Rafael Espinosa Secures Victory Over Robeisy Ramirez!
On the night of December 9-10, a compelling match unfolded in the United States featuring the WBO featherweight champion (up to 57.1 kg), Cuban boxer Robeisy Ramirez (13-2, 8 KOs), and Mexican contender Rafael Espinoza (22-0, 18 KOs). This marked Ramirez's second title defense, culminating in Rafael Espinosa clinching victory by a majority decision: 113-113, 114-112, 115-111.
Notably, Robeisy Ramirez, a two-time Olympic champion, ascended to the professional world champion status in 2023 by defeating Isaac Dogboe. Following this achievement, Ramirez secured a knockout victory against Japanese boxer Shimizu on the undercard of the Inoue-Fulton bout.
For Espinoza, this bout represented his third match in 2023. In the preceding two encounters, he delivered knockout blows in the third and second rounds.