By: Sean Crose
The 21-0 Rafael Espinoza took on the 13-1 defending WBO featherweight champion Robeisy Ramirez Saturday night time in the principle occasion of an ESPN card broadcast stay from Florida’s Penbroke Pines. At 6’1, Espinoza towered over the 5’6 defending champion. Ramirez, nevertheless, was capable of land properly about midway by way of the opening spherical. The second noticed Espinoza transferring ahead and firing away on the defending titlist.
Whereas it’s true Espinoza had a substantial peak and attain benefit, there was not doubt that the person’s exercise fee was what gained him the third spherical. The fourth was an thrilling chapter that noticed each fighters buying and selling leather-based. Issues remained thrilling within the fifth, however Ramirez wasn’t capable of get in on his man – till he dropped Espinoza out of the blue with a good looking proper hook. Espinoza beat the depend close to the bell and was capable of survive the spherical.
Espinoza went down once more within the sixth, although it was solely a slip. Nonetheless, Ramirez appeared to have damage his man once more towards spherical’s finish. Ramirez fought patiently within the seventh, realizing that he had the aptitude to harm the decided challenger. And certainly, Espinoza was nailed once more on the finish of the spherical. But, to his lasting credit score, the person fought by way of the storm till the bell sounded, ending the spherical. Espinoza received rocked but once more within the eighth – and but once more, the person fought by way of the second.
As brilliantly as he had carried out, nevertheless, Ramirez was being outworked within the ninth. The tenth spherical noticed the motion sluggish a bit after 9 rounds of fight. Nonetheless, there have been a number of spectacular moments, which primarily belonged to Espinoza. The gutsy challenger continued to push the motion within the eleventh. The final spherical noticed Espinoza nonetheless working away. Ramirez, nevertheless, was nonetheless sport and exhausting hitting. It was, merely put, a really spectacular outing for every fighter. With lower than a minute left earlier than the ultimate bell, Ramirez went down underneath the relentless rain of Espinoza’s punches. He managed to rise up and survive the spherical.
After the bell had rung, nevertheless, it was underdog challenger Espinoza who received the choose’s nod, in addition to the WBO featherweight title.
