Ruiz vs Guevara

Who won Ruiz vs Guevara?

Hugo Ruiz beat Alberto Guevara by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, January 19th, 2019, at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 99-90, 100-89, 99-90 in favor of winner Hugo Ruiz.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Manny Pacquiao beating Adrien Broner for the WBA World Welterweight championship. Also on the undercard Marcus Browne beat Badou Jack for the WBA Interim World Light heavyweight belt, and Nordine Oubaali defeated Rau’shee Warren for the WBC World Bantamweight title.

Ruiz vs Guevara stats

Back in January 2019, Hugo Ruiz stepped into the ring with a record of 38 wins, 4 losses, and 0 draws, 33 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Alberto Guevara made his way to the ring with a record of 27 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 12 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Ruiz had a massive power advantage over Guevara, boasting a 87% knockout percentage compared to Guevara's 44%.

Hugo Ruiz was the older man by 4 years, at 33 years old.

Ruiz had a height advantage of 3 inches over Guevara. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Hugo Ruiz and Alberto Guevara fought out of an orthodox stance.

Ruiz was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 12 more fights, and made his debut in 2006, 2 years and 11 months earlier than Guevara, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 18 fewer professional rounds, totaling 175 compared to Guevara's 193.

Hugo Ruiz went into the fight ranked number 10 by the WBA at featherweight.

Ruiz vs Guevara form

Hugo Ruiz had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Hozumi Hasegawa on September 16, 2016, by in the 9th round in their WBC World Super Bantamweight championship fight at EDION Arena Osaka, Osaka, Japan.

Prior to that, he had beaten Julio Ceja on February 27, 2016, by technical knockout in the 1st round in their WBC World Super Bantamweight championship fight at Honda Center, Anaheim, United States.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Julio Ceja on August 29, 2015, by technical knockout in the 5th round in their WBC World Super Bantamweight championship fight at Staples Center, LA.

Before that, he had won against Carlos Medellin on November 22, 2014, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Plaza de los Martíres, Toluca, Mexico.

He had beaten Ramon Maas on March 22, 2014, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Polideportivo Centenario, Los Mochis.

Activity check

Ruiz's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 9 months and 28 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 11 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

What time did Ruiz vs Guevara start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 1:00 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Ruiz vs Guevara?

Hugo Ruiz was a 2/25 (-1200) favorite going into the contest, while Alberto Guevara made his way into the ring at 8/1 (+800) with oddsmakers.