José Ramirez (V) x José Pedraza (D) – Resultados

Última atualização em 5 de março de 2022 às 19h12 por Erwin Noguera

José Ramírez derrotou ex-duas divisões campeão mundial, José Pedraza, por decisão unânime na noite de sexta-feira, no Salvar Mart Center em um junior welterweight main event.

Ramirez (27-1, 17 KOs) was back on the winning track following last May’s decision loss against Josh Taylor; that time, in a matchup for the undisputed title. Pedraza (29-4, 14 KOs) had some success in the middle rounds, keeping Ramirez encurralados e dando socos nas cordas. Ramírez was up by two points on all three judges’ scorecards entering the 11th round. Then, he increased the pressure in the final two rounds, outscoring Pedraza 116-112, 116-112, and 116-112.

Primeiros ataques

Desde o início da luta, Ramirez foi muito assertivo com seus golpes frontais; mandando seu oponente para as cordas em alguns pontos do primeiro round. Pedraza estava tendo muitas dificuldades, pois era constantemente forçado a ceder terreno. Não encontrou buracos claros para seus contra-ataques devido aos bloqueios e movimentos da cintura do rival e sua força e potência eram inferiores.

Pouco a pouco, Pedraza landed some accurate blow on a counterattack. However, Ramírez was achieving a very important advantage on the cards.

Aware that this was a momentous opportunity and that victory was slipping away from him, Pedraza put in a little extra effort trying to come back and win the fight. Thanks to this, achieving his best results past the halfway point with precise counterpunches accompanied by elusive actions. That generated serious tactical complications for Ramírez while allowing him to avoid very dangerous hands.

However, although he also knew how to make himself resistant by increasing his mobility and using punctual jabs; Pedraza had lost too many rounds in the first half. Thus, although the visitor came to shake his opponent somewhat with a left hook, a final increase in aggressiveness was enough for Ramirez to connect more fists than his rival in some of the episodes and secure victory.

Last Round

In the 11th round, Pedraza did well with lead lefts, landing an excellent way to Ramírez queixo no primeiro minuto. Ramirez então avançou com seu ataque sabendo que não precisava de uma paralisação; lutar bem controlado foi mais que suficiente no resto do caminho para vencer esta rodada. Na rodada final, Ramírez quase deu um shutout, mas ainda assim cuidou de um contra-ataque deixado por Pedraza, who was lucky to survive the distance.