By Isaac Nyamungu

Robeisy Ramirez reportedly suffered a bilateral right orbital bone fracture during last Saturday’s replay with Rafael Espinoza, according to the medical report.

The co-main event match between Rafael Espinoza and Robeisy Ramírez ended in the most abrupt fashion when, early in the sixth round, Ramírez raised his left hand, indicating his takedown. The unexpected decision amounted to a technical knockout victory for Espinoza, who positively defended his title for the second time this year.

“In the fourth round he hit me with some follow-up elbows. I complained to the referee about it. He did his job, supposedly, and it happened…I had double vision…I had to make sure I left that ring with my health. Luckily, I’m okay, but I just couldn’t see out of my right eye,” Ramirez said in a post-fight interview.

Ramirez (14-3, 9 KOs) withdrew from the fight early in the sixth round. Thus, he lost a second time against Espinoza (26-0, 22 KO) and failed to regain the WBO featherweight title with this defeat.

In a post-fight interview, Ramirez complained that Espinoza had injured his elbows during the fight and that he felt referee Chris Flores was not up to the task for protect him from mistakes, so he decided that was enough.

“In the fourth round, he hit me with some elbows in the follow-up,” Ramirez said after the fight. “I complained about it to the referee and he is supposed to have done his job. … I had to make a decision for my own health if I am not protected,” he said.

However, orbital damage doesn’t necessarily mean the end of anyone’s career, but anything around the eye is obviously a key issue for a professional fighter.

“Robeisy Ramirez suffered a fractured right orbital bone in his TKO-6 loss to Rafael Espinoza, according to Top Rank spokesperson @KornerMan44,” said Mike Coppinger. About ten seconds into the sixth round, Ramirez stopped after receiving a straight right from Rafael Espinoza. He was reportedly taken to Banner University Medical Center for further medical examination.

Ramírez is currently 30 years old. He would like to have many more years in his career. Ramirez made the call for himself, said he agreed with that choice, and it’s clear he had a serious injury that wasn’t going to be fixed by more punching or beating. mistakes.

Regardless of the outcome, Espinoza will move on and look to further defend his title in 2025, while Ramirez will also board with options.