Cody Crowley outworks Abel Ramos to win majority decision
Hard work often produces good results.
Welterweight contender Cody Crowley proved that once again against Abel Ramos, pressuring Ramos from beginning to end to win a majority decision on the David Benavidez-Caleb Plant show Saturday in Las Vegas.
The officials scores were 116-112, 115-113 and 114-114. Boxing Junkie scored it 116-112, eight rounds to four.
Crowley (22-0, 9 KOs) pinned Ramos (27-6-2, 21 KOs) against the ropes and fired away round after round, simply outworking his more-experienced opponent.
Ramos also had success in a competitive fight, finding openings to land many of the cleanest shots of the fight.
That was particularly obvious in Round 11, in which Ramos landed a right hand that appeared to force Crowley to touch the canvas for a knockdown. However, a ringside official ruled before the start of Round 12 that the glove hadn’t hit the mat.
In the end, the fight seemed to come down to math: Crowley landed more punches, which generally wins fights.
The fight was billed as a WBC title eliminator. Crowley is ranked No. 3, Ramos No. 6.