The first post-lockdown fight lasted less than 54 seconds.
Two-time Olympic champion Robeisy Ramirez of Cuba needed only 54 seconds to stop Yeuri Andujar in a scheduled six-round featherweight bout on the Shakur Stevenson-Felix Caraballo card Tuesday at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, his third consecutive stoppage after a shocking loss in his debut.
Ramirez, the last fighter to beat Stevenson, hurt his Dominican foe with a looping left about 30 seconds into the fight and put him down with a follow-up flurry. Andujar got up but went down again from another wide left, which prompted referee Tony Weeks to stop the fight.
Ramirez (3-1, 3 KOs) lost a four-round split decision to unknown Adan Gonzales this past August.
The Cuban, now based in the U.S., defeated Stevenson 2-1 in the gold medal match in 2016 in Rio de Janeiro. Ramriez also won gold in 2012.
He said he’d like to fight Stevenson again.
“I’ve always said that Shakur Stevenson is an opponent I’d like to fight,” he said through a translator after his KO. “I have to say he has had a head start; he’s a world champion already. And he might not be long at 126 pounds, which will be my strength as a pro for a long time.
“Nevertheless, that’s a fight I want. I want to fight the best fightes in the world. I think the Shakur Stevenson fight will happen in the future.”
Andujar (5-4, 3 KOs) has now lost two consecutive fights.