Ramirez vs Rojas

Who won Ramirez vs Rojas?

John ‘Scrappy’ Ramirez beat Byron Rojas by majority decision in their 10 round contest on Friday, January 16th, 2026, at Acrisure Arena at Greater Palm Springs, Palm Desert.

The scorecards were announced as 98-92, 97-93, 95-95 in favor of winner John ‘Scrappy’ Ramirez.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Manuel Flores losing to Jorge Chavez. Also on the undercard Raul Curiel beat Jordan Panthen.

Ramirez vs Rojas stats

John ‘Scrappy’ Ramirez stepped into the ring with a record of 15 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.

Byron Rojas made his way to the ring with a record of 29 wins, 5 losses and 3 draws.

John ‘Scrappy’ Ramirez was the younger man by 6 years, at 29 years old.

Both John ‘Scrappy’ Ramirez and Byron Rojas fought out of an orthodox stance.

Ramirez was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 21 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2020, 10 years and 4 months later than Rojas, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 146 fewer professional rounds, totaling 99 compared to Rojas' 245.

John ‘Scrappy’ Ramirez went into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBA, 13 by the WBC, and 13 by the WBO at super flyweight.

Ramirez vs Rojas 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 defeated Josue Morales on June 28, 2025, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Honda Center, Anaheim, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Ephraim Bui on December 14, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Toyota Arena, Ontario.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by David Jimenez on April 20, 2024, by unanimous decision in their WBA Interim World Super Flyweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York.

Before that, he had beaten Ronal Batista on October 21, 2023, by knockout in the 4th round in their WBA World Super Flyweight eliminator fight at Kia Forum, Inglewood.

He had won against Fernando Diaz on May 27, 2023, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio.

Activity check

Ramirez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 20 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

What time did Ramirez vs Rojas start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at Acrisure Arena at Greater Palm Springs, Palm Desert, United States, which was around 2:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Ramirez vs Rojas?

Ramirez vs Rojas was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Ramirez vs Rojas?

John ‘Scrappy’ Ramirez was a 9/100 (-1100) favorite going into the contest, while Byron Rojas made his way into the ring at 25/4 (+630) with oddsmakers.