Who won Ruiz Jr vs Love?
Andy Ruiz Jr beat Raphael Zumbano Love by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest on Saturday, October 24th, 2015, at CenturyLink Center, Omaha.
The scorecards were announced as 80-72, 80-72, 80-70 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 Love stats
Back in October 2015, Andy Ruiz Jr stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 25 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 17 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Raphael Zumbano Love made his way to the ring with a record of 37 wins, 11 losses and 1 draw, with 30 of those wins by knockout.
The stats suggested Love had an advantage in power over Ruiz Jr, with a 81% knockout percentage compared to Ruiz Jr's 68%.
Andy Ruiz Jr was the younger man by 8 years, at 27 years old.
Love had a height advantage of 2 inches over Ruiz Jr. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.
Both Andy Ruiz Jr and Raphael Zumbano Love fought out of an orthodox stance.
Ruiz Jr was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 24 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2009, 3 years and 10 months later than Love, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 53 fewer professional rounds, totaling 199 compared to Love's 252.
Ruiz Jr vs Love form
Ruiz Jr 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 Joell Godfrey on September 26, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino, Lemoore, United States.
Prior to that, he had won against Siarhei Liakhovich on December 20, 2014, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Celebrity Theater, Phoenix.
Going into that contest, he had beaten Joe Hanks on July 27, 2013, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Cotai Arena, Venetian Resort, Macao, Afghanistan.
Before that, he had defeated Jonte Willis on July 7, 2012, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Home Depot Center, Carson, United States.
He had won against Kelsey Arnold on February 5, 2011, by knockout in the 3rd round at Maywood Activity Center, Maywood.
Activity check
Ruiz Jr's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 8 months and 19 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 11 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 33 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.6 rounds on average.
Love's last 2 fights had come over a period of 9 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9 rounds on average.
What time did Ruiz Jr vs Love start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 12:00 AM EST / 9:00 PM PST at CenturyLink Center, Omaha, United States, which was around 5:00 AM BST in the UK.
What were the odds on Ruiz Jr vs Love?
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