Robeisy Ramírez

Robeisy Ramírez
Born	Robeisy Eloy Ramírez Carrazana (1993-12-20) 20 December 1993 (age 31) Cienfuegos, Cuba
Other names	El Tren ("The Train")
Statistics
Weight(s)	Featherweight
Height	5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Reach	68 in (173 cm)
Stance	Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights	17
Wins	14
Wins by KO	9
Losses	3
Medal record Men's amateur boxing Representing  Cuba Olympic Games 2012 London Flyweight 2016 Rio de Janeiro Bantamweight Pan American Games 2011 Guadalajara Flyweight Central American and Caribbean Games 2014 Veracruz Bantamweight Youth Olympic Games 2010 Singapore Bantamweight AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships 2010 Baku Bantamweight

Robeisy Eloy Ramírez Carrazana (born 20 December 1993) is a Cuban professional boxer who held the World Boxing Organization (WBO) featherweight title between April 2023 to December 2023. As an amateur, Ramírez won gold medals at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics.^[1][2]

Amateur career

Highlights

Summer Olympic results London 2012

• Round of 32: Defeated Katsuaki Susa (Japan) 19–7
• Round of 16: Defeated Chatchai-decha Butdee (Thailand) 22–10
• Quarter-finals: Defeated Andrew Selby (Great Britain) 16–11
• Semi-finals: Defeated Michael Conlan (Republic of Ireland) 20–10
• Final: Defeated Tugstsogt Nyambayar (Mongolia) 17–14

Rio 2016

• Round of 32: Defeated Shiva Thapa (India) 3–0
• Round of 16: Defeated Mohamed Hamout (Morocco) 2–1
• Quarter-finals: Defeated Zhang Jiawei (China) 3–0
• Semi-finals: Defeated Murodjon Akhmadaliev (Uzbekistan) 3–0
• Final: Defeated Shakur Stevenson (USA) 2–1

Summer Youth Olympics results Singapore 2010

• Preliminaries: Defeated Stan Nicette (Seychelles) 17–3
• Semi-finals: Defeated Dawid Michelus (Poland) 3–1
• Final: Shiva Thapa (India) 5–2

Pan American Games results Guadalajara 2011

• Quarter-finals: Defeated John Franklin (USA) RSC 3
• Semi-finals: Defeated Braulio Ávila (Mexico) 20–7
• Final: Defeated Dagoberto Aguero (Dominican Republic) 24–10

Defection

In July 2018, Ramírez left a Cuban National Team training camp in Aguascalientes, Mexico. The Cuban National Sports Institute stated on its official website that Ramírez was "turning his back" on the team and that "Attitudes like this are far from our values and the discipline that characterises our sport". It was thought that Ramírez had defected from Cuba to become professional, following the likes of Guillermo Rigondeaux, Luiz Ortiz, Yuriorkis Gamboa and Erislandy Lara who had also defected from Cuba to become professional.^[3][4]

Professional career

Early career

On 24 May 2019, Ramírez signed a contract to fight professionally with Top Rank. His promoter Bob Arum stated "The last two-time gold medalist that we signed out of the amateurs, Vasyl Lomachenko, has become a big star. We anticipate the same from Robeisy".^[5]

On 10 August 2019, he made his professional debut against the little-known American, Adan Gonzales. Ramírez suffered a shock split decision defeat in which he was knocked down by a left hook inside the first minute of the opening round.^[6][7] His second professional fight was against Fernando Ibarra De Anda on 9 November 2019. Ramírez dominated his opponent throughout the bout and, in the final round, landed a body shot which forced Ibarra to take a knee in a neutral corner. This prompted the referee, Gerard White to end the bout immediately.^[8]

On 21 February 2020, Ramírez fought against Rafael Morales. Ramírez dominated throughout the bout and secured victory via fourth round knockout.^[9] On 9 June 2020, Ramírez defeated Yeuri Andujar via knockout in the first round. Ramírez knocked his opponent down with a left uppercut in the opening moments of the bout. Andujar managed to recover from the knockdown, however Ramírez swiftly hit his opponent with another left hand which put Andujar on the canvas for a second time in the bout. This caused referee Tony Weeks to end the bout instantly.^[10]

On 2 July 2020, Ramírez looked to avenge his only defeat as a professional when he fought against Adan Gonzales for a second time. Ramírez controlled the bout from the outset, and secured a dominant victory after winning every round on each of the three scorecards.^[11][12] On 19 September 2020, Ramírez faced Felix Caraballo. Ramírez won via wide unanimous decision after outboxing his opponent throughout the duration of the bout.^[13] Ramírez fought against Brandon Valdes in what would be his fifth bout in less than a year on 12 December 2020. Ramírez secured victory in the sixth round after trapping his opponent against the ropes and unloading a barrage of unanswered punches which forced the referee to end the bout.^[14]

Ramírez faced Ryan Lee Allen on the undercard of José Ramírez vs. Josh Taylor on 22 May 2021. In the second round, Ramírez landed a straight left hand which put his opponent on the canvas. Despite Allen recovering from the knockdown, Ramírez proceeded to control the remainder of the bout and won via unanimous decision.^[15][16] On 9 October 2021, Ramírez fought on the undercard of Tyson Fury vs. Deontay Wilder III, in a bout against Orlando Gonzalez Ruiz. Ramírez won via unanimous decision after hurting his opponent on multiple occasions during the fight.^[17]

Ramírez fought against Eric Donovan on the undercard of Josh Taylor vs. Jack Catterall on 26 February 2022. In the opening round, Ramírez knocked his opponent down after landing a left hand. During the second round, Donovan suffered a cut over his right eye after Ramírez landed a left uppercut. Ramírez started pressuring his opponent in the third round and eventually hit Donovan with a hard left hook which put him against the ropes. Ramírez immediately followed this up with another left hand which knocked Donovan down for a second time. Following the second knockdown, the referee called an end to the bout immediately.^[18][19] On 18 June 2022, Ramírez faced Abraham Nova, on the undercard of Joe Smith Jr vs. Artur Beterbiev. In the opening moments of the third round, Nova landed a right hand which knocked Ramírez off balance. Towards the end of the third round, Ramírez hurt his opponent after landing two heavy left hands. In the fifth round, Ramírez landed a straight left hand to the head of Nova which sent him to the canvas. Ramírez was declared the winner by knockout after the referee promptly ended the bout following the knockdown.^[20][21][22] Ramirez fought Jose Matias Romero on 29 October 2022. He won the fight by 9th round technical knockout.

WBO featherweight champion

Ramírez vs. Dogboe

Ramírez was booked to face the former WBO Junior-featherweight champion Isaac Dogboe on 1 April 2023, in the headliner of an ESPN+ broadcast event, which took place in Tulsa, Oklahoma.^[23] Although it was initially scheduled as an interim title bout, the fight was upgraded to a vacant championship bout on February 9, 2023, after the reigning WBO featherweight champion Emanuel Navarrete vacated the belt in order to compete at super featherweight.^[24] He won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 118–109, 119–108 and 117–110. Ramírez knocked his opponent down with a left hand in the final round of the contest to score the sole knockdown of the fight.^[25]

Ramirez vs. Shimizu

Ramirez made the first defense of his WBO featherweight title against Satoshi Shimizu on 25 July 2023, on the undercard of Naoya Inoue vs. Stephen Fulton. Ramirez dominated and stopped Shimuzu in the 5th round, dropping him once before finishing him off with a flurry of unanswered punches and the referee called off the bout.

Ramirez vs. Espinoza

Making the second defense of his WBO featherweight title, Ramirez took on hard-hitting Mexican boxer Rafael "El Divino" Espinoza on the 9th of December, 2023, at the Charles F. Dodge City Center, Pembroke Pines, Florida, U.S.

Coming into the fight, Ramirez was heralded as the -1200 favorite^[26] to win, but the odds were proven wrong when Espinoza -- despite suffering a knockdown himself early in the fifth round -- toughened his way to a majority decision victory over Ramirez. ^[27]

Post-championship return

Ramírez vs. Benitez

Ramírez was scheduled to face Brandon Leon Benitez in a 10-round featherweight bout at James L. Knight Center in Miami, FL on June 29, 2024.^[28] Ramírez won the fight via stoppage in the seventh round.^[29][30]

WBO featherweight championship rematch

Ramírez vs. Espinoza 2

Ramírez is scheduled to challenge Rafael Espinoza for WBO featherweight title in a championship rematch at Footprint Center in Phoenix, AZ on December 7, 2024.^[31] Ramírez lost the fight by TKO in the 6th round.^[32]

Professional boxing record

17 fights	14 wins	3 losses
By knockout	9	1
By decision	5	2

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
17	Loss	14-3	Rafael Espinoza	TKO	6 (12), 0:12	7 Dec 2024	Footprint Center, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.	For WBO featherweight title
16	Win	14–2	Brandon Leon Benitez	KO	7 (10)	29 Jun 2024	James L. Knight Center, Miami Beach, Florida, US	Won NABO featherweight title
15	Loss	13–2	Rafael Espinoza	MD	12	9 Dec 2023	Charles F. Dodge City Center, Pembroke Pines, Florida, US	Lost WBO featherweight title
14	Win	13–1	Satoshi Shimizu	TKO	5 (12) 1:08	25 Jul 2023	Ariake Arena, Tokyo, Japan	Retained WBO featherweight title
13	Win	12–1	Isaac Dogboe	UD	12	1 Apr 2023	Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tulsa, Oklahoma, US	Won vacant WBO featherweight title
12	Win	11–1	Jose Matias Romero	TKO	9 (10), 2:20	29 Oct 2022	Hulu Theater, New York City, New York, US
11	Win	10–1	Abraham Nova	KO	5 (10), 2:20	18 Jun 2022	Hulu Theater, New York City, New York, US	Won vacant WBO Global and USBA featherweight titles
10	Win	9–1	Eric Donovan	TKO	3 (10), 1:04	26 Feb 2022	OVO Hydro, Glasgow, Scotland
9	Win	8–1	Orlando Gonzalez Ruiz	UD	10	9 Oct 2021	T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nevada, US	Won vacant NABF junior featherweight title
8	Win	7–1	Ryan Lee Allen	UD	6	22 May 2021	Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, Paradise, Nevada, US
7	Win	6–1	Brandon Valdes	TKO	6 (8), 2:58	12 Dec 2020	MGM Grand Conference Center, Paradise, Nevada, US
6	Win	5–1	Felix Caraballo	UD	8	19 Sep 2020	MGM Grand Conference Center, Paradise, Nevada, US
5	Win	4–1	Adan Gonzales	UD	6	2 Jul 2020	MGM Grand Conference Center, Paradise, Nevada, US
4	Win	3–1	Yeuri Andujar	TKO	1 (6), 0:54	9 Jun 2020	MGM Grand Conference Center, Paradise, Nevada, US
3	Win	2–1	Rafeal Morales	KO	4 (6), 2:59	21 Feb 2020	Miccosukee Indian Gaming Resort, Miami, Florida, US
2	Win	1–1	Fernando Ibarra De Anda	KO	6 (6), 1:37	9 Nov 2019	Chukchansi Park, Fresno, California, US
1	Loss	0–1	Adan Gonzales	SD	4	10 Aug 2019	Liacouras Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US

See also

• List of world featherweight boxing champions
• List of southpaw stance boxers
• List of Olympic medalists in boxing
• List of Youth Olympic Games gold medalists who won Olympic gold medals

References

1. "Olympics boxing: Flyweight gold for Robeisy Carrazana Ramirez". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
2. "Rio Olympics 2016: Robeisy Ramirez beats Shakur Stevenson to win bantamweight gold". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
3. "Robeisy Ramirez leaves Cuban national team during training camp". ESPN.co.uk. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
4. "Cuban Olympic boxing champ abandons team in Mexico". reuters.com. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
5. "Top Rank Signs Two-Time Cuban Olympic Gold Medalist Robeisy Ramirez". toprank.com. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
6. "'Upset of the decade?'-Double Olympic gold medallist Robeisy Ramirez loses to complete unknown Adam Gonzales in professional debut". talksport.com. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
7. "Two-time Olympian gold medalist Robeisy Ramirez stunned in pro debut". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
8. "Robeisy Ramirez Gets First Pro Win, Stops Ibarra in Sixth". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
9. "Bomba Gonzalez defeats Baby Juarez". fightnews.com. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
10. "Robeisy Ramirez Floors Yeuri Andujar Twice, Knocks Him Out In First Round". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
11. "Robeisy Ramirez Gets Revenge, Decisions Adan Gonzales Over Six". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
12. "ROBEISY RAMIREZ AVENGES LOSS TO ADAN GONZALES, SHUTS HIM OUT OVER SIX ROUNDS". ringtv.com. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
13. "Robeisy Ramirez Decisions Felix Caraballo Over Eight". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
14. "Robeisy Ramirez Stops Brandon Valdes in Six Rounds". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
15. "Josh Taylor-Jose Ramirez: A new undisputed champion and a shocking upset on the undercard". espn.co.uk. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
16. "Jose Ramirez-Josh Taylor - LIVE Results From Virgin Hotels Las Vegas". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
17. "Robeisy Ramirez Out-Boxes Orlando Gonzalez, Easily Wins Decision On Fury-Wilder Undercard". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
18. "Robeisy Ramirez Blasts Out Eric Donovan in Three Rounds". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
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20. "Robeisy Ramirez Crushes Abraham Nova – Boxing Results". boxing247.com. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
21. "Beterbiev vs Smith highlights and results: Robeisy Ramirez knocks out Abraham Nova in five rounds". badlefthook.com. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
22. "Robeisy Ramirez Sparks Out Abraham Nova With Big Left in Fifth". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
23. Coppinger, Mike (10 January 2023). "Sources: Ramirez, Dogboe to fight for potential WBO title". espn.com. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
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29. Iskenderov, Parviz (30 June 2024). "Robeisy Ramirez KO's Brandon Leon Benitez in seventh round with uppercut". FIGHTMAG.
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32. Gray, Tom (8 December 2024). "Rafael Espinoza vs. Robeisy Ramirez 2 results: Espinoza retains WBO title in six, Ramirez blames elbows". sportingnews.com.

External links

• Boxing record for Robeisy Ramírez from BoxRec (registration required)
• Robeisy Ramírez at Olympedia (archive)
• London 2012 Olympics Profile

Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Vacant Title last held by Adam Lopez	NABF junior featherweight champion 9 October 2021 – 2022 Vacated	Vacant
Vacant Title last held by Brock Jarvis	WBO Global featherweight title 18 June 2022 – 2022 Vacated
Vacant Title last held by Jose Haro	USBA featherweight title 18 June 2022 – 2022 Vacated
World boxing titles
Vacant Title last held by Emanuel Navarrete	WBO featherweight champion 1 April 2023 – 9 December 2023	Succeeded by Rafael Espinoza