Ramos on loss to Lubin: ‘I learned not to let it go to the judges’

In the co-main event of Canelo-Charlo on Saturday night, 154-pound contender Erickson Lubin (26-2, 18 KOs) took home a controversial unanimous decision over the previously unbeaten Jesus Ramos Jr. (20-1, 16 KOs) at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Lubin won by scores of 117-111, 116-112 and 115-113.

“We went in there to feel him out and box him and beat him to the punch with counters because of his strength,” Lubin said. “It was working all night. I was sticking and moving. It was ‘Boxing 101’.”

Ramos, who outlanded Lubin 145 to 92, thought he did enough to get the win.

“I felt like I did a little more than him, but that’s alright,” said Ramos. “Congratulations to Erickson Lubin. He was sharp. He had a good game plan. Congratulations to him; it’s back to the drawing board. We’ll come back.”

Having previously lost a pair of fights to Jermell Charlo and Sebastian Fundora, Lubin put himself back into contention for another world title fight with the win on Saturday. The 27-year-old’s success came mainly off the back foot as he frequently allowed Ramos to come to him and walked him into counter shots.

Photo: Ryan Hafey/PBC

“My jab was landing all night,” said Lubin. “He had all his success when I was on the ropes. My coach was telling me to stay off the ropes, so I was trying my best to do that. He didn’t show it too much, but I buzzed him a few times.”

Ramos coasted in the final rounds of the fight; he did not keep his foot on the gas, and it cost him, which he said he’ll learn from moving forward.

“It is what it is. I’ll take this loss, come back and learn from it,” he said. “I learned not to let it go to the judges. Maybe I don’t put it on cruise control next time—a little more pressure. I’ll learn from this. It was a good experience.”

Lubin, who threw more punches than Ramos(532 to 499), wants a title shot.

“This shows that I’m no gatekeeper,” said Lubin. “I’m one of the top dogs in the division. I need a title shot. If those belts present themselves at 154 pounds, I’d like to fight for those belts.”

Ramos had this fight and gave it up in the later rounds. He’ll be kicking himself after this loss.