Ramirez vs Postol

Who won Ramirez vs Postol?

Jose Carlos Ramirez beat Viktor Postol by majority decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, August 29th, 2020, at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.

The scorecards were announced as 115-113, 114-114, 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).

This contest was for the unified super lightweight championship of the world, with the WBC, and WBO belts on the line.

The undercard featured the clash of Barboza Jr vs Luis.

Ramirez vs Postol stats

Back in August 2020, Jose Carlos Ramirez stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 25 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 17 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Viktor Postol made his way to the ring with a record of 31 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 12 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Ramirez had a large advantage in power over Postol, boasting a 68% knockout percentage compared to Postol's 39%.

Jose Carlos Ramirez was the younger man by 9 years, at 28 years old.

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

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

Ramirez was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 8 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 5 years later than Postol, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 119 fewer professional rounds, totaling 174 compared to Postol's 293.

Viktor Postol was ranked number 1 by the WBC, and 4 by the WBO in the 140lb division.

Ramirez vs Postol form

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

In his last fight leading up to this 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, United States.

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

Going into that contest, he had beaten Antonio Orozco on September 14, 2018, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Lightweight championship fight at Save Mart Arena, California.

Before that, he had defeated Amir Imam on March 17, 2018, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Lightweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.

He had won against Mike Reed on November 11, 2017, by knockout in the 2nd round at Save Mart Arena, California.

Postol had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Mohamed Mimoune on April 27, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Josh Taylor on June 23, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at The SSE Hydro, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Terence Crawford on July 23, 2016, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Lightweight, WBO World Junior Welterweight and The Ring Junior Welterweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had defeated Lucas Martin Matthysse on October 3, 2015, by knockout in the 10th round in their WBC World Super Lightweight championship fight at StubHub Center, Carson.

He had beaten Jake Giuriceo on April 11, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Barclays Center, New York.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Jose Carlos Ramirez had last fought 1 year, 1 month and 2 days ago, while Viktor Postol's last outing had been 1 year, 4 months and 2 days ago.

Ramirez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 18 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

Postol's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 4 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 52 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.4 rounds on average.

What time did Ramirez vs Postol start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:30 PM EST / 8:30 PM PST at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada, United States, which was around 4:30 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Ramirez vs Postol?

The ESPN+ show began at 7:30 PM EST / 4:30 PM PST. The Fite.tv broadcast of the card started at 1:00 AM (BST).

What were the odds on Ramirez vs Postol?

Jose Carlos Ramirez was a 7/50 (-710) favorite going into the contest, while Viktor Postol made his way into the ring at 5/1 (+500) with oddsmakers.