Jose Ramirez vs. Jose Zepeda

Jose Carlos Ramirez defended the WBC super lightweight title with a majority decision over Jose Zepeda. Ramirez had to rally in the second half of the fight to retain the super lightweight title with a close, 12-round majority decision over Jose Zepeda on Sunday. Zepeda (30-2, 25 KOs) out-boxed Ramirez (24-0, 16 KOs) for most of the early rounds, using savvy footwork and an accurate southpaw jab to keep the titleholder off-balance and out of range. Ramirez, 26, kept stalking his elusive challenger and finally closed the distance, digging to the body with left hooks that gradually slowed his rival. Zepeda looked good at times and gave Ramirez a lot of trouble. UPPERCUT saw the fight much closer. But UPPERCUT agrees with the decision.

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