Rico Ramos

Rico Dashon Ramos (born June 20, 1987 in Carson, California) is an American professional boxer of Puerto Rican descent.[1] He is a former WBA world super bantamweight champion.

Rico Ramos
Statistics
Real nameRico Dashon Ramos
Nickname(s)Suavecito
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Reach67 in (170 cm)
NationalityAmerican
Born (1987-06-20) June 20, 1987
Los Angeles, California, USA
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights36
Wins30
Wins by KO14
Losses6

Amateur career

Ramos began boxing when he was 8 years old at South LA's Broadway Boxing Gym. During his amateur career he was an Olympic alternate and won the 2007 National PAL championship. In November 2008, Ramos asked Darnell Walker to train him after he suffered a severe hand injury. While Ramos was under Walker's instruction, he went undefeated, capturing the WBO/NABO Title by defeating Alejandro Pérez.

In 2007 he also was the runner up at the U.S. National Championships, losing to U.S. Olympian Raynell Williams.[2]

Professional career

Currently Ramos is promoted by Goossen Tutor Promotions and managed by Al Haymon.[3]

On March 5, 2010[4] Rico got a 4th round K.O. over veteran Cecilio Santos, on ESPN's Friday Night Fights.

On November 8, 2010 Rico got a 2nd round K.O. over Heriberto Ruiz in North Carolina.[5] Rico then claimed his 19th win in a tough fight against Alejandro Valdez by unanimous decision in Atlantic City, taking his next step towards his dream of becoming world champion.

WBA Super Bantamweight Championship

He fought for Akifumi Shimoda's WBA super bantamweight title at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States on July 9, 2011. He defeated Akifumi Shimoda by KO in the 7th round to win the WBA title.[6]

Professional boxing record
Professional record summary
36 fights 30 wins 6 losses
By knockout 14 2
By decision 16 4
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
36 Loss 30–6 Jessie Magdaleno UD 10 (10) 2019-03-23 The Hangar, Costa Mesa For vacant WBC USNBC Featherweight title
35 Win 30–5 Daniel Olea UD 8 (8) 2018-09-28 Oracle Arena, Oakland
34 Win 29–5 Christian Esquivel RTD 5 (8) 2018-04-28 Celebrity Theatre, Phoenix
33 Win 28–5 Juan Antonio Lopez UD 10 (10) 2017-07-15 Wild Horse Pass Hotel & Casino, Chandler Won vacant NABA Super bantamweight title
32 Win 27–5 Erik Ruiz UD 10 (10) 2017-03-11 Downtown Las Vegas Event Center, Las Vegas
31 Win 26–5 Prosper Ankrah KO 3 (8) 2016-09-24 Los Angeles Badminton Club, El Monte
30 Win 25–5 Justin Savi UD 8 (8) 2016-06-11 Los Angeles Badminton Club, El Monte
29 Loss 24–5 Claudio Marrero KO 3 (10) 2015-07-25 Pearl Theater, Las Vegas
28 Win 24–4 Juan Ruiz UD 8 (8) 2014-12-11 Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula
27 Loss 23–4 Jesús Cuellar UD 12 (12) 2014-05-02 The Joint, Las Vegas For Interim WBA Featherweight title
26 Win 23–3 Jonathan Arrellano UD 10 (10) 2014-01-24 Little Creek Casino Resort, Shelton
25 Win 22–3 Carlos Velásquez KO 10 (10) 2013-09-07 Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio
24 Loss 21–3 Óscar González UD 10 (10) 2013-04-12 Little Creek Casino Resort, Shelton
23 Loss 21–2 Ronny Rios UD 10 (10) 2013-01-11 Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio Won vacant NABF Featherweight title
22 Win 21–1 Efrain Esquivias Jr. MD 8 (8) 2012-06-23 Sportsmans Lodge, Studio City
21 Loss 20–1 Guillermo Rigondeaux KO 6 (12) 2012-01-20 Pearl Theater, Las Vegas Lost WBA Super bantamweight title
20 Win 20–0 Akifumi Shimoda KO 7 (12) 2011-07-09 Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City Won WBA Super bantamweight title
19 Win 19–0 Alejandro Valdez UD 10 (10) 2011-02-11 Bally's, Atlantic City
18 Win 18–0 Heriberto Ruiz KO 2 (10) 2010-11-08 Corrosion Hangar, Camp Lejuene
17 Win 17–0 Cuauhtemoc Vargas UD 8 (8) 2010-07-23 Tachi Palace, Lemoore Retained WBO Youth Super bantamweight title
16 Win 16–0 Reynaldo Lopez UD 8 (8) 2010-04-24 Citizens Business Bank Arena, Ontario
15 Win 15–0 Cecilio Santos KO 4 (8) 2010-03-05 Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula Retained WBO Youth Super bantamweight title
14 Win 14–0 Alejandro Pérez UD 8 (8) 2009-11-28 Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula Won vacant WBO Youth Super bantamweight title
13 Win 13–0 Kermin Guardia UD 6 (6) 2009-09-26 Staples Center, Los Angeles
12 Win 12–0 Victor Martinez KO 3 (8) 2009-09-12 Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula
11 Win 11–0 Juan Jose Beltran RTD 4 (6) 2009-07-16 Tachi Palace, Lemoore
10 Win 10–0 Trinidad Mendoza TKO 3 (6) 2009-05-16 Oracle Arena, Oakland
9 Win 9–0 Gino Escamilla UD 6 (6) 2009-04-11 Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas
8 Win 8–0 Torrence Daniels UD 6 (6) 2008-10-23 Tachi Palace, Lemoore
7 Win 7–0 Manuel Sarabia TKO 1 (6) 2008-09-25 Soboba Casino, San Jacinto
6 Win 6–0 Alvaro Muro TKO 3 (6) 2008-09-11 SAP Center, San Jose
5 Win 5–0 Jonathan Velardez UD 4 (4) 2008-07-16 Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula
4 Win 4–0 Harvey Phillips RTD 1 (4) 2008-06-26 Tachi Palace, Lemoore
3 Win 3–0 Jerry Mondragon TKO 2 (4) 2008-06-05 SAP Center, San Jose
2 Win 2–0 Denis Moreno TKO 2 (4) 2008-05-17 Star of the Desert Arena, Primm
1 Win 1–0 Samuel Jude Yniguez UD 4 (4) 2008-03-20 SAP Center, San Jose Professional debut

See also
  • List of super-bantamweight boxing champions

References
  1. "Ready Rico Preps For First World Title Shot With Shimoda - Boxing News". boxingscene.com.
  2. Boxing Spotlight: Rico Ramos Striving To Get Noticed | Boxing News. Saddoboxing.com. Retrieved on 2011-07-10.
  3. Dan Rafael (May 16, 2011). "Paul Williams to face Nobuhiro Ishida". ESPN. Retrieved May 17, 2011.
  4. Rico Ramos-Cecilio Santos Clash on March 5 at Pechanga – Boxing News. Boxingscene.com (2010-02-26). Retrieved on 2011-07-10.
  5. "Ramos stops Ruiz in Two!!". 15 rounds. Retrieved 2019-03-24.
  6. "Shimoda KO'd by Ramos in first defense of his WBA super bantamweight title". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2019-03-24.
Achievements
Preceded by
Akifumi Shimoda		 WBA super-bantamweight champion
July 9, 2011 – January 20, 2012		 Succeeded by
Guillermo Rigondeaux
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