On August 20, 1989, Pernell Whitaker (18-1, 11 KOs) and and the Ring Magazine champion, Jose Luis Ramirez (102-7, 82 KOs) battle it out for the vacant WBC lightweight world titles. The vacant WBC lightweight title is also on the line.
Pernell Whitaker is coming in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 57% KO rate; his last fight was a 3rd round TKO victory over Louie Lomeli, 3 months and 21 days ago. Jose Luis Ramirez is on a 1-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate, with his last fight being a undefined win over Juan Minaya, 5 months and 10 days ago.
The odds of winning are at 97.7-2.3 in favor of Pernell Whitaker. Jose Luis Ramirez won't be able to do much against Whitaker.
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.