What Next for Jose Ramirez After His Disappointing Defeat to Josh Taylor?

The main event encounter between Josh Taylor and Jose Ramirez unquestionably stayed true to the buzz created around it. The bout between the two went until the last bell and both the pugilists showcased every weapon from their arsenal. Yet, Ramirez fell short of claiming a win in the biggest and perhaps the most important fight of his career.

He began the fight on a thrilling note as he constantly pressurized Taylor with his assaults. ‘Jaguar’ was even close to knocking down Taylor in the initial few rounds in the fight. However, he couldn’t capitalise on his momentum and failed to batter the Scottish boxer.

Ramirez even fell prey to ‘The Tartan Tornado’s ferocious hitting and went down on the canvas twice. The knockdowns broke Ramirez’s focus, but he somehow regained himself to put some beatings back 0n his contemporary.

And … Scene.

Who took it?#RamirezTaylor decision on tap on ESPN pic.twitter.com/Itxi6dxuhR

— Top Rank Boxing (@trboxing) May 23, 2021

‘Jaguar’ fared well in the concluding rounds and went full throttle against Taylor. But that just wasn’t enough for him to win this fight. Moving further, Ramirez will now have to employ his best work ethics to get his boxing run back on track.

Also, even after scoring his first career loss against Taylor, the Californian still has an exemplary record of 26-1. Moreover, with his stern boxing run in the super-lightweight roster, Ramirez will be able to get his hands on some rugged contenders like Regis Prograis, Jose Zepeda, and more.

The 28-year-old will only like to fight some top-notch contenders like these so that he could add constant wins to his resume. And subsequently, fight for the title again.

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Can Jose Ramirez still become the undisputed champ of the 140-pound roster?

Ramirez ranks among the hottest talents in the super-lightweight division. Even after scoring a loss against Taylor, the former champ still has a lot left in the bag to add on to his decorated boxing run.

Additionally, Taylor expressed his desire to move up to welterweight after becoming the undisputed champ. Citing that, all the straps at this weight class might be vacant and that will put Ramirez on top of contention for an undisputed fight again.

But prior to that, ‘Jaguar’ will have to earn his shot by beating his next few opponents in the biggest possible way. With that, it’ll be interesting to see how things get aligned for the stout Jose Ramirez.

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