On November 3, 1984, Jose Luis Ramirez and Edwin Rosario met again in a rematch.
Ramirez came in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 79% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 1 day. Rosario was on a 24-fight win streak with a 87% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 11 days.
In the rematch, Jose Luis Ramirez stopped the champion via TKO in the 4th round of the 12-round world-title fight, winning the first world title of his career, and is crowned the new WBC lightweight champion. Ramirez improves his record to 88-5 (74 KOs), while Rosario adds a loss to his record at 24-1.
On October 10, 1987, the 28-year-old WBC lightweight world champion, Jose Luis Ramirez (98-6, 80 KOs), faced Cornelius Boza-Edwards, in a title defense fight.
Ramirez came in to the fight on a 8-fight win streak with a 76% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 21 days.
Jose Luis Ramirez stopped Cornelius Boza-Edwards via KO in the 5th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBC lightweight title. Ramirez improves his record to 99-6 (81 KOs)
On March 19, 1982, a 23-year-old Jose Luis Ramirez (73-4, 61 KOs) and Benjamin Abarca met in the ring for the 2nd time, in a lightweight bout.
Ramirez came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 79% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 24 days.
In the rematch, Jose Luis Ramirez stopped Benjamin Abarca via KO in the 3rd round. Ramirez improves his record to 74-4 (62 KOs)
On March 12, 1988, the 29-year-old WBC lightweight world champion, Jose Luis Ramirez (100-6, 82 KOs), faced a 24-year-old American boxer Pernell Whitaker (15-0, 9 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Ramirez came in to the fight on a 10-fight win streak with a 77% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 22 days. Whitaker was on a 15-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 22 days.
Jose Luis Ramirez defeated Pernell Whitaker via split decision and successfully defended his WBC lightweight title. Ramirez improves his record to 101-6, while Whitaker adds a loss to his record at 15-1.
On July 19, 1987, 28-year-old Jose Luis Ramirez (97-6, 80 KOs) and Terrence Alli fought for the vacant WBC lightweight title.
Ramirez came in to the fight on a 7-fight win streak with a 77% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 24 days.
Jose Luis Ramirez defeated Terrence Alli via unanimous decision . Ramirez improves his record to 98-6
On March 21, 1975, a 16-year-old Jose Luis Ramirez (19-0, 15 KOs) and Pajaro Morales met in the ring for the 2nd time,.
Ramirez came in to the fight on a 19-fight win streak with a 78% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 8 months and 5 days.
In the rematch, Jose Luis Ramirez stopped Pajaro Morales via KO in the 2nd round. Ramirez improves his record to 20-0 (16 KOs)
On November 5, 1976, a 17-year-old Jose Luis Ramirez (31-1, 26 KOs) and Jose Delgado met in the ring for the 2nd time,.
Ramirez came in to the fight on a 10-fight win streak with a 81% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 9 days.
In the rematch, Jose Luis Ramirez stopped Jose Delgado via TKO in the 5th round. Ramirez improves his record to 32-1 (27 KOs)
On October 11, 1980, a 21-year-old Jose Luis Ramirez (66-2, 56 KOs) and Vicente Mijares met in the ring in a lightweight bout.
Ramirez came in to the fight on a 23-fight win streak with a 82% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 18 days.
Jose Luis Ramirez stopped Vicente Mijares via TKO in the 6th round. Ramirez improves his record to 67-2 (57 KOs)
On August 20, 1989, Jose Luis Ramirez and Pernell Whitaker met again in a rematch.
Ramirez came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 10 days. Whitaker was on a 3-fight win streak with a 57% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 21 days.
Pernell Whitaker defeated José Luis Ramírez via unanimous decision . Whitaker improves his record to 19-1, while Ramirez adds a loss to his record at 102-8.
On August 10, 1985, the 26-year-old WBC lightweight world champion, Jose Luis Ramirez (90-5, 75 KOs), faced a 23-year-old Puerto Rican boxer Hector Camacho (26-0, 15 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Ramirez came in to the fight on a 8-fight win streak with a 78% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 4 days. Camacho was on a 26-fight win streak with a 57% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 12 days.
Héctor Camacho defeated José Luis Ramírez via unanimous decision and wins the WBC title. Camacho improves his record to 27-0, while Ramirez adds a loss to his record at 90-6.