Victor Rabanales (Lacandon) is a 61-year-old retired Mexican professional boxer. He is a former bantamweight world champion. In a career spanning 20 years, 3 months, and 8 days, Rabanales amassed a record of 49-21-3, which includes 26 wins via KO, 1 of which was in a world-title fight.
Victor Rabanales was born in Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico on December 23, 1962. He made his professional debut at the age of 20 years on August 13, 1983 against Mario Asteaga. Rabanales defeated Asteaga via 1st round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Rabanales got his first shot at a world title at the age of 28 after 38 professional fights. On May 20, 1991 Rabanales challenged Greg Richardson's WBC bantamweight title but lost via 12-round split decision.
He became a world champion on September 17, 1992 at the age of 29 years, after by defeating Joichiro Tatsuyoshi, the then-reining WBC bantamweight champion, via 9th round TKO. This was his 47th fight as a professional.
Rabanales' last fight was a unanimous decision loss to Fernando Beltrán Jr. at age 40, on November 21, 2003.
Some of Victor Rabanales' best fights have been against Joichiro Tatsuyoshi, Dadoy Andujar, Jose Jaimes, Arturo Mendoza, and Rafael Márquez. For a complete list of Rabanales' best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Victor Rabanales".
Rabanales has 21 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Victor Rabanales Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
73 | Nov 21, 2003 | 40 | Fernando Beltrán Jr. | loss | UD 10 |
72 | Jul 17, 2003 | 40 | Saul Briseno | loss | TD 8 |
71 | Oct 31, 2002 | 39 | Jaime Ortiz | win | SD 12 |
70 | Jun 12, 2002 | 39 | Diego Andrade | win | KO 5 |
69 | Nov 25, 2001 | 38 | Heriberto Ruiz | loss | PTS 8 |
68 | Oct 30, 2001 | 38 | Saul Briseno | win | MD 12 |
67 | Apr 12, 2001 | 38 | Hugo Romero | win | PTS 12 |
66 | Sep 29, 2000 | 37 | Carlos Contreras | loss | TKO 9 |
65 | Apr 07, 2000 | 37 | Sergio Perez | loss | TKO 7 |
64 | Mar 11, 2000 | 37 | Justo Almazan | win | UD 10 |
63 | Sep 25, 1999 | 36 | Jesus Almazan | win | TKO 3 |
62 | Mar 13, 1999 | 36 | Genaro García | loss | SD 10 |
61 | Dec 04, 1998 | 35 | Justo Almazan | draw | TD 5 |
60 | Jul 04, 1997 | 34 | Sirimongkol Singwancha | loss | UD 12 |
59 | Feb 14, 1997 | 34 | Marius Heriberto Frias | win | MD 10 |
58 | May 13, 1996 | 33 | Arturo Estrada | win | KO 5 |
57 | Feb 05, 1996 | 33 | Alejandro Sanabria | win | KO 4 |
56 | Sep 14, 1995 | 32 | Rafael Márquez 20 0-0 | win | KO 8 |
55 | May 20, 1995 | 32 | Javier Cintron | win | TKO 4 |
54 | Nov 14, 1994 | 31 | Silverio Tan | win | KO 7 |
53 | Oct 07, 1994 | 31 | Nana Konadu | loss | UD 10 |
52 | Jun 17, 1994 | 31 | Wayne McCullough | loss | UD 12 |
51 | Nov 15, 1993 | 30 | Juan Francisco Soto | win | UD 10 |
50 | Jul 22, 1993 | 30 | Joichiro Tatsuyoshi | loss | SD 12 |
49 | Mar 28, 1993 | 30 | Byun Jung-il | loss | UD 12 |
48 | Jan 25, 1993 | 30 | Dadoy Andujar | win | UD 12 |
47 | Sep 17, 1992 | 29 | Joichiro Tatsuyoshi | win | TKO 9 |
46 | Jul 27, 1992 | 29 | Jang Kyun Oh | win | UD 12 |
45 | May 16, 1992 | 29 | Luis Alberto Ocampo | win | TKO 4 |
44 | Mar 30, 1992 | 29 | Yong Hoon Lee | win | TD 9 |
43 | Feb 16, 1992 | 29 | Gustavo Rodriguez | win | TKO 6 |
42 | Jan 12, 1992 | 29 | Abraham Barrientos | win | UD 10 |
41 | Nov 30, 1991 | 28 | Jose Valdez | win | UD 12 |
40 | Aug 03, 1991 | 28 | Luis Espinoza | win | TKO 9 |
39 | May 20, 1991 | 28 | Greg Richardson | loss | SD 12 |
38 | Mar 11, 1991 | 28 | Javier Leon | win | TKO 7 |
37 | Nov 19, 1990 | 27 | César Soto | win | UD 10 |
36 | Aug 06, 1990 | 27 | Cardenio Ulloa | win | TD 7 |
35 | May 07, 1990 | 27 | Jose Luis Vegagil | win | KO 10 |
34 | Feb 03, 1990 | 27 | Julio Pliego | win | UD 10 |
33 | Oct 15, 1989 | 26 | César Soto | win | SD 10 |
32 | Jun 16, 1989 | 26 | Tomas Valdez | win | KO 9 |
31 | Apr 15, 1989 | 26 | Jose Luis Vegagil | win | TKO 9 |
30 | Jan 27, 1989 | 26 | Guadalupe Rubio | draw | PTS 10 |
29 | Nov 19, 1988 | 25 | Efrain Pintor | win | TD 6 |
28 | Oct 22, 1988 | 25 | Roberto Rios | win | TKO 4 |
27 | Sep 10, 1988 | 25 | Fernando Varguez | win | MD 10 |
26 | Jun 18, 1988 | 25 | Armando Salazar | win | UD 10 |
25 | May 21, 1988 | 25 | Efrain Pintor | loss | DQ 4 |
24 | Mar 18, 1988 | 25 | Abraham Barrientos | win | PTS 10 |
23 | Jan 23, 1988 | 25 | Diego Avila | loss | PTS 10 |
22 | Dec 05, 1987 | 24 | Santiago Caballero | loss | DQ 8 |
21 | Oct 31, 1987 | 24 | Diego Avila | loss | SD 10 |
20 | Oct 03, 1987 | 24 | Armando Castro | win | TKO 1 |
19 | Aug 21, 1987 | 24 | Julio Blanco | win | PTS 10 |
18 | Jul 18, 1987 | 24 | Javier Herrera | win | TKO 5 |
17 | Jun 27, 1987 | 24 | Manuel Ramos | win | TKO 6 |
16 | Apr 04, 1987 | 24 | Martin Lopez | win | PTS 10 |
15 | Feb 21, 1987 | 24 | Javier Esquivel | win | PTS 10 |
14 | Apr 01, 1986 | 23 | Felipe Gutierrez | loss | TKO 5 |
13 | Feb 01, 1986 | 23 | Edgar Garcia | win | TKO 5 |
12 | Jan 31, 1986 | 23 | Octavio Santos | win | TKO 3 |
11 | Dec 28, 1985 | 23 | Arturo Mendoza | win | TKO 5 |
10 | Nov 13, 1985 | 22 | Arturo Mendoza | loss | PTS 8 |
9 | Aug 21, 1985 | 22 | Victor Manuel Gomez | win | KO 3 |
8 | Aug 02, 1985 | 22 | Saul Martinez | draw | PTS 6 |
7 | Mar 16, 1985 | 22 | Jose Jaimes | win | PTS 4 |
6 | Feb 02, 1985 | 22 | Guillermo Alonso | win | KO 1 |
5 | Dec 22, 1984 | 21 | Jose Jaimes | win | TKO 2 |
4 | Nov 10, 1984 | 21 | Jose Jaimes | loss | PTS 4 |
3 | Jun 13, 1984 | 21 | Hector Garcia | loss | TKO 1 |
2 | Sep 14, 1983 | 20 | Oscar Ortiz | loss | TKO 3 |
1 | Aug 13, 1983 | 20 | Mario Asteaga | win | TKO 1 |