NEW YORK — Jose Ramirez left the comforts of California to chase his title shot across the country. Ramirez won his first world title Saturday night with a unanimous decision victory over Amir Imam to win the WBC’s vacant 140-pound belt. Ramirez relentlessly pressured Imam and pounded away with hard left hooks, and Imam just couldn’t keep him off for all three minutes. Ramirez won the final three rounds on all three scorecards after Imam had gotten back into the bout with some good work in the middle rounds. Lozada landed another flurry of punches later in the round and the referee stopped the fight right in front of Verdejo’s incensed corner men.

Source: National Post March 18, 2018 02:31 UTC