Ruiz Jr vs Lawrence

Who won Ruiz Jr vs Lawrence?

Andy Ruiz Jr beat Franklin Lawrence by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, September 10th, 2016, at Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino, Lemoore.

The scorecards were announced as 100-90, 99-91, 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 Lawrence stats

Back in September 2016, Andy Ruiz Jr stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 28 wins, zero losses, and 0  draws, 19 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Franklin Lawrence made his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 2 losses and 2 draws, with 16 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Lawrence had a slight advantage in power over Ruiz Jr, with a 76% knockout percentage compared to Ruiz Jr's 68%.

Andy Ruiz Jr was the younger man by 14 years, at 27 years old.

Both Andy Ruiz Jr and Franklin Lawrence fought out of an orthodox stance.

Ruiz Jr was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 3 years and 5 months later than Lawrence, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 64 more professional rounds, totaling 187 compared to Lawrence's 123.

Ruiz Jr vs Lawrence form

Ruiz Jr 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 Josh Gormley on July 16, 2016, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Masonic Temple, Detroit, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Ray Austin on May 14, 2016, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Sportsmans Lodge, Studio City.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Raphael Zumbano Love on October 24, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at CenturyLink Center, Omaha.

Before that, he had won against Joell Godfrey on September 26, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino, Lemoore.

He had beaten Siarhei Liakhovich on December 20, 2014, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Celebrity Theater, Phoenix.

Activity check

Ruiz Jr's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 21 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 33 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.6 rounds on average.

What time did Ruiz Jr vs Lawrence 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 Lawrence?

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