Photos: Yordenis Ugas outpoints Abel Ramos

Welterweight contender Yordenis Ugas outboxed Abel Ramos to win a split decision Saturday at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.

Ugas (26-4, 12 KOs) seemed to control the fight from the outset with his jab but one judge gave Ramos (26-4-2, 20 KOs) nine of the 12 rounds (117-111) while the other two gave had Ugas winning seven rounds (115-113).

Ugas won what the WBA calls its “regular” 147-pound title, which Boxing Junkie doesn’t recognize.

In other fights on the card:

Jesus Ramos (13-0, 12 KOs) stopped Esteban Garcia (14-1, 6 KOs) at 2:45 of Round 2 of a junior welterweight bout. Ramos is the nephew of Abel Ramos. Junior welterweight prospect Omar Juarez (9-0, 4 KOs) defeated Dakota Linger (12-4-2, 8 KOs) by a unanimous decision in an eight-round bout.  Cody Crowley (19-0, 9 KOs) shut out Joseph Torres (22-7-2, 13 KOs) in a 10-round welterweight fight. Batyr Akhmedov (8-1, 7 KOs) needed only 2:19 to stop Rey Perez (24-11, 8 KOs) in a junior welterweight bout. Leduan Barthelemy (16-1-1, 8 KOs) knocked out Recky Dulay (11-9, 8 KOs) at 2:39 of the third round of a lightweight fight.

Here are images from the card. All photos by Sean Michael Ham / TGB Promotions.