Jose Luis Ramirez vs Julio César Chávez
On October 29, 1988, Jose Luis Ramirez (101-6, 82 KOs), the lightweight WBC champion, and the lightweight WBA champion Julio César Chávez (61-0, 50 KOs), meet in a title-unification fight. The vacant The Ring lightweight title is also on the line.
Ramirez vs Chávez Stats
Jose Luis Ramirez is coming in to the fight on a 11-fight win streak with a 76% KO rate; his last fight was a split decision win over Pernell Whitaker, 7 months and 17 days ago. Julio César Chávez is on a 61-fight win streak with a 82% KO rate, with his last fight being a 3rd round TKO win over Vernon Buchanan, 2 months and 28 days ago.
Ramirez vs Chávez Prediction & Odds
The winning odds are at 91.4-8.6 in favor of Julio César Chávez. It is going to be very difficult for Jose Luis Ramirez to win this fight.
Ramirez vs Chávez Result
Julio César Chávez defeated José Luis Ramírez via technical decision and unifies the WBC, WBA, and The Ring lightweight titles. Chávez improves his record to 62-0, while Ramirez adds a loss to his record at 101-7.