Gabriel Ruelas was born in Mascota, Jalisco, Mexico on July 23, 1970. He made his professional debut at the age of 18 years on September 16, 1988 against Raul Martinez. Ruelas defeated Martinez via 1st round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Ruelas got his first shot at a world title at the age of 22 after 34 professional fights. On February 20, 1993 Ruelas challenged Azumah Nelson's WBC super-featherweight title but lost via 12-round majority decision.
He became a world champion on September 17, 1994 at the age of 24 years, after by defeating Jesse James Leija, the then-reining WBC super-featherweight champion, via 12-round unanimous decision. This was his 41st fight as a professional.
Ruelas' last fight was an 8th-round TKO loss to Courtney Burton at age 32, on March 24, 2003.
Some of Gabriel Ruelas' best fights have been against Jesse James Leija and Angelo Nunez. For a complete list of Ruelas' best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Gabriel Ruelas".
Ruelas has 7 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Gabriel Ruelas Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
56 | Mar 24, 2003 | 32 | ![]() | loss | TKO 8 |
55 | Jun 28, 2002 | 31 | ![]() | win | UD 6 |
54 | May 22, 2002 | 31 | ![]() | win | UD 6 |
53 | Mar 11, 2001 | 30 | ![]() | win | UD 8 |
52 | Oct 03, 1999 | 29 | ![]() | loss | MD 10 |
51 | Aug 07, 1999 | 29 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
50 | Oct 24, 1998 | 28 | ![]() | loss | TKO 8 |
49 | Jul 11, 1998 | 27 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
48 | Oct 04, 1997 | 27 | ![]() | loss | TKO 5 |
47 | Feb 14, 1997 | 26 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
46 | Sep 16, 1996 | 26 | ![]() | win | TD 8 |
45 | Mar 13, 1996 | 25 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
44 | Dec 01, 1995 | 25 | ![]() | loss | TKO 5 |
43 | May 06, 1995 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 11 |
42 | Jan 28, 1995 | 24 | ![]() | win | RTD 2 |
41 | Sep 17, 1994 | 24 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
40 | May 20, 1994 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
39 | Feb 08, 1994 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
38 | Jan 21, 1994 | 23 | ![]() | win | KO 7 |
37 | Oct 22, 1993 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 8 |
36 | Aug 28, 1993 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
35 | Feb 20, 1993 | 22 | ![]() | loss | MD 12 |
34 | Sep 29, 1992 | 22 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
33 | Aug 25, 1992 | 22 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
32 | Jun 27, 1992 | 21 | ![]() | win | MD 10 |
31 | May 26, 1992 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
30 | Apr 02, 1992 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
29 | Feb 22, 1992 | 21 | ![]() | win | UD 8 |
28 | Jan 30, 1992 | 21 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
27 | Nov 26, 1991 | 21 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
26 | Aug 17, 1991 | 21 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
25 | Jul 31, 1991 | 21 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
24 | Jun 25, 1991 | 20 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
23 | Jun 01, 1991 | 20 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
22 | Apr 14, 1990 | 19 | ![]() | loss | TKO 7 |
21 | Mar 08, 1990 | 19 | ![]() | win | UD 6 |
20 | Feb 27, 1990 | 19 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
19 | Feb 05, 1990 | 19 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
18 | Nov 28, 1989 | 19 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
17 | Oct 24, 1989 | 19 | ![]() | win | UD 6 |
16 | Sep 26, 1989 | 19 | ![]() | win | UD 8 |
15 | Aug 29, 1989 | 19 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
14 | Jul 14, 1989 | 18 | ![]() | win | UD 6 |
13 | Jun 27, 1989 | 18 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
12 | Jun 16, 1989 | 18 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
11 | May 30, 1989 | 18 | ![]() | win | UD 6 |
10 | Apr 25, 1989 | 18 | ![]() | win | UD 4 |
9 | Mar 28, 1989 | 18 | ![]() | win | UD 4 |
8 | Feb 14, 1989 | 18 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
7 | Jan 17, 1989 | 18 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
6 | Dec 09, 1988 | 18 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
5 | Nov 29, 1988 | 18 | ![]() | win | UD 6 |
4 | Nov 15, 1988 | 18 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
3 | Oct 14, 1988 | 18 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
2 | Sep 27, 1988 | 18 | ![]() | win | UD 4 |
1 | Sep 16, 1988 | 18 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |