By Adam Baskin: Ultra talented Cuban two-time Olympic gold medalist Robeisy Ramirez (10-1,6 KOs) stole the show on Saturday night with a beautiful one-punch knockout victory over highly ranked super featherweight Abraham ‘Super’ Nova (21-1, 15 KOs) in the chief support bout at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Robeisy lured Nova in by taunting him repeatedly during the first four rounds, then nailed him with a perfectly placed left to the head that knocked him flat in the fifth round.
Nova was badly hurt and unable to get back up, forcing the referee to halt the fight on the spot. The official tome of the stoppage was at 2:20 of round five.
Robeisy’s fighting style was entirely different from the one that he utilized to defeat Shakur Stevenson and win two Olympic gold medals. He was sitting down on his punches a lot more than he did when he fought in the amateurs and focusing more on fighting with a pro style.
“It was all about the strategy,” said Robeisy after the fight. “I’m blessed to work with Ismael Salas, who is a genius in my corner. It really was about setting up that shot.
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“If you watch the fight, it was about working, tapping the body until that opening was created,” Robeisy continued. “I knew he was dangerous, so I had to be careful, but when I saw my opening, I took it and I finished the fight.”
Robeisy was throwing a lot of left hands, and not putting much effort into hitting Nova with right hands.
