Linden's undefeated Joey Spencer took a huge step up in competitors on Saturday during his battle with fellow unbeaten junior middleweight Jesus Ramos.

Something had to offer and Spencer lost the initial expert fight of his boxing career. Spencer (16-1, 10 kos) was knocked down in the preliminary as well as never ever recuperated, at some point shedding by TKO when Spencer's dad, as well as instructor Jason Spencer, stopped the fight at the 1:25 mark of the 7th round.

Ramos (20-0, 16 kos) struck Spencer with a left hook with about 25 secs left in the preliminary, placing Spencer on the canvas for the first time in his professional profession. Spencer traded with Ramos during the final 12 seconds of the period, however, never had the ability to recoup to the point where he was leading in the fight.

" I came out certain very early as well as got struck," Spencer stated. "I got captured. That knocked me off of my tactical plan. I ought to have been able to bounce back however it is what it is. I just need to take a little rest as well as come back."

" I felt like I looked really good," Ramos said. "I showed some angles. After the first round knockdown, I got a little carried away with my power a little bit, so I took a while to begin servicing whatever we practiced in the fitness center."

Spencer got on his feet when the spell was called. However, a left-right-left-right-left mix by Ramos was why Spencer's edge called off the rest of the battle.

Spencer fought a spirited fight yet resisted Ramos, that entered the card encountering more powerful competitors during his go up the ladder than Spencer has. Ramos landed 172 of 413 complete strikes and connected on 147 of 317 power shots. Spencer tried 355 strikes but linked on just 48. Spencer landed just one stab. Ramos landed 32 body shots to Spencer's 13.

Spencer continues to be one of the young top-quality prospects in his weight department. The loss needs to be an excellent learning experience for Spencer as he gets ready for future spells versus other possibly more powerful challengers. At age 23, he continues to be plenty young adequate to get better from the loss and also have brighter days ahead.