Robeisy Ramirez reportedly suffered a bilateral fracture in his proper orbital bone in final evening’s rematch with Rafael Espinoza, Salvador Rodriguez stories.
Ramirez (14-3, 9 KO) pulled himself from the battle early in spherical six, dropping for a second time to Espinoza (26-0, 22 KO) and failing to regain the WBO featherweight title with the defeat.
Submit-fight, Ramirez instructed ESPN’s Bernardo Osuna that Espinoza had injured him with elbows through the bout, and that he felt as if referee Chris Flores was not doing an ample job defending him from the fouls, so he merely determined sufficient was sufficient.
An orbital damage isn’t essentially the tip of anybody’s profession, however something across the eye is clearly a significant drawback for knowledgeable boxer. Ramirez is 30, he want to have many extra years in his profession, and nevertheless a boxing fan may really feel about it at house — or nevertheless one of many controversy-addicted TV “analysts” may see it — Ramirez made the decision for himself, stated he was OK with the choice, and it’s clear he did have a critical damage that was not going to be improved by extra punches, or fouls.
Both approach, Espinoza will go on and look to defend his title additional in 2025, and Ramirez will return with choices, too.
