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<\/a>By Daniel Sisneros<\/strong><\/p>\nOxnard California’s “Sweet” Jose Aguiniga turned professional on August 20 of 2000. He opened with a 2nd round tko over Jose Lopez in Tucson, AZ.<\/p>\n
He was an amateur standout, and great things were expected from him as a professional. Within 2 years of his first pro bout, he ran his record to 15-0, winning 10 by knockout. He was brought along carefully, but performed well land looked like the prospect he was expected to be.<\/p>\n
His shutout win over former world title challenger Evangelio Perez cemented his status as a ranked contender, and from there it was on to the next level of opposition.<\/p>\n
Jose continued his winning streak with big wins over Cristobal Cruz, and Alex “Ali” Baba keeping his record perfect and earning him a shot at the vacant NABA Bantamweight title against fellow contender Hugo Ramirez who came into the title bout with a record of 21-3. Aguiniga shined as he stopped Ramirez in the 8th round to win the title belt.<\/p>\n
After facing and winning by majority decision over Joe Morales in April of 2007, Aguiniga was gone from the boxing scene for nearly 5 years. He returned on Feb. 25, 2012 to defeat Juan Ruiz (23-8) with an impressive unanimous decision. It looked like he was back and ready to challenge for a national or world title.<\/p>\n
“Sweet” Jose would fight just once more, stopping Mexico’s Eduardo “Latigo” Arcos in the 7th round. That fight took place May 26 of 2012, and it was Jose’s final pro bout.<\/p>\n
Aguiniga finished his professional boxing career unbeaten with a record of 33-0, 15 ko’s. His fans wanted to see him go for a world title challenge, but it wasn’t to be. It is still hard to argue with a perfect record though.<\/p>\n
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