Robeisy Ramirez's 'no Mas' second results in Rafael Espinoza's sixth spherical TKO

Robeisy Ramirez efficient sufficient to maybe avenge one other loss Saturday evening.

Then he channeled his internal Roberto Duran.

After absorbing a flush proper hand to his broken proper eye, Ramirez turned his again on Rafael Espinoza, waved his glove and delivered a “no mas” second within the sixth spherical of their featherweight championship rematch. As Ramirez pulled away from Espinoza (26-0, 22 KOs), referee Chris Flores had no selection however to cease their scheduled 12-round, 126-pound title battle 12 seconds after the beginning of the sixth spherical on the Footprint Heart in Phoenix.

Cuban Ramirez (14-3, 9 KOs) instructed ESPN's Bernardo Osuna throughout his post-fight interview that he stop boxing as a result of he couldn't see out of his proper eye. Ramirez instructed his head coach, Ismael Salas, that he was affected by double imaginative and prescient earlier than getting off his stool to start the sixth spherical.

“Look, what finally occurred was within the fourth spherical he hit me with some elbows within the follow-up,” Ramirez instructed Osuna. “I complained to the referee about it. He did his job, supposedly, and that's what occurred.

“Look, I needed to decide for my very own well being, if I'm not protected. Look, I had double imaginative and prescient and I had to ensure I left that ring with my well being. You see I'm okay, fortunately, however I simply couldn't see out of my proper eye.

Ramirez led for 5 rounds in accordance with judges Tim Cheatham and Dennis O'Connell, who each led the two-time Olympic gold medalist by one level, 48-47. Decide Zachary Younger had Espinoza forward 49-46 getting into the sixth spherical.

Espinoza expressed doubts about why Ramirez refused to proceed within the Prime Rank co-feature forward of the WBO junior light-weight championship rematch between champion Emanuel Navarrete and former champion Oscar Valdez.

“I hit a clear shot, that proper hand, and he felt that energy,” Espinoza instructed Osuna. “I believe he felt the ability. He was beginning to really feel my stress constructing, and I believe the battle was turning by way of the wind. [It] was in my favor. He felt my energy and I believe he knew what was coming subsequent. Ramirez was a 16-1 favourite to beat Espinoza of their first battle, however the unheralded Espinoza upset him by majority determination nearly a yr to the day earlier in Pembroke Pines, Florida. Guadalajara's Espinoza got here off the canvas after a fifth-round knockdown in December 2023, which compelled Espinoza to take a knee late within the match.^th spherical and received their “Battle of the Yr” candidate on two scorecards (115-111, 114-112, 113-113).