Rico Dashon Ramos (born June 20, 1987) is an American professional boxer of Puerto Rican descent. He is a former WBA world super bantamweight champion.
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.Boxing Spotlight: Rico Ramos Striving To Get Noticed | Boxing News. Saddoboxing.com. Retrieved on 2011-07-10.
Professional career Currently Ramos is promoted by Goossen Tutor Promotions and managed by Al Haymon.
On March 5, 2010Rico Ramos-Cecilio Santos Clash on March 5 at Pechanga – Boxing News. Boxingscene.com (2010-02-26). Retrieved on 2011-07-10. 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. 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.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes36Loss30–6Jessie MagdalenoUD10 23 Mar 201935Win30–5Daniel OleaUD8 28 Sep 201834Win29–5Christian EsquivelRTD5 (8), 28 Apr 201833Win28–5Juan Antonio LopezUD1015 Jul 201732Win27–5Erik RuizUD1011 Mar 201731Win26–5Prosper AnkrahKO3 (8), 24 Sep 201630Win25–5Justin SaviUD8 11 Jun 201629Loss24–5Claudio MarreroKO3 (10), 25 Jul 201528Win24–4Juan RuizUD8 11 Dec 201427Loss23–4Jesús CuellarUD122 May 201426Win23–3Jonathan ArrellanoUD10 24 Jan 201425Win22–3Carlos VelásquezKO10 (10), 7 Sep 201324Loss21–3Óscar GonzálezUD1012 Apr 201323Loss21–2Ronny RiosUD1011 Jan 201322Win21–1Efrain Esquivias Jr.MD8 23 Jun 201221Loss20–1Guillermo RigondeauxKO6 (12), 20 Jan 201220Win20–0Akifumi ShimodaKO7 (12), 9 Jul 201119Win19–0Alejandro ValdezUD10 11 Feb 201118Win18–0Heriberto RuizKO2 (10), 8 Nov 201017Win17–0Cuauhtemoc VargasUD8 23 Jul 201016Win16–0Reynaldo LopezUD8 24 Apr 201015Win15–0Cecilio SantosKO4 (8), 5 Mar 201014Win14–0Alejandro PérezUD828 Nov 200913Win13–0Kermin GuardiaUD6 26 Sep 200912Win12–0Victor MartinezKO3 (8), 12 Sep 200911Win11–0Juan Jose BeltranRTD4 (6), 16 Jul 200910Win10–0Trinidad MendozaTKO3 (6), 16 May 20099Win9–0Gino EscamillaUD6 11 Apr 20098Win8–0Torrence DanielsUD6 23 Oct 20087Win7–0Manuel SarabiaTKO1 (6), 25 Sep 20086Win6–0Alvaro MuroTKO3 (6), 11 Sep 20085Win5–0Jonathan VelardezUD4 16 Jul 20084Win4–0Harvey PhillipsRTD1 (4), 26 Jun 20083Win3–0Jerry MondragonTKO2 (4), 5 Jun 20082Win2–0Denis MorenoTKO2 (4), 17 May 20081Win1–0Samuel Jude YniguezUD4 20 Mar 2008
See also List of super-bantamweight boxing champions
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