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Sugar Ramos

Sugar Ramos held the WBA, WBC and The Ring featherweight world titles between 1963 and 1964. Ramos was the undisputed featherweight world champion from 1963 to 1964. Ramos first became a world champion aged 21 after winning the WBA, WBC and The Ring featherweight world titles by beating David Moore.

World title bouts
7
Record in world title bouts (won–lost)
4–3
World titles held
3
Longest world title reign (The Ring featherweight, 1963–1964)
1 year, 6 months

World title reigns and bouts

Jan 1963 – Jan 1968

LightweightWBA
WBC
The Ring
FeatherweightNYSAC
WBA
WBC
The Ring
1963age 21AprJulOct1964age 22AprJulOct1965age 23AprJulOct1966age 24AprJulOct1967age 25AprJulOct1968age 26
196319641965196619671968

WonLostDrawn or no contest

Timeline of world title events

  1. 1970

  2. The Ring magazine rates Sugar Ramos No. 6 at lightweight in its annual ratings

  3. 1969

  4. The Ring magazine rates Sugar Ramos No. 9 at lightweight in its annual ratings

  5. 1967

  6. Carlos Ortiz beats Sugar Ramos via knockout 4/15

    Lightweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  7. 1966

  8. The Ring magazine rates Sugar Ramos No. 9 at lightweight in its annual ratings

  9. Carlos Ortiz beats Sugar Ramos via knockout 5/15

    Lightweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  10. 1965

  11. The Ring magazine rates Sugar Ramos No. 8 at lightweight in its annual ratings

  12. 1964

  13. The Ring magazine rates Sugar Ramos No. 2 at featherweight in its annual ratings

  14. Vicente Saldivar beats Sugar Ramos via corner retirement 12/15

    Featherweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  15. Sugar Ramos beats Floyd Robertson via split decision 15/15

    Featherweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  16. Sugar Ramos beats Mitsunori Seki via knockout 6/15

    Featherweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  17. 1963

  18. The Ring magazine rates Sugar Ramos the featherweight champion in its annual ratings

  19. Sugar Ramos beats Rafiu King via unanimous decision 15/15

    Featherweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  20. Sugar Ramos beats David Moore via corner retirement 10/15

    Featherweight · NYSAC, WBA, WBC and The Ring

  21. 1962

  22. The Ring magazine rates Sugar Ramos No. 1 at featherweight in its annual ratings

  23. 1961

  24. The Ring magazine rates Sugar Ramos No. 3 at featherweight in its annual ratings

  25. 1960

  26. The Ring magazine rates Sugar Ramos No. 2 at featherweight in its annual ratings

  27. 1959

  28. The Ring magazine rates Sugar Ramos No. 10 at featherweight in its annual ratings