Robeisy Ramirez (14-3, 9 KOs) pulled a traditional no mas within the sixth spherical, dropping by technical knockout in his rematch in opposition to WBO featherweight champion Rafael Espinoza (26-0, 22 KOs) on Saturday night time on the Footprint Heart in Phoenix, Arizona. The time of the stoppage was at 12 seconds of spherical six.
At the beginning of the sixth, Robeisy immediately stopped combating after taking a proper hand on his proper eye. The punch brought about Robeisy’s eye to instantly begin swelling in the course of the post-fight press convention.
Ramirez, 30, claimed afterward that he’d been elbowed by Espinoza and had double imaginative and prescient in his proper eye. He mentioned he couldn’t see out of the attention and was looking for his well being when he determined to cease combating. Robeisy wasn’t faking as a result of his eye was swelling moments after the battle.
Robeisy had gotten the higher of the 6’1″ Espinoza within the first 4 rounds, and he’d solely taken a number of pictures within the fifth. It was nothing devasting wanting. It was very unusual. It’s disappointing that it needed to finish this manner as a result of it prevents Robeisy and Espinoza from proving who the higher man is.
After this loss, there are going to be requires Robeisy to retire as a result of he’s positively not the identical fighter he was when he gained two Olympic gold medals. He’s placed on weight and doesn’t appear to be the identical fighter he was.
