Hard work often produces good results.

Welterweight contender Cody Crowley proved that once again against Abel Ramos, pressuring Ramos from beginning to end to win a majority decision on the David Benavidez-Caleb Plant show Saturday in Las Vegas.

The officials scores were 116-112, 115-113 and 114-114. Boxing Junkie scored it 116-112, eight rounds to four.

Crowley (22-0, 9 KOs) pinned Ramos (27-6-2, 21 KOs) against the ropes and fired away round after round, simply outworking his more-experienced opponent.

Ramos also had success in a competitive fight, finding openings to land many of the cleanest shots of the fight.

That was particularly obvious in Round 11, in which Ramos landed a right hand that appeared to force Crowley to touch the canvas for a knockdown. However, a ringside official ruled before the start of Round 12 that the glove hadn’t hit the mat.

In the end, the fight seemed to come down to math: Crowley landed more punches, which generally wins fights.

The fight was billed as a WBC title eliminator. Crowley is ranked No. 3, Ramos No. 6.