Who won Ramirez vs Reed?

Jose Carlos Ramirez beat Mike Reed by knockout in the 2nd round on Saturday 11th November 2017 at Save Mart Arena in California.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 KG).

Ramirez vs Reed stats

Jose Carlos Ramirez stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 20 wins, zero loses and 0 draws.

Mike Reed made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 23 wins and 0 draws.

Jose Carlos Ramirez was the same age as Mike Reed, at 30 years old.

Ramirez had a height advantage of 4 inches over Reed. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Jose Carlos Ramirez fought out of the orthodox stance, while Mike Reed was a southpaw.

Ramirez's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Reed's, having had 3 less fights, and made his debut in 2012, 2 months earlier than Reed, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 24 more professional rounds, 162 to Reed's 138.

Jose Carlos Ramirez went into the fight ranked number 3 by the WBC and 5 by the WBO at super lightweight.

Mike Reed was ranked number 10 by the WBO in the 140lb division.

Ramirez vs Reed form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Jose Pedraza on 4th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Save Mart Center, Fresno, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Josh Taylor on 22nd May 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.

Going into that contest, he had won against Viktor Postol on 29th August 2020 by majority decision in their WBC World Super Lightweight and WBO World Junior Welterweight championship fight at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.

Before that, he had beat Maurice Hooker on 27th July 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.

He had defeated Jose Zepeda on 10th February 2019 by majority decision in their WBC World Super Lightweight championship fight at Save Mart Arena, California.

Activity check

Ramirez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 54 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.8 rounds on average.

What time did Ramirez vs Reed start?

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

Who broadcast Ramirez vs Reed?

Ramirez vs Reed was broadcast on ESPN in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by BoxNation.

What were the odds on Ramirez vs Reed?

Jose Carlos Ramirez was a 2/5 (-250) favourite going into the contest, while Mike Reed made his way into the ring at 7/4 (+180) with oddsmakers.