Who won Ramirez vs Zepeda?

Jose Carlos Ramirez beat Jose Zepeda by majority decision in their 12 round contest on Sunday 10th February 2019 at Save Mart Arena in 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 WBC super lightweight championship of the world.

The undercard featured the clash of Beltran vs Okada.

Ramirez vs Zepeda stats

Jose Carlos Ramirez stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 23 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 16 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

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 knock out.

The stats suggested Zepeda had advantage in power over Ramirez, with a 83% knock out percentage over Ramirez's 70%.

Jose Carlos Ramirez was the younger man by 3 years, at 30 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 less fights, and made his debut in 2012, 2 year and 11 months later than Zepeda, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 16 less professional rounds, 162 to Zepeda's 178.

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

Ramirez vs Zepeda 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.

Zepeda's last 3 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 8 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 6 months and 27 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) favourite going into the contest, while Jose Zepeda made his way into the ring at 7/2 (+350) with oddsmakers.