“El Tren” traveled midway around the globe and authored a devastating efficiency. In his first title protection, WBO featherweight world champion Robeisy Ramirez dominated Japanese challenger Satoshi Shimizu en path to a fifth-round TKO.
The 2-time Cuban Olympic gold medalist had little hassle determining Shimizu (11-2, 10 KOs), a two-time Olympian who had gained three straight fights coming into his first world title alternative. Ramirez (13-1, 8 KOs) stayed within the pocket in opposition to his taller foe, ripping Shimizu with uppercuts and proper hooks round his excessive guard.
Within the fifth, Ramirez floored Shimizu with a left uppercut. Shimizu rose from the canvas with a bloody nostril and had no reply for the follow-up flurry. A pair of proper hooks, adopted by a crunching left, compelled referee Ramon Pena to step in and halt the one-way beating.
Ramirez mentioned,”This was an amazing expertise. It’s a blessing to have the ability to reveal my expertise in a stadium full of individuals and on this a part of the world. I’m grateful and joyful. The job is finished.
“Now I set my sights on a world title unification conflict. I’m able to go to Japan, Scotland, England, Mexico, wherever we have now to combat. I’ll all the time be accessible to do my job”