Jose Luis Ramirez: Record & Stats (2024)

102-9

Total Fights111
Wins102
Losses9
Draws0
No-Contests0
Title Wins2
Title Defenses2
Title-Fight KOs2
KO Wins82
KO Losses1

Jose Luis Ramirez: Record & Stats (2)

Featured Opponents

  • Pernell Whitaker
  • Julio César Chávez
  • Alexis Argüello
  • Rubén Olivares

What is Jose Luis Ramirez' boxing record?

In a professional boxing career spanning 16 years and 11 months, Jose Luis Ramirez fought 111 times with 102 wins and 9 losses.

Ramirez retired from professional boxing with a record of 102-9, which included two lightweight world-title wins and two successful title defense fights. He had a 73.9% knockouts-to-fights ratio with 82 of his total 111 fights being knockout wins, two of which were in title fights. The only knockout loss in Ramirez' career was a 2nd round TKO loss to Rubén Olivares, which was not a world title fight.

His last fight was a 12-round unanimous decision defeat to Juan Martin Coggi on March 24, 1990. Ramirez was fighting for the super-lightweight WBA title.

Some of Ramirez' best fights and notable victories include wins over three Hall-of-Famers (Pernell Whitaker, Edwin Rosario, and Jose Torres), Cornelius Boza-Edwards, J.T. Walker, John Rafuse, and Charlie Brown.

#DateAgeOpponentResVia
111Mar 24, 199031Juan Martin CoggiLoss *UD
110Aug 20, 198930Pernell WhitakerLoss *UD
109Mar 10, 198930Juan MinayaWinDQ
108Oct 29, 198829Julio César ChávezLoss *TD
107Mar 12, 198829Pernell WhitakerWin *SD
106Dec 19, 198729John RafuseWinTKO4
105Oct 10, 198728Cornelius Boza-EdwardsWin *KO5
104Jul 19, 198728Terrence AlliWin *UD
103May 25, 198728Steve MitchellWinKO5
102May 12, 198728Roger BrownWinTKO7
101Apr 16, 198728David TaylorWinPTS
100Mar 27, 198728Efrain NievesWinTKO3
99Dec 8, 198628John SinegalWinTKO2
98Oct 25, 198627Charlie BrownWinUD
97Sep 15, 198627Nick ParkerWinTKO6
96Aug 10, 198526Hector CamachoLoss *UD
95Jun 6, 198526Manuel HernandezWinUD
94Mar 13, 198526J.T. WalkerWinTKO4
93Nov 3, 198425Edwin RosarioWin *TKO4
92Jun 2, 198425Martin QuirozWinUD
91May 11, 198425Hector MedinaWinTKO4
90Dec 30, 198325Victor KellyWinTKO3
89Nov 4, 198324Manuel SanchezWinTKO3
88Oct 7, 198324Joe GallardoWinKO2
87May 1, 198324Edwin RosarioLoss *UD
86Feb 26, 198324Jose CebrerosWinKO3
85Nov 26, 198223Frankie MoultrieWinKO3
84Oct 23, 198223Ramon AvitiaWinKO6
83Oct 1, 198223Francisco DelgadoWinKO4
82Sep 10, 198223Rigoberto RuizWinKO5
81Aug 28, 198223Ernesto HerreraWinTKO4
80Jun 25, 198223Ricardo PeraltaWinTKO6
79May 8, 198223Jorge MoralesWinPTS
78Mar 19, 198223Benjamin AbarcaWinKO3
77Oct 23, 198122Benjamin AbarcaWinKO6
76Aug 28, 198122Jose Luis SoberanesWinPTS
75Jul 19, 198122Ray ManciniLossUD
74May 10, 198122Ezequiel Cocoa SanchezWinUD
73Apr 9, 198122Celso LimonWinKO1
72Feb 27, 198122Abdul BeyWinKO3
71Feb 7, 198122Ernesto GarfiasWinTKO7
70Nov 14, 198021Alexis ArgüelloLossSD
69Oct 11, 198021Vicente MijaresWinTKO6
68Aug 23, 198021Dario De JesusWinTKO1
67Aug 10, 198021Manuel SanchezWinTKO6
66Jul 10, 198021Jesus Cuate LaraWinKO7
65Jun 19, 198021Rafael NunezWinKO1
64Mar 21, 198021German CuelloWinKO8
63Feb 3, 198021Jose TorresWinKO5
62Dec 19, 197921Eric BonillaWinTKO4
61Nov 26, 197920Ignacio CamposWinTKO12
60Nov 11, 197920Joe GallardoWinKO4
59Sep 28, 197920Jose Luis CastilloWinPTS
58Aug 20, 197920Ignacio CamposWinTKO7
57Jul 27, 197920Antonio NavaWinPTS
56Jul 8, 197920Adrian EstrellaWinKO7
55Jun 15, 197920Humberto GutiérrezWinKO9
54Apr 6, 197920Saul MontanaWinKO7
53Mar 7, 197920Julio NavaWinKO3
52Feb 2, 197920Aurelio MunizWinTKO9
51Dec 1, 197819Cesar SavinonWinTKO2
50Oct 20, 197819David BernalWinKO3
49Sep 1, 197819Leonardo BermudezWinPTS
48Jul 21, 197819Salvador TorresWinTKO3
47Jul 7, 197819Bobo GonzalezWinKO2
46Jun 23, 197819Chito FelixWinKO3
45Apr 28, 197819Rubén OlivaresLossTKO2
44Feb 17, 197819Ramon PerazaWinKO3
43Feb 3, 197819Henry JacoboWinKO4
42Jan 7, 197819Joe GallardoWinKO7
41Dec 7, 197719Camilo IbarraWinKO7
40Aug 1, 197718Aurelio MunizWinPTS
39Jul 7, 197718Hector MunozWinKO7
38Jun 29, 197718Carlos UlloaWinKO1
37Jun 17, 197718Nexae MaciasWinTKO1
36Apr 12, 197718Rolando MartinezWinKO1
35Feb 11, 197718Ramon PerazaWinPTS
34Nov 15, 197617Jesus Cuate LaraWinKO4
33Nov 5, 197617Jose DelgadoWinTKO5
32Sep 27, 197617Jose DelgadoWinKO3
31Sep 13, 197617Elio HernandezWinTKO3
30Aug 6, 197617Rosendo RamirezWinTKO5
29Jun 7, 197617Javier RiosWinKO1
28May 17, 197617Ray EsparzaWinTKO4
27Feb 13, 197617Frankie CrawfordWinTKO7
26Oct 1, 197516Lorenzo MaldonaldoWinKO3
25Aug 15, 197516Cono LopezWinKO5
24Jun 18, 197516Nino GonzalezWinPTS
23May 21, 197516Ernesto CastilloWinKO2
22Apr 30, 197516Sergio EnriquezLossPTS
21Apr 18, 197516Jose Luis LizarragaWinKO3
20Mar 21, 197516Pajaro MoralesWinKO2
19Jul 16, 197415Pajaro MoralesWinKO5
18Jun 14, 197415Solomon TapiaWinPTS
17May 17, 197415Enrique TorresWinKO3
16May 12, 197415Jose GonzalezWinKO1
15May 7, 197415Rudy SanchezWinKO2
14Apr 5, 197415Gustavo GuerreroWinPTS
13Mar 29, 197415Indio HuicosaWinKO2
12Mar 16, 197415Mario FortanelWinKO3
11Oct 30, 197314Alberto PerezWinKO5
10Oct 10, 197314Indio HuicosaWinPTS
9Sep 20, 197314Jesse TorresWinKO1
8Aug 30, 197314Gustavo GuerreroWinTKO5
7Aug 15, 197314Lino MunozWinKO3
6Aug 1, 197314Delfino MendozaWinPTS
5Jul 12, 197314Delfino MendozaWinKO1
4May 15, 197314Chuy LopezWinKO3
3Apr 29, 197314Roberto NavarretteWinKO1
2Apr 15, 197314Noe MoralesWinKO1
1Mar 25, 197314Mario AmparanWinTKO6

* World-title fight

Boxing career

Jose Luis Ramirez is a 65-year old retired Mexican professional boxer. He was born in Huatabampo, Sonora, Mexico on December 3, 1958. He is a former lightweight world champion. His professional boxing career spanned more than 16 years — from 1973 to 1990.

Ramirez made his professional boxing debut against Mario Amparan at the age of 14 on March 25, 1973, defeating Amparan via 6th round TKO. He went on to win 20 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 16 wins via stoppage.

He had his first world title fight at the age of 24 on May 1, 1983 after 86 professional fights, against Edwin Rosario for the WBC (vacant) title. He lost to Rosario via 12 round unanimous decision.

Ramirez has won two world titles at lightweight. For all the details about Ramirez' world title wins and defenses refer to the "Championships" section below.

Ramirez had a total of nine losses in his professional boxing career.

His last professional fight was on March 24, 1990 against Juan Martin Coggi for Coggi's super-lightweight WBA title. Ramirez lost the fight via 12 round unanimous decision. It's been 34 years and 24 days since this fight.

Championships

Ramirez had a total of nine world-title fights, which includes winning two world titles and two successful title defenses. He won four of these fights and lost five.

Title Wins

Jose Luis Ramirez fought for lightweight world titles in six fights and won two of these fights, winning one of them via way of stoppage. In total, he won two lightweight belts.

DateOpponentDivisionTitles WonMethod
Jul 19, 1987Terrence AlliLightweightWBC*UD
Nov 3, 1984Edwin RosarioLightweightWBCTKO

* Vacant title

Title Defenses

Jose Luis Ramirez had four lightweight world-title defense fights. He won two of them and lost two times.

Following is the table of his successful title defense fights, the next section has the fights where he lost his titles.

DateOpponentDivisionTitles DefendedMethod
Mar 12, 1988Pernell WhitakerLightweightWBCSD
Oct 10, 1987Cornelius Boza-EdwardsLightweightWBCKO

Title Losses

Jose Luis Ramirez lost two world-title defense fights, and lost a total of two titles in these fights.

DateOpponentDivisionTitles LostMethod
Oct 29, 1988Julio César ChávezLightweightWBCTD
Aug 10, 1985Hector CamachoLightweightWBCUD

Highlights

Ramirez fought a total of 111 times during his professional career, which includes 9 world-title fights at two weight divisions. These four fights are the highlight of his career.

  • May 1, 1983: In his first world-title fight, Jose Luis Ramirez loses to Edwin Rosario via 12 round unanimous decision. He was fighting for the WBC (vacant) lightweight title.

  • November 3, 1984: Ramirez wins the WBC lightweight title from Edwin Rosario, by beating Rosario via 4th round TKO.

  • October 10, 1987: Ramirez successfully defends the WBC lightweight title against Cornelius Boza-Edwards, winning the fight via 5th round KO.

  • March 12, 1988: Ramirez successfully defends the WBC lightweight title against Pernell Whitaker, winning the fight via 12 round split decision.

FAQs

  • How many KOs does Jose Luis Ramirez have on his record?

    Ramirez knocked out 82 of his 111 opponents. By his last fight, his KO ratio was at 73.9%. Of his total 102 wins, 82 of them were via KO (80.4%).

  • What was Jose Luis Ramirez' first world title win?

    Ramirez' first world-title win was the WBC belt at lightweight. He defeated Edwin Rosario via 4 round TKO to win the title.

  • How many world titles did Jose Luis Ramirez win?

    Ramirez won two world titles at lightweight.

  • How many title defenses did Jose Luis Ramirez make?

    Ramirez had a total of four title defense fights. He was successful two times and lost two times.

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