Pedraza had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Julian Rodriguez on June 12, 2021, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Javier Molina on September 19, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Mikkel LesPierre on July 2, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been beaten by Jose Zepeda on September 14, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

He had beaten Antonio Lozada Jr on May 25, 2019, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Osceola Heritage Park, Florida.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jose Pedraza had been fighting more than Jose Carlos Ramirez.

Going into this contest, Jose Carlos Ramirez had last fought 9 months and 10 days ago, while Jose Pedraza's last outing had been 8 months and 20 days ago.

Ramirez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 18 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 54 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.8 rounds on average.

Pedraza's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 47 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.4 rounds on average.

What time did Ramirez vs Pedraza start?

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

Who broadcast Ramirez vs Pedraza?

The ESPN+ show began at 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST. The Sky Sports Action broadcast of the card started at 2:30 AM (GTM).

What were the odds on Ramirez vs Pedraza?

Jose Carlos Ramirez was a 17/100 (-590) favorite going into the contest, while Jose Pedraza made his way into the ring at 4/1 (+400) with oddsmakers.