Arturo Gatti vs Gabriel Ruelas
On October 4, 1997, Arturo Gatti (28-1, 23 KOs), the super-featherweight IBF champion, defends his title against former world champion Gabriel Ruelas (44-3, 23 KOs).
Gatti vs Ruelas Stats
Arturo Gatti is coming in to the fight on a 22-fight win streak with a 79% KO rate; his last fight was a 7th round RTD victory over Calvin Grove, 5 months ago. Gabriel Ruelas is on a 3-fight win streak with a 48% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over James Crayton, 7 months and 20 days ago.
Gatti vs Ruelas Prediction & Odds
This should be a confident win for Arturo Gatti at 99-1 winning odds. Gabriel Ruelas really doesn't have much to present against Gatti.
Gatti vs Ruelas Result
Arturo Gatti stopped Gabriel Ruelas via TKO in the 5th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his IBF super-featherweight title. Gatti improves his record to 29-1 (24 KOs), while Ruelas adds a loss to his record at 44-4.