Victor Emilio Ramirez vs. Ola Afolabi
Victor Emilio Ramirez 199 lbs beat Ola Afolabi 199 lbs by UD in round 12 of 12
- Date: 2015-04-10
- Location: Villa La Ñata Sporting Club, Benavídez, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Referee: Pete Podgorski
- Judge: Ricardo Duncan 116-111
- Judge: Cesar Ramos 115-111
- Judge: Alejandro Lopez Cid 115-111
Former WBO World Cruiserweight champion Ramirez, who lost his WBO belt by 12 round decision to Marco Huck, wins interim IBF World Cruiserweight title, Yoan Pablo Hernandez unable to defend due to injury.
Afolabi appeared to win the seventh and ninth rounds, and perhaps the tenth, outworking Ramirez technically to some degree. After issuing Afolabi two warnings for low blows, referee Pete Podgorski penalized Afolabi two points in the eleventh round for a flagrant low blow. Without the two point deduction, Afolabi had to win one more round for the fight to end in a majority draw. Judges Ramos and Lopez Cid had the bout 115-111 for Ramirez, which would have been 115-113 without the two point deduction. The final judge Duncan, saw the bout at 116 to 111.
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