José Ramírez Record & Stats
10 years and 3 months into his professional boxing career, José Ramírez has fought 29 times with 28 wins and a single loss. As of March 2023, Ramírez' boxing record stands at 28-1 (18 KO wins).
- Born
- Aug 12, 1992
- Age
- 30
- Debut
- Dec 8, 2012
- Record
- 28-1
- Rounds
- 162
- KOs
- 18 (62.1%)
- Height
- 178 cm
- Reach
- 184 cm
- Ape Index
- 6 cm
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Last Fight
| WBC | WBO |
|---|---|
| sLT w1 d4 | sLT w1 d1 |
Featured Opponents
José Ramírez (JCR) is an American professional boxer. He was born in Avenal, California, U.S. on August 12, 1992. Ramírez made his professional boxing debut at the age of 20 on December 8, 2012. He is a super-lightweight world champion. Ramírez is 30 years old, he will turn 31 in 4 months and 12 days.
Boxing Record
| Total Fights | 29 |
|---|---|
| Wins | 28 |
| Losses | 1 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No-Contests | 0 |
| KO Wins | 18 |
|---|---|
| Total Title Wins | 2 |
| Title Defenses | 4 |
| Title-Fight KO Wins | 1 |
| Losses via KO | 0 |
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Result | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Mar 25, 2023 | 30 | Richard Commey | Win | KO11 |
| 28 | Mar 4, 2022 | 29 | José Pedraza | Win | UD |
| 27 | May 22, 2021 | 28 | Josh Taylor | Loss | UD |
| 26 | Aug 29, 2020 | 28 | Viktor Postol | Win | MD |
| 25 | Jul 27, 2019 | 26 | Maurice Hooker | Win | TKO6 |
| 24 | Feb 10, 2019 | 26 | Jose Zepeda | Win | MD |
| 23 | Sep 14, 2018 | 26 | Antonio Orozco | Win | UD |
| 22 | Mar 17, 2018 | 25 | Amir Imam | Win | UD |
| 21 | Nov 11, 2017 | 25 | Mike Reed | Win | KO2 |
| 20 | May 5, 2017 | 24 | Jake Giuriceo | Win | TKO2 |
| 19 | Dec 2, 2016 | 24 | Issouf Kinda | Win | KO6 |
| 18 | Jul 9, 2016 | 23 | Tomas Mendez | Win | KO4 |
| 17 | Apr 9, 2016 | 23 | Manuel Pérez | Win | UD |
| 16 | Dec 5, 2015 | 23 | Johnny Garcia | Win | UD |
| 15 | Jul 18, 2015 | 22 | Ryusei Yoshida | Win | RTD3 |
| 14 | May 9, 2015 | 22 | Robert Frankel | Win | KO5 |
| 13 | Dec 13, 2014 | 22 | Antonio Arellano | Win | TKO6 |
| 12 | Oct 25, 2014 | 22 | David Rodela | Win | KO1 |
| 11 | Aug 2, 2014 | 21 | Alfred Romero | Win | UD |
| 10 | May 17, 2014 | 21 | Jesus Selig | Win | KO2 |
| 9 | Mar 29, 2014 | 21 | Boyd Henley | Win | TKO2 |
| 8 | Feb 1, 2014 | 21 | Javier Perez | Win | TKO1 |
| 7 | Nov 9, 2013 | 21 | Erick Hernandez Perez | Win | KO1 |
| 6 | Sep 28, 2013 | 21 | Daniel Calzada | Win | UD |
| 5 | Aug 17, 2013 | 21 | Mike Maldonado | Win | TKO1 |
| 4 | Jun 29, 2013 | 20 | Christopher Williams | Win | TKO1 |
| 3 | Apr 27, 2013 | 20 | Antonio Martinez | Win | UD |
| 2 | Mar 30, 2013 | 20 | Charlie Dubray | Win | TKO1 |
| 1 | Dec 8, 2012 | 20 | Corey Seigwarth | Win | TKO1 |
Titles
José Ramírez is a super-lightweight world champion. He has held two world titles at the super-lightweight weight division, one of which was a vacant title win, the other was a lineal championship win.
| Weight Division | World Titles Held |
|---|---|
| Super-lightweight | WBC, WBO |
Statistics
Career Summary
José Ramírez made his professional boxing debut against Corey Seigwarth at the age of 20 on December 8, 2012, defeating Seigwarth via 1st round TKO. He went on to win 25 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 16 wins via stoppage.
Ramírez had his first world title fight at the age of 25 on March 17, 2018 after 21 professional fights, against Amir Imam for the super-lightweight WBC (vacant) title. He defeated Imam via 12 round unanimous decision to become the super-lightweight champion of the world.
He is a one-time unified super-lightweight world champion, and has won two world titles at super-lightweight. For all the details about Ramírez' world title wins and defenses refer to "José Ramírez World Titles".
Some of Ramírez' best fights and notable victories include wins over Maurice Hooker, Viktor Postol, Jose Zepeda, José Pedraza, Antonio Orozco, Mike Reed, and Richard Commey.
José Ramírez has had just a single loss in his professional boxing career so far. He suffered his first loss against Josh Taylor via 12 round unanimous decision on May 22, 2021, which ended his 26-fight win streak. Taylor is the only boxer to beat Ramírez. For more details about this defeat, refer to "All of José Ramírez' losses".
His most recent fight was a non-title bout against Ghanaian boxer Richard Commey on March 25, 2023. Ramírez won the fight via 11th round KO.
Ramírez' professional boxing record is currently at 28-1, which includes 18 knockout wins, and two title wins. He is on a two-fight winning streak.
Career Highlights
José Ramírez has fought a total of 29 times till today. These two fights are the highlight of his career.
March 17, 2018: Ramírez wins his first world title by defeating Amir Imam via 12 round unanimous decision. He is now the WBC super-lightweight world champion.
July 27, 2019: Ramírez becomes a unified super-lightweight world champion by beating Maurice Hooker via 6th round TKO. He now holds the WBC and WBO super-lightweight world-champion belts.
Fights
A 30-year old José Ramírez (27-1, 17 KO) fought Ghanaian boxer Richard Commey, who was 36 years old with a record of 30-4-1. Commey was coming off a draw against José Pedraza in his last fight. Ramírez was the taller of the two by 5 cms and also had a 4 cm reach advantage.
Ramírez defeated Commey via 11th round KO.
A 29-year old José Ramírez (26-1, 17 KO) fought Puerto Rican boxer José Pedraza, who was 32 years old with a record of 29-3. Pedraza was on a three-fight win streak with 14 KO wins. Ramírez was the taller of the two by 4 cms and also had a 5 cm reach advantage.
Ramírez defeated Pedraza via 12 round unanimous decision.
A 28-year old José Ramírez (26-0, 17 KO) faced an undefeated Scottish boxer Josh Taylor, who was 30 years old with a record of 17-0 in an undisputed super-lightweight championship bout. Taylor was on a 17-fight win streak with 13 KO wins. Both the boxers were of the same height but Ramírez had a 7 cm reach advantage over Taylor.
Ramírez lost to Taylor via 12 round unanimous decision and lost the WBC and WBO super-lightweight titles. He suffers the first loss of his career, and his 26-fight win streak comes to an end.
A 28-year old José Ramírez (25-0, 17 KO) faced Ukrainian boxer Viktor Postol, who was 36 years old with a record of 31-2 in a super-lightweight title defense fight. Postol was on a two-fight win streak with 12 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 2 cms and also had a 3 cm reach advantage over Ramírez.
Ramírez defeated Postol via 12 round majority decision to retain the WBC and WBO super-lightweight titles.
A 26-year old José Ramírez (24-0, 16 KO) faced an undefeated fellow American boxer Maurice Hooker, who was 29 years old with a record of 26-0-3 in a super-lightweight unification fight. Hooker was on a five-fight win streak with 17 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 2 cms and also had a 19 cm reach advantage over Ramírez.
Ramírez defeated Hooker via 6th round TKO to win the WBO super-lightweight title and retain the WBC super-lightweight title. He handed Hooker the first loss of his career, and put an end to Hooker's 5-fight win streak.
A 26-year old José Ramírez (23-0, 16 KO) faced fellow American boxer Jose Zepeda, who was 29 years old with a record of 30-1 in a super-lightweight title defense fight. Zepeda was on a seven-fight win streak with 25 KO wins. Ramírez was the taller of the two by 5 cms and also had a 5 cm reach advantage.
Ramírez defeated Zepeda via 12 round majority decision to retain the WBC super-lightweight title.
FAQs
How many KOs does José Ramírez have on his record?
Ramírez has knocked out 18 of his 29 opponents so far. His KO ratio currently stands at 62.1%. Of his total 28 wins, 18 of them have been via KO (64.3%).
Who did José Ramírez lose to?
Ramírez has had just a single loss in his professional boxing career so far. He suffered his first loss against Josh Taylor via 12 round unanimous decision on May 22, 2021, which ended his 26-fight win streak. Taylor is the only boxer to beat Ramírez.