Robeisy Ramirez (14-3, 9 KOs) pulled off a classic no mas in the sixth round, losing by TKO in his rematch against WBO featherweight champion Rafael Espinoza (26-0, 22 KOs) on Saturday night at the Footprint Center in Phoenix. , Arizona. The stoppage time was 12 seconds from the sixth lap.
At the start of the sixth, Robeisy suddenly stopped fighting after taking a right hand over the right eye. The punch caused Robeisy’s eye to immediately begin to swell during the post-fight press conference.
Ramirez, 30, later claimed that Espinoza had broken his elbow and had double vision in his right eye. He said he could not see out of his eye and was looking after his health when he decided to stop fighting. Robeisy wasn’t faking it because his eye swelled up moments after the fight.
Robeisy had gotten the better of the 6’1″ Espinoza in the first four rounds, and had only landed a few shots in the fifth. It wasn’t anything devastating looking. It was very strange. It’s disappointing that it’s going to end like this because prevents Robeisy and Espinoza from proving who is the better man.
After this loss, there will be calls for Robeisy to retire because he is certainly not the same fighter he was when he won two Olympic gold medals. He’s put on weight and doesn’t look like the same fighter he was.
