Vivas (21-1, 11 KOs) won six of the eight rounds on each of the three scorecards. The Coria cheering section, along with the fighter from Moreno Valley, California, were displeased when the decision was announced. Despite being knocked down twice and being deducted a point for a foul, Vivas pulled out a unanimous decision victory with a 75-74 score on all three scorecards. It's going to be hard to find a better fight on this undercard than Jose Vivas-Louie Coria.īoth featherweights stood on the inside, and they traded power punches for nearly their entire featherweight bout. Vivas wins controversial decision over Coria Rodriguez will now have to rebuild his career, while Sims easily picks up his best win to date. It's a stunning upset for Rodriguez, who was taking a significant step up in competition against Sims. Rodriguez (11-1-1, 10 KOs) struggled to deal with Sims' straight punches and a big right hand that landed often, including a big one in the sixth round that staggered the boxer from Santo Domingo, Puerto Rico. Sims (16-2-1, 5 KOs) controlled the action up the middle for most of the bout. Sims won a majority decision, 78-74, 78-74, 76-76, over the highly touted and previously undefeated Rodriguez. The junior welterweight out of Chicago earned a major victory over undefeated prospect Elvis Rodriguez, and it wasn't even close. But even with the victory, questions will still linger about exactly what the 31-year-old has left in his career. He threw his own southpaw lefts with Lundy on the ropes, including one that Lundy shook off. In that 10th round, Zepeda had his best round. It was a muted applause for a fight that lacked a ton of action. The reaction before the final round from the crowd inside the hotel's theater said volumes about the bout. Zepeda (34-2, 26 KOs) peppered Lundy but was reluctant to get into big exchanges and let his hands loose. Zepeda, who hails from Long Beach, California, looked to pick his spots to attack, but he was never able to get into a good rhythm. Lundy (31-9-1, 14 KOs) kept looking for a long left that the Philadelphia native threw deep from his southpaw position. Neither fighter landed any big punches of note. 1 ranked junior welterweight by the WBC - winning six of the last seven rounds. Zepeda picked up the unanimous decision with 98-92 scores on all three judges' cards on the final bout of the Taylor-Ramirez undercard. The approach was more than enough to get the win. Against Lundy, Zepeda was much more reserved and measured in his attack. Last year, Zepeda was dropped four times before he knocked out Ivan Baranchyk in what many called the best fight of 2020. More results: Zepeda still in title contention after decision winįor Jose Zepeda, Saturday's bout against Hank Lundy was about learning how much he had left following one of the most brutal fights in recent boxing history. That game plan allowed Taylor to seal the historic victory. While Ramirez was able to steady himself the rest of the fight, he wasn't able to sting Taylor, who circled Ramirez and boxed well from range. Ramirez staggered to get to his feet and was able to survive the final few seconds of the round. As the two men came out of a clinch, Taylor unleashed a left uppercut from distance that landed flush on Ramirez's chin. In the sixth round, Taylor dropped Ramirez (26-1, 17 KOs) with a short left hand that didn't appear to significantly hurt the Mexican-American fighter out of Avenal, California.īut in the seventh round, Taylor caught Ramirez with a shot that almost forced a stoppage. Taylor (18-0, 13 KOs) used two big rounds in the middle of the fight to give him enough cushion for the victory. Taylor also becomes the first Scottish fighter to hold all four titles in any division. Taylor becomes only the sixth men's boxer to claim undisputed champion status in the four-belt era (since 1988). Taylor did enough to pick up the unanimous decision at the Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, winning 114-112 on all three scorecards. Only one could make history and remain undefeated. LAS VEGAS - Josh Taylor and Jose Ramirez's undisputed junior welterweight title fight lived up to the billing. Josh Taylor-Jose Ramirez: A new undisputed champion and a shocking upset on the undercard You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser
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