Oscar De La Hoya vs Rafael Ruelas
On May 6, 1995, Oscar De La Hoya (17-0, 15 KOs), the lightweight WBO champion, and the lightweight IBF champion Rafael Ruelas (43-1, 33 KOs), meet in a title-unification fight.
De La Hoya vs Ruelas Stats
Oscar De La Hoya is coming in to the fight on a 17-fight win streak with a 88% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over John John Molina, 2 months and 18 days ago. Rafael Ruelas is on a 16-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate, with his last fight being a 8th round RTD win over Billy Schwer, 3 months and 8 days ago.
De La Hoya vs Ruelas Prediction & Odds
This should be a confident win for Oscar De La Hoya at 99-1 winning odds. Rafael Ruelas really doesn't have much to present against De La Hoya.
De La Hoya vs Ruelas Result
Oscar De La Hoya made very easy work of Rafael Ruelas, stopping Ruelas via TKO in the 2nd. De La Hoya improves his record to 18-0 (16 KOs), while Ruelas adds a loss to his record at 43-2.