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by Cliff Rold - 31-year old Cuban import Guillermo Rigondeaux of Miami, Florida, needed two attempts to successfully flee the rule of Fidel Castro. He needed only nine fights and six rounds to win his first major professional title.
Scoring a knockdown in the first, Rigondeaux (9-0, 7 KO) waited out 24-year old WBA Jr. Welterweight titlist Rico Ramos (20-1, 11 KO) of Pico Rivera, California, before finding a sensational left to the body to end matters in the sixth on Friday night at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Rigondeaux weighed in below the division limit at 120 ½ lbs. while Ramos came in spot on at 122. The referee was Joe Cortez.
Coiled like a rattlesnake, Rigondeaux held his arms high and tense, waiting for opportunities to level straight southpaw lefts. He found room for them to the head and body but one at a time in the first two minutes. He found room for something better in the final minute, a left scraping across the forehead of Ramos and sending him to the ropes. Rigondeaux followed and Ramos was shortly on the floor.
Ramos beat the count on shaky legs and Rigondeaux was warned for not going to the neutral corner, buying Ramos critical seconds. Rigondeaux attacked with lefts but couldn’t land a finishing blow and Ramos made it to the corner. [Click Here To Read More]
Scoring a knockdown in the first, Rigondeaux (9-0, 7 KO) waited out 24-year old WBA Jr. Welterweight titlist Rico Ramos (20-1, 11 KO) of Pico Rivera, California, before finding a sensational left to the body to end matters in the sixth on Friday night at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Rigondeaux weighed in below the division limit at 120 ½ lbs. while Ramos came in spot on at 122. The referee was Joe Cortez.
Coiled like a rattlesnake, Rigondeaux held his arms high and tense, waiting for opportunities to level straight southpaw lefts. He found room for them to the head and body but one at a time in the first two minutes. He found room for something better in the final minute, a left scraping across the forehead of Ramos and sending him to the ropes. Rigondeaux followed and Ramos was shortly on the floor.
Ramos beat the count on shaky legs and Rigondeaux was warned for not going to the neutral corner, buying Ramos critical seconds. Rigondeaux attacked with lefts but couldn’t land a finishing blow and Ramos made it to the corner. [Click Here To Read More]
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