Ruiz Jr vs Vargas

Who won Ruiz Jr vs Vargas?

Andy Ruiz Jr beat Devin Vargas by knockout in the 1st round on Saturday, March 10th, 2018, at StubHub Center, Carson.

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

Ruiz Jr vs Vargas stats

Back in March 2018, Andy Ruiz Jr stepped into the ring with a record of 29 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 19 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Devin Vargas made his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, with 8 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Ruiz Jr had a large advantage in power over Vargas, boasting a 66% knockout percentage compared to Vargas' 40%.

Andy Ruiz Jr was the younger man by 7 years, at 29 years old.

Vargas had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Andy Ruiz Jr and Devin Vargas fought out of an orthodox stance.

Ruiz Jr was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 4 years and 4 months later than Vargas, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 50 more professional rounds, totaling 199 compared to Vargas' 149.

Ruiz Jr vs Vargas form

Ruiz Jr had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Joseph Parker on December 10, 2016, by majority decision in their WBO World Heavyweight championship fight at Auckland, New Zealand.

Prior to that, he had won against Franklin Lawrence on September 10, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino, Lemoore, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Josh Gormley on July 16, 2016, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Masonic Temple, Detroit.

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

He had won against Raphael Zumbano Love on October 24, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at CenturyLink Center, Omaha.

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Ruiz Jr's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 14 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.4 rounds on average.

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