▁had ▁also ▁defect ed ▁from ▁Cuba ▁to ▁become ▁professional . ▁ ▁Professional ▁career ▁ ▁Early ▁career ▁On ▁ 2 4 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁Ram í rez ▁signed ▁a ▁contract ▁to ▁fight ▁profession ally ▁with ▁Top ▁Rank . ▁His ▁prom oter ▁Bob ▁Ar um ▁stated ▁" The ▁last ▁two - time ▁gold ▁medal ist ▁that ▁we ▁signed ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁am ateurs , ▁Vas yl ▁L om achen ko , ▁has ▁become ▁a ▁big ▁star . ▁We ▁anticip ate ▁the ▁same ▁from ▁Rob e isy ". ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 0 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁he ▁made ▁his ▁professional ▁debut ▁against ▁the ▁little - known ▁American , ▁Ad an ▁Gonz ales . ▁Ram í rez ▁suffered ▁a ▁shock ▁split ▁decision ▁defeat ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁knock ed ▁down ▁by ▁a ▁left ▁hook ▁within ▁the ▁first ▁minute ▁of ▁the ▁opening ▁round . ▁His ▁second ▁professional ▁fight ▁was ▁against ▁Fernando ▁I bar ra ▁De ▁And a ▁on ▁ 9 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁Ram í rez ▁domin ated ▁his ▁oppon ent ▁throughout ▁the ▁bout ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁round , ▁Ram í rez ▁land ed ▁a ▁body ▁shot ▁which ▁forced ▁I bar ra ▁to ▁take ▁a ▁kne e ▁in ▁a ▁neutral ▁corner . ▁This ▁prompt ed ▁the ▁ref eree , ▁Ger ard ▁White ▁to ▁end ▁the ▁bout ▁immediately . ▁ ▁Professional ▁box ing ▁record ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁List ▁of ▁Olympic ▁medal ists ▁in ▁box ing ▁List ▁of ▁Youth ▁Olympic ▁Games ▁gold ▁medal ists ▁who ▁won ▁Olympic