Ruiz Jr vs Godfrey

Who won Ruiz Jr vs Godfrey?

Andy Ruiz Jr beat Joell Godfrey by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest on Saturday 26th September 2015 at Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino in Lemoore.

The scorecards were announced as 80-72, 80-72, 80-72 in favor of winner Andy Ruiz Jr.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 8 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

Ruiz Jr vs Godfrey stats

Back in September 2015, Andy Ruiz Jr stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 24 wins, zero loses and 0  draws, 17 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Joell Godfrey made his way to the ring with a record of 17 wins, 14 loses and 1 draw, with 6 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Ruiz Jr had a massive power advantage over Godfrey, boosting at 71% knock out percentage over Godfrey's 35%.

Andy Ruiz Jr was the younger man by 8 years, at 27 years old.

Godfrey had a height advantage of 1 inch over Ruiz Jr.

Both Andy Ruiz Jr & Joell Godfrey fought out of an orthodox stance.

Ruiz Jr was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 8 less fights, and made his debut in 2009, 2 year and 9 months later than Godfrey, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 1 more professional rounds, 187 to Godfrey's 186.

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What time did Ruiz Jr vs Godfrey start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 12:00 AM EST / 9:00 PM PST at Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino, Lemoore, United States, which was around 5:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Ruiz Jr vs Godfrey?

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