Rafael Ruelas
Career, Record, Stats
Rafael Ruelas is a 53-year-old retired Mexican professional boxer. He is a former lightweight world champion. In a career spanning 10 years, 6 months, and 22 days, Ruelas amassed a record of 53-4, which includes 41 wins via KO, 2 of which were in world-title fights.
Rafael Ruelas' Boxing Career
Rafael Ruelas was born in Yerbabuena, Jalisco, Mexico on April 26, 1971. He made his professional debut at the age of 17 years on January 17, 1989 against Marcos Covarrubias. Ruelas defeated Covarrubias via 4-round unanimous decision, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Ruelas became a world champion at the age of 22 after 40 professional fights. He challenged Freddie Pendleton for the IBF lightweight title and defeated the champion via 12-round unanimous decision, winning his first world title.
Ruelas' last fight was a split decision victory over Hicklet Lau at age 28, on August 8, 1999.
Some of Rafael Ruelas' best fights have been against Jorge Páez, Livingstone Bramble, Rick Lockridge, Steve Cruz, and Darryl Tyson. For a complete list of Ruelas' best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Rafael Ruelas".
Ruelas has 4 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Rafael Ruelas Losses".
Rafael Ruelas' Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
57 | Aug 08, 1999 | 28 |  Hicklet Lau | win | SD 10 |
56 | Aug 15, 1998 | 27 | 
Kostya Tszyu 28 20-1  | loss | TKO 9 |
55 | Jun 19, 1998 | 27 | Juan Baldwin | win | RTD 5 |
54 | Mar 21, 1998 | 26 | Tim Scott | win | TKO 2 |
53 | Nov 14, 1997 | 26 | Rodney Wilson | win | TKO 7 |
52 | Jul 19, 1997 | 26 | Mike Griffith | win | TKO 2 |
51 | Jan 23, 1997 | 25 | Jesus Arce | win | TKO 2 |
50 | Dec 03, 1996 | 25 | Jaime Balboa | win | KO 5 |
49 | Aug 23, 1996 | 25 | 
Livingstone Bramble 35 38-17-3 | win | UD 10 |
48 | Jul 10, 1996 | 25 | Mike Walsh | win | KO 2 |
47 | Apr 30, 1996 | 25 | Tomas Barrientes | win | KO 2 |
46 | Oct 07, 1995 | 24 | George Scott | loss | UD 12 |
45 | May 06, 1995 | 24 | 
Oscar De La Hoya 22 17-0 | loss | TKO 2 |
44 | Jan 28, 1995 | 23 | Billy Schwer | win | RTD 8 |
43 | Dec 08, 1994 | 23 | Omar Pacheco | win | KO 3 |
42 | May 27, 1994 | 23 | Mike Evgen | win | TKO 3 |
41 | Feb 19, 1994 | 22 | Freddie Pendleton | win | UD 12 |
40 | Oct 22, 1993 | 22 | Manuel Hernandez | win | KO 1 |
39 | Aug 19, 1993 | 22 | Conrado Lopez | win | KO 1 |
38 | Jul 17, 1993 | 22 | 
Darryl Tyson 32 40-5-1 | win | UD 10 |
37 | Feb 23, 1993 | 21 | Robert Rivera | win | TKO 3 |
36 | Jan 19, 1993 | 21 | Roberto Burgos | win | KO 1 |
35 | Nov 06, 1992 | 21 | 
Jorge Páez 27 43-4-4 | win | RTD 10 |
34 | Aug 25, 1992 | 21 | Benny Dominguez | win | KO 1 |
33 | Jul 07, 1992 | 21 | Mauro Gutierrez | win | UD 10 |
32 | May 26, 1992 | 21 | Francisco Ortiz | win | TKO 2 |
31 | Apr 03, 1992 | 20 | Francisco Lopez | win | TKO 1 |
30 | Jan 30, 1992 | 20 | 
Rocky Lockridge 33 44-7 | win | UD 10 |
29 | Nov 26, 1991 | 20 | Juan De La Paz | win | TKO 2 |
28 | Jul 31, 1991 | 20 | Mauro Gutierrez | loss | KO 2 |
27 | Jun 25, 1991 | 20 | Narciso Valenzuela Romo | win | UD 10 |
26 | May 17, 1991 | 20 | Fernando Soldadito Teran | win | KO 1 |
25 | Mar 31, 1991 | 19 | 
Steve Cruz 27 35-5 | win | KO 3 |
24 | Feb 26, 1991 | 19 | Vicente Gonzalez | win | UD 10 |
23 | Jan 14, 1991 | 19 | Tomas Valdez | win | TKO 3 |
22 | Nov 27, 1990 | 19 | Richard Abila | win | KO 7 |
21 | Sep 22, 1990 | 19 | Felipe de Jesus | win | TKO 7 |
20 | Aug 17, 1990 | 19 | Job Walters | win | TKO 9 |
19 | Jul 31, 1990 | 19 | Rosendo Alonso | win | TKO 1 |
18 | Jun 18, 1990 | 19 | Abe Gomez | win | UD 10 |
17 | May 29, 1990 | 19 | Vicente Gonzalez | win | RTD 5 |
16 | Apr 14, 1990 | 18 | Arturo Hernandez | win | TKO 1 |
15 | Mar 08, 1990 | 18 | Antonio Sanchez | win | KO 2 |
14 | Feb 27, 1990 | 18 | Roberto Rios | win | TKO 2 |
13 | Feb 05, 1990 | 18 | Simon Contreras | win | KO 5 |
12 | Nov 28, 1989 | 18 | Ricardo Flores | win | KO 1 |
11 | Oct 24, 1989 | 18 | Margarito Ruiz | win | DQ 1 |
10 | Sep 26, 1989 | 18 | Jose Luis Vazquez | win | KO 1 |
9 | Aug 29, 1989 | 18 | Joey Quinlan | win | KO 1 |
8 | Jul 14, 1989 | 18 | Ben Gomez | win | KO 3 |
7 | Jun 27, 1989 | 18 | Chilo Guzman | win | KO 3 |
6 | Jun 16, 1989 | 18 | Benito Rodriguez | win | KO 3 |
5 | May 30, 1989 | 18 | Javier Lara | win | KO 3 |
4 | Apr 25, 1989 | 17 | Margarito Arreola | win | MD 4 |
3 | Mar 28, 1989 | 17 | Leopoldo Maya | win | TKO 1 |
2 | Feb 14, 1989 | 17 | Robert Rayford | win | TKO 3 |
1 | Jan 17, 1989 | 17 | Marcos Covarrubias | win | UD 4 |