Robeisy Ramirez (14-2, 9 KOs) obtained again to his profitable methods with a scorching seventh-round knockout over Brandon Leon Benitez (21-3, 9 KOs) in featherweight motion on Saturday night time on the James L. Knight Middle in Miami, Florida.
Ramirez, the previous WBO featherweight champion, landed a left uppercut in spherical seven that put Benitez down. The combat was stopped at 2:46 of the spherical.
Benitez Overwhelmed by Ramirez’s Talent
Benitez was out of his depth towards Robeisy and couldn’t penetrate the Cuban expertise’s hermetic protection. By the midpoint of the combat, issues appeared bleak for Benitez as a result of his face was bloody, and he wasn’t taking an excessive amount of punishment.
The victory paved the way in which for the two-time Olympic gold medalist Robeisy to face WBO featherweight champion Rafael Espinoza subsequent. This fighter beat him final December by a twelve-round majority determination in a grueling contest.
Ramirez Displays on Knockout Win
“There’s no higher coach than Ismael Salas. The final spherical, he instructed me, ‘Simply contact him, make him transfer, and whenever you get a possibility, get him,’ and that’s precisely what occurred,” stated Robeisy Ramirez to Prime Rank Boxing, reflecting on his seventh-round knockout win over Brandon Leon Benitez on Saturday night time.
Benitez had nothing left by the point the seventh spherical began, and he was there to be hit by Robeisy, who related with virtually every part he threw towards the Mexican fighter.
“When the punch opened up, I noticed the opening, and I took it. It’s not the primary time I’ve landed a punch like that, however whenever you see your opponent fall in that vogue, that simply means the job is full, and I got here right here to do what I got here to do,” stated Robeisy about his knockout uppercut within the seventh spherical.
Even earlier than the seventh, Robeisy was hitting Benitez with scary-looking photographs in rounds 4 by means of six and having his method towards the easy-to-hit fighter.
“My aim is to unify the belts, however first, I obtained to get a belt. If I get that rematch with Rafael Espinoza, that’s job one after which I’ve the chance to unify,” stated Robeisy.
The rematch will likely be there for Robeisy if he needs to face Espinoza once more. It’s as much as him, and you’ll’t blame him if he passes on combating him once more. The 6’1″ Espinoza is admittedly tall, and a nightmare for anybody to combat.
“Shu-Shu [Carrington] is a pal of mine. I simply stated hello to him. If he’s on the checklist of opponents for me, I’ll gladly take that combat,” stated Robeisy.
