By Chris Williams: Jose Ramirez (26-0, 17 KOs) held onto his WBC/WBO light-welterweight titles on Saturday night with a controversial 12 round majority decision over his WBC mandatory challenger Viktor Postol (31-3, 12 KOs) at The Bubble in the MGM Grand conference room in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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The judges scored it 115-113, 116-112 for Ramirez and 114-114 even. Boxing News 24 had Postol winning 116-112 [eight rounds to four].
Ramirez couldn’t get to Postol
The former WBC 140-lb champion Postol kept Ramirez at the end of his jab all night and peppered him with beautiful left-fight combinations down the stretch in the second of the fight. Ramirez emptied his gas tank after the 7th, and he looked exhausted as he plodded around the ring, trying to get to Postol.
It’s unclear whether Ramirez had problems making weight for the fight, given that he never looked this exhausted in his past fight. From the 8th, Ramirez resembled a much older fighter than his 28 years. He looked worn, old, and tired as he slowly tried to cut off the ring.
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