Kostya Tszyu vs Rafael Ruelas
On August 15, 1998, Kostya Tszyu (20-1, 16 KOs) and Rafael Ruelas (52-3, 41 KOs) meet in the ring in a 12-round bout.
Tszyu vs Ruelas Stats
Kostya Tszyu is coming in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 76% KO rate; his last fight was a 1st round KO victory over Calvin Grove, 4 months and 10 days ago. Rafael Ruelas is on a 9-fight win streak with a 74% KO rate, with his last fight being a 5th round RTD win over Juan Baldwin, 1 month and 27 days ago.
Tszyu vs Ruelas Prediction & Odds
The winning odds are at 75.2-24.8 in favor of Rafael Ruelas. It is going to be a competitive fight and Kostya Tszyu will put up a very good fight, but Ruelas will prevail.
Tszyu vs Ruelas Result
Kostya Tszyu stopped Rafael Ruelas via TKO in the 9th round. Tszyu improves his record to 21-1 (17 KOs), while Ruelas adds a loss to his record at 52-4.