Riyadh Season WBC Boxing Grand Prix - Tournament Finals RBR, Today, Dec 20th, LIVE NOW!

Krnjić snatched and hip-tossed Ramírez late in the 6th, but has largely been unable to impose his bulk and physicality. Ramírez putting on a master class without much backward retreat - all circling and combos to body and head while keeping up a sharp and wary defense.

10-9 Ramírez

58-56 Ramírez

 

WBC open scoring after six:

58-56 x3
59-55 x2

All for Ramírez

 

Round 7

Ramírez is doing his level best to push off when Krnjić tries beaching his whale-like self atop him. Krnjić rocked by a left hook. Ramírez levering his arms to pry himself free of clinches and continuing to work both hands wherever he can reach, mostly on Krnjić's body. Feeling the pace, is the Bosnian.

10-9 Ramírez

68-65 Ramírez

 

Round 8

Krnjić is charging in now, trying last-ditch clubbing or uppercut lefts. Ramírez carefully sticking and moving, diving in to slip past the lumpy southpaw jab and getting caught into bearhugs with his face mashed between Krnjić's teats. Ramírez standing up to some tomahawk blows form Krnjić on the inside, wriggling low and out the side door and unloading combos before the big man can recalibrate. Krnjić warned by the ref for a rabbit punch on the break. Ramírez takes a chop on the neck and counters with a right plugged into the belly.

10-9 Ramírez, close

78-74 Ramírez

 

Perhaps no, after being damn near shut out by a cruiserweight.

 

Closest you could have is 77-75 to Ramírez. Even a draw would be a robbery.

(and btw, there are no draws in the Grand Prix; they would go to a WBC Executive Panel tiebreaker judge)

 

Official cards:

Mansour 77-75
Krebs 77-75
Alexich 77-75
Pearson 78-74
Hennick 78-74

UD for Ramírez