Close but no cigar
VIKTOR POSTOL had been out of the ring for 16 months before his challenge to Jose Ramirez inside Top Rank’s Bubble in Las Vegas’ MGM Grand on Saturday night (August 29). The WBC and WBO super-lightweight boss, in turn, had not stepped foot in a prize ring for 13 months. The rust showed on their fighting irons as the pair – who had endured two cancellations to this contest due to the coronavirus pandemic – went to work behind closed doors.
In the end, after what on paper was arguably the most talent-laden and evenly-matched bout of the crowd-free era to date, it was the younger and fresher Ramirez who did just about enough to edge the
