Jose Ramirez retained his WBC light-welterweight title with a majority decision win over Jose Zepeda in California on Sunday.
Ramirez (24-0) came out on top after a battle with Zepeda (30-2) at the Save Mart Center.
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Judges scored the fight 116-112 and 115-113 in Ramirez's favour, while the other had it a draw at 114-114.
It marked Ramirez's second successful defence of a title he first won in March last year.
Zepeda went the distance for the first time in his career, but fell short against his fellow American, who finished with a flurry.
Both guys leaving it all in the ring at the end of the fight #RamirezZepeda pic.twitter.com/yiqYls6xS3
— Top Rank Boxing (@trboxing) February 11, 2019
