Jose Ramírez
José Ramírez | ||||||||||
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Statistics | ||||||||||
Real name | José Carlos Ramírez | |||||||||
Rated at | Light welterweight | |||||||||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | |||||||||
Reach | 72 1⁄2 in (184 cm) | |||||||||
Nationality | American | |||||||||
Born |
Avenal, California, U.S. | August 12, 1992|||||||||
Stance | Orthodox | |||||||||
Boxing record | ||||||||||
Total fights | 17 | |||||||||
Wins | 17 | |||||||||
Wins by KO | 12 | |||||||||
Losses | 0 | |||||||||
Medal record
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José Carlos Ramírez (born August 12, 1992) is an American professional boxer who fights at light welterweight.[1] As an amateur he was the number one rated lightweight in the United States[2] and represented the U.S. at the 2012 Olympics.[3]
Amateur career
Ramírez won the 2010 U.S. National Champion at Lightweight at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado.[4] He's also a Jr. Golden Gloves National Champion, two-time Jr. Olympic National Champion, and a two-time Ringside World Champion. His family currently lives in Avenal, California where he's lived all his life.[5][6]
Jose qualified to represent the United States at the 2012 Olympics by defeating 2008 Olympian Raynell Williams 21-16 in the finals of the 2012 United States Olympic Boxing Trials.[7] Ramírez beat Rachid Azzedine and then lost to Fazliddin Gaibnazarov at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.[8]
References
- ↑ http://www.maxboxing.com/news/promo-lead/boxing-barista-jose-ramirez-is-americas-best-lightweight
- ↑ http://www.fresnobee.com/2010/09/16/2081749/avenal-boxer-stays-humble-amid.html
- ↑ http://ringtv.craveonline.com/blog/172857-olympics-breazale-hunter-qualify-for-us
- ↑ http://www.eastsideboxing.com/news.php?p=24498&more=1
- ↑ http://usaboxing.org/athletes/jose-ramirez
- ↑ http://www.boxing-scoop.com/show_boxer.php?boxer_ID=470
- ↑ http://espn.go.com/boxing/story/_/id/6837986/boxer-raushee-warren-makes-third-olympic-boxing-team
- ↑ http://www.esnewsreporting.com/usa-boxing-star-jose-ramirez-wins-first-fight-at-olympics/