Ramirez vs Zepeda

Who won Ramirez vs Zepeda?

Jose Carlos Ramirez beat Jose Zepeda by majority decision in their 12 round contest on Sunday, February 10th, 2019, at Save Mart Arena, California.

The scorecards were announced as 115-113 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 vacant WBC super lightweight championship of the world.

The undercard featured the clash of Beltran vs Okada.

Ramirez vs Zepeda stats

Back in February 2019, Jose Carlos Ramirez stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 23 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 16 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jose Zepeda made his way to the ring with a record of 30 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 25 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Zepeda had an advantage in power over Ramirez, with a 83% knockout percentage compared to Ramirez's 70%.

Jose Carlos Ramirez was the younger man by 3 years, at 27 years old.

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

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

Ramirez was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 8 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 2 years and 11 months later than Zepeda, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 15 fewer professional rounds, totaling 184 compared to Zepeda's 199.

Jose Zepeda was ranked number 14 by the WBC in the 140lb division.

Ramirez vs Zepeda form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Antonio Orozco on September 14, 2018, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Lightweight championship fight at Save Mart Arena, California, United States.

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

Going into that contest, he had beaten Mike Reed on November 11, 2017, by knockout in the 2nd round at Save Mart Arena, California.

Before that, he had defeated Jake Giuriceo on May 5, 2017, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Reno-Sparks Convention Center, Nevada.

He had won against Issouf Kinda on December 2, 2016, by knockout in the 6th round at Save Mart Arena, California.

Activity check

Ramirez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 8 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 34 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.8 rounds on average.

Zepeda's last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 30 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.7 rounds on average.

What time did Ramirez vs Zepeda start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Save Mart Arena, California, United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Ramirez vs Zepeda?

Ramirez vs Zepeda 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 Zepeda?

Jose Carlos Ramirez was a 1/5 (-500) favorite going into the contest, while Jose Zepeda made his way into the ring at 7/2 (+350) with oddsmakers.