Robeisy Ramirez joins a growing list of fighters who lost their pro debut and went on to win a major title. The 2012 and 2016 Olympic Gold medalist
Robeisy Ramirez joins a growing list of fighters who lost their pro debut and went on to win a major title.
The 2012 and 2016 Olympic Gold medalist for Cuba accomplished the feat in a twelve-round, unanimous decision victory over former WBO junior featherweight titlist Isaac Dogboe. Scores were 119-108, 118-109 and 117-110 for Ramirez, who claimed the vacant WBO featherweight title in their ESPN+ main event from Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
The prize at stake became available after Emanuel Navarrete—who ended Dogboe’s 122-pound reign in 2018 and owns two wins over the Ghana-born boxer—vacated in February to remain at junior lightweight where he recently claimed the WBO junior lightweight title.
Ramirez and Dogboe were already signed to fight at the time. They were prepared to contend for an interim title before it was learned that they were fighting for the real thing.
Ramirez was by far the better prepared of the two—or perhaps, simply the better skilled.
The first sign of a long night in store for Dogboe came midway through round two. Ramirez landed a left hand around the high and tight guard of Dogboe, later followed by a left uppercut at close quarters. Dogboe—a Ghana native who relocated to London and now trains in Washington D.C.—was visibly affected by the shot, missing wildly with a reactionary right hand after which he wisely clinched to avoid further punishment.
The two-time Olympic gold medalist Robeisy Ramirez.
The Judges scored it 117-110, 118-109, and 119-108 all for the Cuban.
We wish the Isaac Royal Storm Dogboe the best of luck.
By: Herosportgh.com/Solomon Duah (Sports Atom)
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