Amaury Junior vs Ruggeri

Who won Amaury Junior vs Ruggeri?

Amaury Junior beat Giuseppe Ruggeri by knockout in the 2nd round during the prelims of Cage Warriors 167, on Friday 15th March 2024 at BEC Arena in Manchester.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Amaury Junior vs Ruggeri stats

Amaury Junior stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 11 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 12 by submission.

Giuseppe Ruggeri made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 8 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Amaury Junior's Cage Warriors record stood at 1-1-0, while Giuseppe Ruggeri's came in at 1-1-0.

The stats suggested Ruggeri had a slight advantage in power over Amaury Junior, with a 25% knock out percentage over Amaury Junior's 19%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Amaury Junior had a massive advantage over Ruggeri, boasting a 75% submission rate over Ruggeri's 25%.

Amaury Junior was the older man by 11 years, at 36 years old.

Amaury Junior was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 19 more fights, and made his debut in 2005, 18 years and 10 months later than Ruggeri, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 33 more professional rounds, 53 to Ruggeri's 20.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Giuseppe Ruggeri had been fighting more than Amaury Junior.

Going to this contest, Amaury Junior had last fought 9 months and 26 days ago, while Giuseppe Ruggeri's last outing had been 2 years, 3 months and 24 days ago.

What were the odds on Amaury Junior vs Ruggeri?

Amaury Junior was a 4/1 (+400) underdog going into the contest, while Giuseppe Ruggeri made his way into the ring at 2/11 (-590) with oddsmakers.