The Cuban boxerRobeisy Ramirez, popularly known asThe Ramirez Train, was crowned this Saturday the world featherweight champion of the World Boxing Organization (WBO).
The Ramirez Train (12-1, 7 KOs) defeated former junior featherweight champion, GhanaianIsaac Dogboe (24-3, 15 KOs), in a fight held at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
At 29 years old, Ramírez completes a feat in professional boxing after shining as an amateur boxer and winning titles as champion at the London 2012 and Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympics.
After12 rounds and with a vote of 117-110, 118-109 and 119-108, Ramírez was the winner byunanimous decision of the judges. The Cuban demonstrated his superiority from start to finish.
"Now to enjoy it. To dedicate this to my family, to my daughters, to all my people from Cuba and Miami, to all the Cubans who live here [in the United States] andalways asking for the freedom of Cuba"said the boxer after winning his crown.
Ramírez left the Cuban national boxing team during training in Aguascalientes, Mexico, in July 2018, and escaped to the United States with the dream of succeeding professionally.
“I am living a new stage in my life,” said Ramírez, interviewed by the ESPN network after being crowned. “I did everything they asked of me as an amateur, I won two gold medals... Now I can call myself a champion.”
Ramírez worked hard for this fight and is proud of the success achieved. He said he wants to fight the best and warned his opponents to prepare because "whoever is on the line... Goes with El Tren."
Swing Completo He highlighted the work that El Tren did in the fight with his right hand in front and his powerful left-handed punch that touched Dogboe on several occasions. They especially celebrated the second round, where the Cuban was able to connect a good combination that weakened his opponent.
TheRamírez fight against Isaac “Royal Storm” Dogboe for the interim featherweight world title had been expected since the beginning of the year. The fight was announced in January. The boxers had just enough time to develop, care for and polish their strategies.
This April 1, Dogboe did not make it easy for the Cuban. El Tren had to fight hard and to prove that he deserves to be at the top of professional boxing. He gave a long, exciting and dramatic fight, as his followers expected of him.
Robeisy Ramirez, a native of Cienfuegos, ranks today among the glories of Cuban boxing of all time along with other luminaries who have achieved titles in professional boxing, from the legendary Kid Chocolate and Kid Gavilán toYordenis Ugás.
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