Robeisy Eloy Ramírez Carrazana (born 20 December 1993) is a Cuban professional boxer who has held the WBO featherweight title since April 2023. As an amateur, Ramírez won gold medals at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics.
Amateur career
Summer Olympic results
London 2012
Round of 32: Defeated Katsuaki Susa (Japan) 19–7
Round of 16: Defeated Chatchai-decha Butdee (Thailand) 22–10
Quarter-finals: Defeated Andrew Selby (Great Britain) 16–11
Semi-finals: Defeated Michael Conlan (Republic of Ireland) 20–10
Final: Defeated Tugstsogt Nyambayar (Mongolia) 17–14
Rio 2016
Round of 32: Defeated Shiva Thapa (India) 3–0
Round of 16: Defeated Mohamed Hamout (Morocco) 2–1
Quarter-finals: Defeated Zhang Jiawei (China) 3–0
Semi-finals: Defeated Murodjon Akhmadaliev (Uzbekistan) 3–0
Final: Defeated Shakur Stevenson (USA) 2–1
Summer Youth Olympics result
Singapore 2010
Preliminaries: Defeated Stan Nicette (Seychelles) 17–3
Semi-finals: Defeated Dawid Michelus (Poland) 3–1
Final: Shiva Thapa (India) 5–2
Pan American Games result
Guadalajara 2011
Quarter-finals: Defeated John Franklin (USA) RSC 3
Semi-finals: Defeated Braulio Ávila (Mexico) 20–7
Final: Defeated Dagoberto Aguero (Dominican Republic) 24–10
Defection
In July 2018, Ramírez left a Cuban National Team training camp in Aguascalientes, Mexico. The Cuban National Sports Institute stated on its official website that Ramírez was "turning his back" on the team and that "Attitudes like this are far from our values and the discipline that characterises our sport". It was thought that Ramírez had defected from Cuba to become professional, following the likes of Guillermo Rigondeaux, Luiz Ortiz, Yuriorkis Gamboa and Erislandy Lara who had also defected from Cuba to become professional.
Professional career
Early career
On 24 May 2019, Ramírez signed a contract to fight professionally with Top Rank. His promoter Bob Arum stated "The last two-time gold medalist that we signed out of the amateurs, Vasyl Lomachenko, has become a big star. We anticipate the same from Robeisy".
On 10 August 2019, he made his professional debut against the little-known American, Adan Gonzales. Ramírez suffered a shock split decision defeat in which he was knocked down by a left hook within the first minute of the opening round. His second professional fight was against Fernando Ibarra De Anda on 9 November 2019. Ramírez dominated his opponent throughout the bout and in the final round, Ramírez landed a body shot which forced Ibarra to take a knee in a neutral corner. This prompted the referee, Gerard White to end the bout immediately.
On 21 February 2020, Ramírez fought against Rafael Morales. Ramírez dominated throughout the bout and secured victory via fourth round knockout. On 9 June 2020, Ramírez defeated Yeuri Andujar via knockout in the first round. Ramírez knocked his opponent down with a left uppercut in the opening moments of the bout. Andujar managed to recover from the knockdown, however Ramírez swiftly hit his opponent with another left hand which put Andujar on the canvas for a second time in the bout. This caused referee Tony Weeks to end the bout instantly.
On 2 July 2020, Ramírez looked to avenge his only defeat as a professional when he fought against Adan Gonzales for a second time. Ramírez controlled the bout from the outset, and secured a dominant victory after winning every round on each of the three scorecards. On 19 September 2020, Ramírez faced Felix Caraballo. Ramírez won via wide unanimous decision after outboxing his opponent throughout the duration of the bout. Ramírez fought against Brandon Valdes in what would be his fifth bout in less than a year on 12 December 2020. Ramírez secured victory in the sixth round after trapping his opponent against the ropes and unloading a barrage of unanswered punches which forced the referee to end the bout.
Ramírez faced Ryan Lee Allen on the undercard of José Ramírez vs. Josh Taylor on 22 May 2021. In the second round, Ramírez landed a straight left hand which put his opponent on the canvas. Despite Allen recovering from the knockdown, Ramírez proceeded to control the remainder of the bout and won via unanimous decision. On 9 October 2021, Ramírez fought on the undercard of Tyson Fury vs. Deontay Wilder III, in a bout against Orlando Gonzalez Ruiz. Ramírez won via unanimous decision after hurting his opponent on multiple occasions during the fight.