Real name José Carlos Ramírez Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) Nationality American | Rated at Light welterweight Reach 72 ⁄2 in (184 cm) Stance Orthodox | |
Born August 12, 1992 (age 24)
Avenal, California, U.S. ( 1992-08-12 ) | ||
José Carlos Ramírez (born August 12, 1992) is an American professional boxer who fights at light welterweight. As an amateur he was the number one rated lightweight in the United States and represented the U.S. at the 2012 Olympics.
Amateur career
Ramírez won the 2010 U.S. National Champion at Lightweight at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He's also a Jr. Golden Gloves National Champion, two-time Jr. Olympic National Champion, and a two-time Ringside World Champion. His family currently lives in Avenal, California where he's lived all his life.
Jose qualified to represent the United States at the 2012 Olympics by defeating 2008 Olympian Raynell Williams 21-16 in the finals of the 2012 United States Olympic Boxing Trials. Ramírez beat Rachid Azzedine and then lost to Fazliddin Gaibnazarov at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.