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Jose ramirez boxer vs josh taylor9/10/2023 Underdog Ramirez started aggressively, catching Taylor with a jab late in the first round and continuing to impress in the second by giving the Scot trouble with a flurry of shots up against the ropes. Often fights with so much on the line can take time to heat up, but this one hurled out the blocks as the bell echoed out, both fighters catching each other with body shots early. There was everything to lose in Nevada, but glory was also within the grasp of the two men. Question marks were raised about the promotion of the event, billed as bout of the year, with fellow Briton Billy Joe Saunders fighting in front of a record indoor US crowd with Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez a fortnight prior.īut there were no doubts about the quality fight fans were about to witness, with four world title belts on the line and two unbeaten records consisting of 43 contests between two pristine fighters in their prime. 5 Live Boxing with Costello & Bunce: Instant reaction as Taylor beats Ramirez.'It would be amazing' - Taylor open to Crawford fight.Victory in the epic contest at the Virgin Hotel in Nevada, less than seven years on from winning gold at Glasgow's Commonwealth games as an amateur, means Taylor retains his IBF and WBA titles while adding the WBO and WBC belts to his cabinet. Taylor stood in the middle of the ring, smiling and posing for photos with all four major belts, basking in his historic moment.Taylor, who is undefeated in 18 bouts after inflicting Ramirez's first loss, is just the fifth man in the sport to hold all four belts in a division. Taylor circled Ramirez and boxed his way to the victory that yielded a well-deserved celebration.īefore the fight, Top Rank founder and CEO Bob Arum said Taylor could move up to welterweight to face Terence "Bud" Crawford, who also was previously the undisputed champion in the 140-pound division.īut Saturday night was for relishing the type of victory that so few fighters achieve in their careers. Trainer Ben Davison's game plan worked perfectly, especially as Ramirez tried to push the tempo in the later rounds. It was all part of the mind games to get in his head, to make him more eager to jump in at me and be more aggressive, to use his aggression against him." "I got nothing but love for Ramirez," Taylor told ESPN in his post-fight interview. Taylor said he wanted to apologize for any perceived slights against the former champion out of Avenal, California. Taylor also sparked a scuffle with Ramirez that forced both men to be separated.Īfter the fight, Taylor and Ramirez shared an embrace and a long conversation near Ramirez's corner. Taylor jawed with Ramirez during Thursday's faceoff and even at Friday's weigh-in. ![]() Taylor's blueprint in the ring mirrored what it was like during fight week. ![]() Even though Ramirez steadied himself and even won a few rounds in the latter half of the fight, Taylor did a good job of staying at range, not allowing Ramirez to catch him with a big power shot and picking his own opportunities to strike. With a little more than 10 seconds left in the round, Taylor didn't have time to push for the stoppage. He wobbled as he made it to his feet before referee Kenny Bayless could finish the count. Ramirez recovered well enough to keep Taylor at bay for the rest of the round but that wasn't the case in the seventh.Īs the two men were exiting a clinch, Taylor landed a lead, left uppercut that sent Ramirez to the canvas. ![]() In the sixth round, the southpaw dropped Ramirez with a short, left counterpunch. They cheered early and chanted his name as Ramirez connected early in the fight.īut once Taylor (18-0, 13 KOs) took control in the middle rounds, it was the small Scottish contingent that was loudest. Most of the limited-capacity, sold-out crowd inside the theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas cheered for Ramirez (26-1, 17 KOs). I've trained for this moment all my life." "I've dreamt of it so many times over, man. "I've dedicated my whole life for this moment," Taylor said in the post-fight interview on ESPN. He becomes only the sixth male boxer in the four-division era (since 1988) to become an undisputed champion and the first Scottish fighter to accomplish the feat. In one of the rarest fights in boxing - an undisputed title fight featuring two undefeated boxers in their prime - Taylor was the one who made history Saturday night.īehind the strength of two knockdowns, Taylor picked up a 114-112 unanimous decision - all three judges scored it the same - over Jose Ramirez. LAS VEGAS - Josh Taylor jumped on someone's shoulders, pumped his fists and cheered along with the small section of his supporters nestled behind one of the corners.
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