Jose Luis Ramirez has nine losses against nine opponents on his boxing record. For a list of Ramirez's best fights, refer to "Best fights of Jose Luis Ramirez".
On March 24, 1990 Jose Luis Ramirez fought Juan Martin Coggi in a super-lightweight world-title fight for Coggi's WBA title. Ramirez was 31 years old and with a record of 102-9 (82). Ramirez lost the fight via 12-round unanimous decision.
On August 20, 1989 Jose Luis Ramirez fought Pernell Whitaker in a lightweight world-title fight for the IBF, WBC and The Ring titles. Ramirez was 30 years old and with a record of 102-8 (82), and Whitaker was 25 years old and with a record of 18-1 (11). Ramirez lost the fight via 12-round unanimous decision.
On October 29, 1988 Jose Luis Ramirez, the WBC champion, met Julio César Chávez, the WBA and The Ring champion, in a lightweight world-title unification fight. Ramirez was 29 years old and with a record of 101-7 (82), and Chávez was 26 years old and with a record of 61-0 (50). Ramirez lost the fight via 11-round technical decision and lost his title.
On August 10, 1985 Jose Luis Ramirez met Hector Camacho in a lightweight (WBC) world-title defense fight. Ramirez was 26 years old and with a record of 90-6 (75), and Camacho was 23 years old and with a record of 26-0 (15). Ramirez lost the fight via 12-round unanimous decision and lost the title.
On May 1, 1983 Jose Luis Ramirez fought Edwin Rosario in a lightweight world-title fight for the WBC title. Ramirez was 24 years old and with a record of 82-5 (69), and Rosario was 20 years old and with a record of 21-0 (20). Ramirez lost the fight via 12-round unanimous decision.
On July 19, 1981 Jose Luis Ramirez faced off against Ray Mancini at age 22. He was coming in with a record of 71-4 (60), and Mancini was 20 years old and with a record of 19-0 (15). Ramirez lost the fight via 12-round unanimous decision.
On November 14, 1980 Jose Luis Ramirez faced off against Alexis Argüello at age 21. He was coming in with a record of 67-3 (57), and Argüello was 28 years old and with a record of 64-5 (53). Ramirez lost the fight via 10-round split decision.
On April 28, 1978 Jose Luis Ramirez faced off against Rubén Olivares at age 19. He was coming in with a record of 43-2 (36), and Olivares was 31 years old and with a record of 83-9-1 (73). Ramirez lost the fight via 2nd-round TKO.
On April 30, 1975 Jose Luis Ramirez faced off against Sergio Enriquez at age 16. He was coming in with a record of 21-1 (17). Ramirez lost the fight via 10-round points decision.
