In the opening fight of the Showtime pay-per-view telecast for the Gervonta Davis vs Isaac Cruz, Miguel Marriaga took on Eduardo Ramirez at the Staples Center. The pair fought for ten rounds in a featherweight clash. Eduardo Ramirez, who went into the fight with a three-fight stoppage streak, promised to put on a show against Marriaga.

And the pair delivered on that promise in the fight. The fight featured the classic quick feet, fast punching, and movement that comes with the featherweight division. Both fighters fought their hearts out, standing in the center of the ring and just swinging at each other. The fight got a lot of reactions from the crowd every time Ramirez or Marriaga stunned their opponent.

Ramirez started off the fight strong, putting pressure on Marriaga with high volumes of punches. Ramirez connected well on multiple occasions, stunning and knocking his opponent down. After ten rounds, the fight went to the judge’s scorecard. All three judges scored the fight 99-90 to declare the winner by way of unanimous decision, Eduardo Ramirez.

This fight pits Ramirez as the top contender in the division as he looks to get a title shot in 2022. Although Ramirez was unable to finish the fight, he did put on the pressure relentlessly at Marriaga. Ramirez poses a threat to any fighter in the division purely based on his boxing volume and pressure.

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Prior to the fight, Ramirez vowed to put on a show for the fans; here’s what he said.

Eduardo Ramirez makes good on his promise

Ramirez hoped to secure a world title eliminator with a win against Marriaga. He knew he had to put on a show for the fans and capitalize on this opportunity. “In the end, whether the win comes by knockout or decision, it doesn’t really matter to me. What matters the most is the work that I put in the gym day in and day out for this fight to be reflected in the ring. I just want to give the fans a great show,” Ramirez said.

Ramirez also spoke about the world title opportunity that presented itself if he would win the fight. “As far as the world title opportunity, we do hope that a win brings me a title eliminator shot or perhaps even a world title fight. But in the end, I have to go step-by-step. I can’t look past this fight, otherwise none of my ambitions are going to come true.” Ramirez continued.

Well, he delivered on his promise and put on a great fight. Who should Ramirez fight next?

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