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Jose Ramirez (29-1, 18 KOs) had some scary moments in his fight against Rances Barthelemy (30-3-1, 15 KOs) but still scored a unanimous decision. Even though Ramirez was hurt badly early in the fight, he was still able to earn the victory, with the judges seeing it 119-109, 119-109 & 118-110. Ramirez’s victory now lines him up for a big fight later this year.

Ramirez started the fight aggressively in the first round and cut off the ring while Barthelemy landed some hard counterpunches. Ramirez landed a left hook on the body, which buzzed Barthelemy in the second round. Barthelemy landed a straight left hand that had Ramirez hurt badly twice in the third round. The bell would save Ramirez after it appeared to be almost over.

Barthelemy hurt Ramirez again in the fourth round badly as Ramirez showed his warrior heart and came back later in the round. Ramirez went down to the body with a left hook, but Barthelemy continued to land the overhand left. Ramirez had a bounce back round in the fifth as Barthelemy appeared to be taking a breather.

Barthelemy landed three straight left hands that rocked Ramirez again. Ramirez came back with left and right hooks to the body in the sixth round, but Barthelemy’s punches weighed on Ramirez throughout the round. Ramirez stayed busy in the seventh round keeping the fight in close while Barthelemy continued to land one big shot at a time.

The eighth showed both fighters taking the round off and not throwing as many punches. Ramirez adjusted the ninth round and kept his right hand up to avoid Barthelemy’s straight left hand. Ramirez used his left jab to work his way in and then worked the body.

Ramirez controlled the tenth round with his left jab and sometimes landed the overhand right. Barthelemy’s punch output decreased, and he was not throwing enough of the straight left hands that worked for him earlier in the fight. Ramirez landed a flurry of punches towards the end of the 11th round, which prompted referee Jack Reiss to tell Barthelemy’s corner that he was on a short leash. In the last round, both fighters left it all in the ring as Barthelemy landed some big left hands but Ramirez took them and landed the left and right hooks to the body.

Vergil Ortiz Jr. Scores One Punch, First Round Knockout

Vergil Ortiz Jr. (21-0, 21 KOs) wasted no time and landed a hard left hook to the body, sending Thomas Dulorme (26-7-1, 17 KOs) down and out in the first round. Ortiz executed a perfect left hook to the body and when. It landed, Dulorme went down, and was in agonizing pain. He could not get up before the ten count. Ortiz scored an early knockout as he now has an August 3 fight with Tim Tszyu in Los Angeles.

Oscar Duarte Breaks Down ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz To Earn A 9th Round TKO

Oscar Duarte (27-2-1, 22 KOs) did what many couldn’t do, and that was to stop Joseph ‘Jo-Jo’ Diaz Jr (33-6-1, 15 KOs). Duarte broke down Diaz, and a final right hand in the ninth round forced the referee to stop the fight. Although the referee stepped in, seconds after, the towel came flying into the ring, so the fight was going to be stopped one way or the other.

Diaz was in total control from the beginning of the first round. Diaz had a good right jab that was landing and keeping Duarte at bay. Although Duarte was coming forward and cutting off the ring, he didn’t land anything significant, which allowed Diaz to do what he wanted. Duarte landed punches on Diaz’s body and arms as he tried to get something going. Diaz used his good footwork to avoid any punches from landing while still effectively landing that right jab.

The third round was filled with back-and-forth action as both fighters had their moments. Duarte continued to work on the body while Diaz used movement and clean, effective punching. Diaz used good footwork in the fourth round to avoid big shots, while Duarte landed on Diaz’s arms and body.

Duarte hurt Diaz with a big overhand right in the fifth round, but Diaz survived. Duarte continued to pressure Diaz in the sixth round and overwhelm him with punches.

Diaz continued to pull his head back with his hands down in the seventh round, and Duarte made him pay with a left-right hook combination. Although Diaz did some good combination punching, Duarte landed the punches that continued to hurt Diaz. Duarte kept pounding on Diaz in the eighth round, prompting the referee to tell him that he needed to show him something. Finally, in the ninth round, the referee had seen enough and stopped the fight after Diaz was hit with back-to-back punches.

This article first appeared on Fights Around The World and was syndicated with permission.

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