Juan Soberanes Ramos is a Mexican

Mexican people

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 professional boxer

Boxing

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 in the Welterweight

Welterweight

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 division. He's also the former Mexican

Mexico

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 National Lightweight

Lightweight

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 and the WBA Fedecentro

World Boxing Association

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 Light Welterweight

Light welterweight

-Professional boxing:The light welterweight class is a weight division in professional boxing that has a limit of 63.5 kg or 140 pounds...

 Champion.

Pro career

Juan won Mexican

Mexico

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 National Lightweight

Lightweight

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 Championship, when he beat Juan Guardado in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico.

IBC Lightweight Championship

In 1991, he lost his first shot at a world championship against IBC

International Boxing Council

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 Lightweight

Lightweight

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 Champion Jaime Balboa.

WBA Fedecentro Light Welterweight Championship

In August of 1997, he won the WBA Fedecentro

World Boxing Association

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 Light Welterweight

Light welterweight

-Professional boxing:The light welterweight class is a weight division in professional boxing that has a limit of 63.5 kg or 140 pounds...

 by upsetting title contender Jose Rodriguez.

On December 2, 1996 Ramos lost to three-time world champion, American

United States

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 Antonio Margarito

Antonio Margarito

Antonio Margarito Montiel is a Mexican professional boxer. He is a former WBA, WBO, & IBF welterweight champion...

 in El Gran Mercado, Phoenix, Arizona.

Legacy

Soberanes has fought many great fighters like Julio César Chávez

Julio César Chávez

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, Antonio Margarito

Antonio Margarito

Antonio Margarito Montiel is a Mexican professional boxer. He is a former WBA, WBO, & IBF welterweight champion...

, Miguel Ángel González, Cosme Rivera

Cosme Rivera

Cosme Rivera is a professional boxer. Rivera had a Draw in his professional debut on Jan. 1, 1993 vs. Cachorron Diaz in Mexico....

, Danny Perez Ramírez‎, Jaime Balboa, Andrey Tsurkan

Andrey Tsurkan

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, Frankie Randall

Frankie Randall

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, Oba Carr

Oba Carr

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, Vince Phillips

Vince Phillips

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, and Roger Mayweather

Roger Mayweather

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