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Ghanaian boxer, Isaac Dogboe has issued an apology following his defeat to Robeisy Ramirez for the WBO featherweight title.<\/p>\n
Dogboe (25-3, 16 KOs) went into the fight with the hope of becoming a two-division world champion but was beaten by the Cuban boxer at the end of the fight.<\/p>\n
The 28-year-old had no real chance of taking full control over Ramirez (12-1, 7 KOs), who had the upper hand over the Ghanaian from the first round.<\/p>\n
Dogboe, after the fight, pointed out his shortcomings.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll like to apologise to my coaches and to the people out there who wished me well. We didn\u2019t get the result we wanted. But we\u2019ll definitely be back,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI fell short tonight. Congratulations to Robeisy Ramirez, he\u2019s a terrific fighter. He\u2019s a great guy. I was the aggressor [but] I guess I wasn\u2019t aggressive enough.<\/p>\n
\u201cI guess I couldn\u2019t push enough as we all would have loved me to push but I\u2019ll be back.\u201d<\/p>\n
Taking command in the early stages, Ramirez delivered a hot uppercut that forced Dogboe to clinch in the second round, while the Ghanaian fighter was caught by a succession of precise left hands in the sixth round.<\/p>\n
Dogboe dug deep in round eight, lashing back with body shots, but Ramirez kept him at bay with straight left hands before this potent punch knocked his opponent to the canvas in the closing round.<\/p>\n
Following 12 rounds of action, the judges were unanimous in their decision, scoring it 117-110, 118-109, 119-108 all in favour of the Cuban, who now claims the vacant WBO featherweight title.<\/p>\n
Relive the fight, round-by-round through this thread from our reporter Nathaniel Attoh, who was ringside in Tulsa, Oklahoma.<\/p>\n
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