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Sugar Ramos

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Sugar Ramos
Ramos in 1963
Born
Ultiminio Ramos Zaqueira

(1941-12-02)2 December 1941
Matanzas, Cuba
Died3 September 2017(2017-09-03) (aged 75)
Mexico City, Mexico
NationalityMexican
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 4+12 in (164 cm)
Reach68 in (173 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights66
Wins55
Wins by KO40
Losses7
Draws4

Ultiminio Ramos Zaqueira (2 December 1941 – 3 September 2017) was a Cuban-born Mexican professional boxer who was better known as Sugar Ramos. Ramos fought out of Mexico where he was adopted as a national hero. He was a world featherweight champion and member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame.

Exile

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Ramos won the Cuban featherweight championship belt in 1960 and defected to Mexico City when Fidel Castro came into power.

Famous bouts

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In Mexico, Ultiminio "Sugar" Ramos built his historical career. On 21 March 1963, Ramos had a bout scheduled at Dodger Stadium. On that day, Ramos severely beat Davey Moore. In the 10th round, Moore was knocked out. Four days later, Moore died from injuries sustained to his brain stem. This was similar to Ramos' twelfth professional fight in which José Blanco died from injuries sustained in the fight.

Ramos would defend his title three times including against Ghanaian challenger Floyd Robertson, via a controversial split decision victory.[1]

Ramos lost his titles in 1964 to Vicente Saldivar after the fight was stopped in the twelfth round due to cuts. Ramos then moved up to lightweight, eventually earning a shot at then champion Carlos Ortiz in 1966. Ramos would lose the fight via fifth-round TKO, and then an immediate rematch by TKO in the fourth round.[2]

He continued boxing until 1972.

Professional boxing record

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66 fights 55 wins 7 losses
By knockout 40 4
By decision 14 2
By disqualification 1 1
Draws 4
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
66 Loss 55–7–4 Cesar Sinda TKO 10 (10) 24 Apr 1972 The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.
65 Win 55–6–4 Lyle Randolph TKO 6 (10) 24 Mar 1971 International Amphitheatre, Chicago, Illinois, U.S
64 Draw 54–6–4 Jimmy Robertson PTS 10 14 Oct 1971 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
63 Loss 54–6–3 Antonio Amaya PTS 10 1 Oct 1971 Plaza de Toros Monumental, Monterrey, Mexico
62 Loss 54–5–3 Mando Ramos SD 10 6 Aug 1970 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
61 Win 54–4–3 Raul Rojas MD 10 26 Mar 1970 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
60 Win 53–4–3 German Gatelbondo KO 1 (10) 14 Dec 1969 Veracruz, Mexico
59 Win 52–4–3 Chango Carmona TKO 7 (10) 29 Sep 1969 Plaza de Toros El Toreo, Tijuana, Mexico
58 Win 51–4–3 Rudy Gonzalez KO 2 (10) 29 Jun 1969 Plaza de Toros México, Mexico City, Mexico
57 Loss 50–4–3 Carlos Ortiz TKO 4 (15) 1 Jul 1967 Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, Puerto Rico For WBA, WBC, and The Ring lightweight titles
56 Loss 50–3–3 Carlos Ortiz TKO 5 (15) 22 Oct 1966 Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City, Mexico For WBA, WBC, and The Ring lightweight titles
55 Win 50–2–3 Antonio Herrera UD 10 12 Feb 1966 Plaza de Toros México, Mexico City, Mexico
54 Win 49–2–3 Raul Soriano TKO 2 (10) 11 Dec 1965 Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City, Mexico
53 Win 48–2–3 Raul Soriano TKO 6 (10) 23 Aug 1965 Plaza de Toros El Toreo, Tijuana, Mexico
52 Win 47–2–3 Delfino Rosales TKO 1 (10) 15 Jun 1965 Plaza de Toros, Ciudad Juárez, Mexico
51 Win 46–2–3 Antonio Rosales UD 10 17 Apr 1965 Arena Coliseo, Acapulco, Mexico
50 Loss 45–2–3 Vicente Saldivar RTD 12 (15) 26 Sep 1964 Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City, Mexico Lost WBA, WBC, and The Ring featherweight titles
49 Win 45–1–3 Floyd Robertson SD 15 9 May 1964 Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana Retained WBA, WBC, and The Ring featherweight titles
48 Win 44–1–3 Mitsunori Seki TKO 6 (15) 1 Mar 1964 Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan Retained WBA, WBC, and The Ring featherweight titles
47 Win 43–1–3 Vicente Milan Derado UD 10 1 Jan 1964 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
46 Win 42–1–3 Kid Anahuac TKO 8 (10) 9 Nov 1963 Los Mochis, Mexico
45 Win 41–1–3 Sammy McSpadden TKO 2 (10) 22 Oct 1963 Empire Pool, Wembley, England, U.K
44 Win 40–1–3 Rafiu King UD 15 13 Jul 1963 Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico Retained WBA, WBC, and The Ring featherweight titles
43 Win 39–1–3 Davey Moore RTD 10 (15) 21 Mar 1963 Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. Won WBA, The Ring, and inaugural WBC featherweight titles;
Moore dies two days later of a whiplash to his brain stem after his neck
struck the bottom rope of a three-rope ring during this bout.
42 Win 38–1–3 Jose Luis Cruz TKO 2 (10) 29 Dec 1962 Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City, Mexico
41 Win 37–1–3 Eloy Sanchez TKO 3 (10) 20 Oct 1962 Mexico City, Mexico
40 Win 36–1–3 Baby Vasquez KO 10 (10) 3 Sep 1962 Plaza de Toros, Tijuana, Mexico
39 Win 35–1–3 Baby Vasquez PTS 10 14 Jul 1962 Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico
38 Win 34–1–3 Danny Valdez TKO 7 (10) 11 May 1962 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
37 Win 33–1–3 Rafiu King PTS 10 26 Mar 1962 Palais des Sports, Paris, France
36 Win 32–1–3 Eddie Garcia TKO 9 (10) 12 Jan 1962 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
35 Loss 31–1–3 Rafael Camacho DQ 4 (10) 13 Dec 1961 Puebla, Mexico
34 Win 31–0–3 Kid Anahuac PTS 10 30 Sep 1961 Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Mexico
33 Draw 30–0–3 Alfredo Urbina PTS 10 2 Sep 1961 Mexico City, Mexico
32 Win 30–0–2 Alfredo Urbina SD 12 17 Jun 1961 Mexico City, Mexico
31 Win 29–0–2 Bobby Cervantes KO 4 (10) 27 May 1961 Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Mexico
30 Win 28–0–2 Felix Cervantes KO 3 (10) 8 May 1961 Plaza de Toros, Tijuana, Mexico
29 Draw 27–0–2 Juan Ramirez TD 7 (10) 22 Apr 1961 Mexico City, Mexico
28 Win 27–0–1 Edwin Sykes KO 4 (10) 5 Feb 1961 Estadio Juan D. Arosemena, Panama City, Panama
27 Win 26–0–1 Jesus Santamaria TKO 6 (10) 23 Jan 1961 Estadio Juan D. Arosemena, Panama City, Panama
26 Win 25–0–1 Sergio Gomez KO 9 (10) 30 Dec 1960 Havana, Cuba
25 Win 24–0–1 Jesus Santamaria TKO 9 (10) 28 Aug 1960 Arena de Colon, Colón, Panama
24 Win 23–0–1 Tony Padron KO 8 (10) 18 Aug 1960 Coliseo Nacional, Havana, Cuba
23 Win 22–0–1 Vernon Lynch TKO 7 (10) 28 May 1960 Havana, Cuba
22 Win 21–0–1 Tony Padron TKO 8 (10) 1 Apr 1960 Caracas, Venezuela
21 Win 20–0–1 Orlando Castillo PTS 12 27 Feb 1960 Havana, Cuba Won vacant Cuban featherweight title
20 Win 19–0–1 Francisco Barraez PTS 10 20 Nov 1959 Matanzas, Cuba
19 Draw 18–0–1 Ike Chestnut PTS 10 31 Oct 1959 Nuevo Circo, Caracas, Venezuela
18 Win 18–0 Johnny Bean KO 3 (10) 1 Aug 1959 Havana, Cuba
17 Win 17–0 Sonny Leon PTS 10 29 Jul 1959 Nuevo Circo, Caracas, Venezuela
16 Win 16–0 Angel Guerrero KO 4 (10) 9 May 1959 Coliseo de la Ciudad, Havana, Cuba
15 Win 15–0 Wally Livingston TKO 10 (10) 28 Apr 1959 Havana, Cuba
14 Win 14–0 Orlando Castillo KO 10 (10) 14 Feb 1959 Havana, Cuba
13 Win 13–0 Antonio Coria KO 4 (?) 13 Dec 1958 Havana, Cuba
12 Win 12–0 Jose Blanco KO 8 (8) 8 Nov 1958 Havana, Cuba Blanco dies of injuries sustained in this fight
11 Win 11–0 Augo Narvalle DQ 6 (?) 11 Oct 1958 Havana, Cuba
10 Win 10–0 Al Castillo KO 5 (?) 20 Sep 1958 Coliseo de la Ciudad, Havana, Cuba
9 Win 9–0 Wilfredo Gonzalez KO 2 (?) 9 Aug 1958 Cienfuegos, Cuba
8 Win 8–0 Manuel Perdomo PTS 6 19 Jul 1958 Havana, Cuba
7 Win 7–0 Hector Medina KO 3 (?) 5 Jul 1958 Havana, Cuba
6 Win 6–0 Humberto de la Rosa KO 4 (?) 24 May 1958 Havana, Cuba
5 Win 5–0 Felix Pomares KO 2 (?) 12 Apr 1958 Havana, Cuba
4 Win 4–0 Carlos Suarez KO 3 (?) 7 Feb 1958 Ranchuelo, Cuba
3 Win 3–0 Juan Machado KO 2 (4) 11 Jan 1958 Arena Trejo, Havana, Cuba
2 Win 2–0 Inocencio Cartas TKO 3 (4) 30 Nov 1957 Palacio de Deportes, Havana, Cuba
1 Win 1–0 Rene Arce TKO 2 (4) 5 Oct 1957 Palacio de Deportes, Havana, Cuba

Death

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Sugar Ramos died at the age of 75 on 3 September 2017 in his adopted home of Mexico City due to complications from cancer. He was survived by his four children.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "A ROUNDUP OF THE SPORTS INFORMATION OF THE WEEK". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Ortiz Retains World Lightweight Title by Stopping Ramos in Fourth Round". The New York Times. 2 July 1967. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Boxer Sugar Ramos, remembered for fatal fight in L.A., dies at 75". Los Angeles Times. 8 September 2017. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
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Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Martin Guije Rodriguez
Cuban
featherweight champion

February 27, 1960 – 1962
Professional boxing banned in Cuba
Vacant
World boxing titles
Preceded by WBA featherweight champion
March 21, 1963 – September 26, 1964
Succeeded by
Inaugural champion WBC featherweight champion
March 21, 1963 – September 26, 1964
Preceded by
Davey Moore
The Ring featherweight champion
March 21, 1963 – September 26, 1964
Undisputed featherweight champion
March 21, 1963 – September 26, 1964
Awards
Previous:
José Torres vs.
Willie Pastrano
Round 6
The Ring Round of the Year
vs. Carlos Ortiz I
Round 5

1966
Next:
Dick Tiger vs.
Roger Rouse
Round 12