On May 1, 1983, Jose Luis Ramirez (82-4, 69 KOs) and Edwin Rosario (21-0, 20 KOs) battle it out for the vacant WBC lightweight world titles. The vacant WBC lightweight title is also on the line.
Jose Luis Ramirez is coming in to the fight on a 11-fight win streak with a 80% KO rate; his last fight was a 3rd round KO victory over Jose Cebreros, 2 months and 5 days ago. Edwin Rosario is on a 21-fight win streak with a 95% KO rate, with his last fight being a 3rd round TKO win over Edwin Viruet, 11 months and 1 day ago.
The winning odds are at 92.7-7.3 in favor of Edwin Rosario. It is going to be very difficult for Jose Luis Ramirez to win this fight.
Edwin Rosario defeated José Luis Ramírez via unanimous decision . Rosario improves his record to 22-0, while Ramirez adds a loss to his record at 82-5.