Isaac Dogboe, a Ghanaian boxer, has apologised for his loss to Robeisy Ramirez for the WBO featherweight title.
Dogboe (25-3, 16 KOs) entered the fight hoping to become a two-division world champion but was defeated by the Cuban boxer at the end.
The 28-year-old had no chance of dominating Ramirez (12-1, 7 KOs), who had the upper hand over the Ghanaian since the first round.
Following the fight, Dogboe pointed out his flaws.
“I’ll like to apologise to my coaches and to the people out there who wished me well. We didn’t get the result we wanted. But we’ll definitely be back,” he said.
“I fell short tonight. Congratulations to Robeisy Ramirez, he’s a terrific fighter. He’s a great guy. I was the aggressor [but] I guess I wasn’t aggressive enough.
“I guess I couldn’t push enough as we all would have loved me to push but I’ll be back.”
Taking control early on, Ramirez landed a hard uppercut in the second round, forcing Dogboe to clinch, before being caught by a series of precise left hands in the sixth round.
In round eight, Dogboe dug deep, lashing out with body shots, but Ramirez kept him at bay with straight left hands until this potent punch knocked his opponent to the canvas in the final round.
The judges were unanimous in their decision after 12 rounds of action, scoring it 117-110, 118-109, and 119-108 in favour of the Cuban, who now holds the vacant WBO featherweight title.
Relive the fight round by round with this thread from our ringside reporter Nathaniel Attoh in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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Source: Joy Sports
