This one won’t sit well with a lot of fans.
Jesus Ramos seemed to control most of his fight against fellow 154-pound contender Erickson Lubin yet lost a unanimous decision on the Canelo Alvarez-Jermell Charlo card Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
The official scores were 117-111, 116-112 and 115-113. Boxing Junkie had it 116-112 for Ramos, eight rounds to four.
Ramos (20-1, 16 KOs) dominated the first two thirds of the fight against his relatively passive opponent, most conspicuously landing hard, eye catching punches to the body consistently.
However, Lubin (26-2, 18 KOs), who had done little more than jab, picked up his pace beginning in Round 9 and began landing combinations as his opponent slowed down and the crowd began to boo.
That activity evidently allowed the Floridian to overtake his 22-year-old foe and win the fight.
The victory was significant for Lubin, who was trying to rebuild his reputation after he was stopped by Sebastian Fundora in April of last year, his second knockout loss.
The 28-year-old has rebounded by winning back-to-back fights, a fifth-round knockout of Luis Arias in June and now a decision over the previously unbeaten fighter from Arizona.
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