Who won Ruiz Jr vs Johnson?

Andy Ruiz Jr beat Kevin Johnson by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday 7th July 2018 at Save Mart Arena in California.

The scorecards were announced as 97-93, 97-93, 99-91 in favor of winner Andy Ruiz Jr.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

Ruiz Jr vs Johnson stats

Andy Ruiz Jr stepped into the ring with a record of 30 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 20 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Kevin Johnson made his way to the ring with a record of 32 wins, 9 loses and 1 draw, with 16 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Ruiz Jr had advantage in power over Johnson, with a 67% knock out percentage over Johnson's 50%.

Andy Ruiz Jr was the younger man by 10 years, at 33 years old.

Johnson had a height advantage of 1 inch over Ruiz Jr. That also extended to a 8-inch reach advantage.

Both Andy Ruiz Jr & Kevin Johnson fought out of an orthodox stance.

Ruiz Jr was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 11 less fights, and made his debut in 2009, 6 year and 1 month later than Johnson, whose first professional fight was in 2003. He had fought 173 less professional rounds, 187 to Johnson's 360.

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Johnson's last 2 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 9 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years and 11 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7 rounds on average.

What time did Ruiz Jr vs Johnson start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST at Save Mart Arena, California, United States, which was around 1:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Ruiz Jr vs Johnson?

Ruiz Jr vs Johnson was broadcast on ESPN in the US.

What were the odds on Ruiz Jr vs Johnson?

Andy Ruiz Jr was a 1/100 (-10000) favourite going into the contest, while Kevin Johnson made his way into the ring at 16/1 (+1600) with oddsmakers.