Alexis Rocha defeated former unified light welterweight champion Jose Carlos Ramirez by unanimous decision over 10 rounds Saturday night at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The judges scored the welterweight contest 98-91, 98-91 and 97-92.
Those totals made the fight look like a routine beating. It was anything but that. Ramirez (29-4, 18 KOs) applied pressure, landed hard punches, and won enough competitive rounds for several unofficial scorers to have him narrowly in front before the ninth.
Rocha’s southpaw jab, lateral movement, and cleaner combinations gave Ramirez trouble, particularly when t
