The 26-year-old boxer from Neuquén was defeated by technical knockout in the ninth round by the 28-year-old Cuban, double Olympic medalist in the Super Bantamweight division, both in London 2012 and Rio de Janeiro 2016.
Ramírez, originally from the small town of Cienfuegos, set his pace from the start and threw the Argentine to the canvas, as soon as the fight began, in the first round.
So, the Caribbean boxer clearly dominated the fight, but only in the ninth round was he able to move his opponent again, so the referee stopped the fight at 2m. 1920s of the chapter.
“We know that Matías is a skilled fighter, who knows how to survive in the ring, and that was his plan. I hurt him soon, but then we tried to get him out. Besides, Ismael Salas, who is my strategist … he is a chess master. He is moving the pieces and we finally managed to do it correctly and finish it, ”Ramírez said, in the statements reproduced by the ‘Notifight’ portal.
With this victory, the Cuban boxer reached the record of 11 wins (7 by KO) and only one defeat, while Romero, resident of Córdoba, came to this confrontation from the injury suffered by the former world featherweight champion Jessie Magdaleno , now has a score of 26 wins (9 on the fast lane) and 3 falls.
In the main match of the evening, meanwhile, the Ukrainian Vasily Lomachenko, former world champion in three divisions, defeated the American Jamaine Ortiz with a unanimous decision, from whom he snatched the unbeaten.
Source: Telam
