Who won Taylor vs Ramirez?
Josh Taylor beat Jose Carlos Ramirez by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday 22nd May 2021 at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas.
The scorecards were announced as 114-112, 114-112, 114-112 in favor of winner Josh Taylor.
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 undisputed super lightweight championship of the world, with the WBC, WBA, IBF & WBO belts on the line.
The undercard featured the clash of Zepeda vs Lundy.
Taylor vs Ramirez stats
Back in May 2021, Josh Taylor stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 17 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.
Jose Carlos Ramirez made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 26 wins and 0 draws, with 17 of those by knock out.
The stats suggested Taylor had advantage in power over Ramirez, with a 76% knock out percentage over Ramirez's 65%.
Josh Taylor was the older man by 2 years, at 31 years old.
Ramirez had 2-inch reach advantage.
Josh Taylor fought out of the southpaw stance, while Jose Carlos Ramirez was an orthodox fighter.
Taylor was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 9 less fights, and made his debut in 2015, 2 year and 7 months later than Ramirez, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 35 less professional rounds, 127 to Ramirez's 162.
Taylor vs Ramirez form
Taylor 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 defeated Apinan Kongsong on 26th September 2020 by knockout in the 1st round in their WBA Super World Super Lightweight and IBF World Junior Welterweight championship fight at BT Sport Studio, London, United Kingdom.
Previous to that, he had defeated Regis Prograis on 26th October 2019 by majority decision in their WBA Super World Super Lightweight, IBF World Junior Welterweight and The Ring Junior Welterweight championship fight at O2 Arena, London.
Going into that contest, he had beat Ivan Baranchyk on 18th May 2019 by unanimous decision in their IBF World Junior Welterweight championship fight at The SSE Hydro, Scotland.
Before that, he had won against Ryan Martin on 3rd November 2018 by technical knockout in the 7th round at The SSE Hydro, Scotland.
He had beat Viktor Postol on 23rd June 2018 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at The SSE Hydro, Scotland.
Ramirez had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 4 times.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated 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, United States.
Previous to that, he had defeated 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.
Going into that contest, he had won against Jose Zepeda on 10th February 2019 by majority decision in their WBC World Super Lightweight championship fight at Save Mart Arena, California.
Before that, he had defeated Antonio Orozco on 14th September 2018 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Lightweight championship fight at Save Mart Arena, California.
He had beat Amir Imam on 17th March 2018 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Lightweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Josh Taylor had been fighting more than Jose Carlos Ramirez.
Going to this contest, Josh Taylor had last fought 7 months and 26 days ago, while Jose Carlos Ramirez's last outing had been 8 months and 23 days ago.
Taylor's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.
Ramirez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 54 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.8 rounds on average.
What time did Taylor vs Ramirez start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:30 PM EST / 6:30 PM PST at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 2:30 AM BST in the UK.
Who broadcast Taylor vs Ramirez?
The ESPN show is expected to begin at 8:30 PM EST / 5:30 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 Taylor vs Ramirez?
Josh Taylor was a 2/5 (-250) favourite going into the contest, while Jose Carlos Ramirez made his way into the ring at 7/4 (+180) with oddsmakers.
