Barclays Center, New York, USA. Mexican fighter of the second featherweight (up to 59 kg) Eduardo Ramirez (27-2-3, 12 KOs) snatched a controversial victory from the Puerto Rican bag fighter
Luis Melendez (17-2, 13 KOs) and is now ready to take part in the WBC eliminator.
Melendez relied on striking power: he jabbed a lot, tried to catch with a blow towards him or counter. Ramirez tried to bring wide hooks to the target, but missed. The exchange in the last seconds of the round is not in his favor. The favorite is clearly afraid of the underdog’s striking power, looks stiff and uncertain.
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In the 3rd round, Melendez completely shocked Ramirez with an uppercut. In response, he was forced to increase the pace of the battle, increased the density, squeezed the opponent in the corner, tried to impose a power confrontation in infighting. So far, everything is going to apset.
The Mexican began to actively put pressure, work on the body of the Puerto Rican, evened out the course of the battle. Melendez prematurely began cycling, pinching himself in the corner of the ring. It is possible that with his passivity he gave away the almost won battle.
What will the judges say? 95-95, 96-94 and 98-92 in favor of the favorite. The last card is frankly past …
Ramirez MD 10.
At the warm-up, the fighter of the first middle weight (up to 69.9 kg) American Luis Arias (20-3-1, 9 KOs) coped with his compatriot gatekeeper
Jimmy Williams (18-8-2, 6 KOs).
The fight went the whole distance, but was not competitive. The score of the judges: three times 99-91.
Arias UD 10.