Rafael Ruelas vs Oscar De La Hoya
On May 6, 1995, Rafael Ruelas (43-1, 33 KOs), the lightweight IBF champion, and the lightweight WBO champion Oscar De La Hoya (17-0, 15 KOs), meet in a title-unification fight.
Ruelas vs De La Hoya Stats
Rafael Ruelas is coming in to the fight on a 16-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate; his last fight was a 8th round RTD victory over Billy Schwer, 3 months and 8 days ago. Oscar De La Hoya is on a 17-fight win streak with a 88% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over John John Molina, 2 months and 18 days ago.
Ruelas vs De La Hoya 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.
Ruelas vs De La Hoya 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.