Erickson Lubin took the victory against Jesus Alejandro Ramos when the pair squared off at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday, September 30. The bout served as the co-feature on the Showtime PPV card, topped by Canelo Alvarez’s undisputed super middleweight title defense against Jermell Charlo.
The scheduled for 12 rounds super welterweight contest went the full distance. The scores were 115-113, 116-112 and 117-111, all in favor of Lubin.
With the victory by a controversial unanimous decision, former interim WBC 154-pound title challenger Erickson Lubin improved to 26-2, 18 KOs. The 28-year-old southpaw of Orlando, Florida, who was arguably robbed of the win, secured his second win in a row.
“We went in there to feel him out and box him and beat him to the punch with counters because of his strength,” said Lubin. “It was working all night. I was sticking and moving. It was ‘Boxing 101’.”
“My jab was landing all night. He had all his success when I was on the ropes. My coach was telling me to stay off the ropes, so I was trying my best to do that. He didn’t show it too much, but I buzzed him a few times.”
“This shows that I’m no gatekeeper. I’m one of the top dogs in the division. I need a title shot. If those belts present themselves at 154 pounds, I’d like to fight for those belts.”
Jesus Alejandro Ramos dropped to 20-1, 16 KOs. Casa Grande, Arizona native suffered his first career defeat.
“I felt like I did a little more than him, but that’s alright,” said Ramos. “Congratulations to Erickson Lubin. He was sharp. He had a good game plan. Congratulations to him, it’s back to the drawing board. We’ll come back.”
“I felt like I was just trying to show different dimensions to my game and not just come forward. It is what it is. I’ll take this loss, come back and learn from it. I learned not to let it go to the judges. Maybe I don’t put it on cruise control next time. A little more pressure. I’ll learn from this. It was a good experience.”
In Australia, the event aired on Sunday, October 1 live on Kayo.
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