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Lightweight · United States
Rafael Ruelas 54-4-0 42 KO · 1989–1999
Rafael Ruelas is a lightweight boxer from United States, born Apr 26, 1971. Record 54-4-0 with 42 knockouts over 1989–1999. World titles: IBF lightweight (1994–1995). Rafael Ruelas last fought Hicklet Lau on Aug 8, 1999 and won by SD over 10 rounds.
Also: Рафаэль Руэлас · ラファエル・ルエラス · Ruelas +3 more Руэлас · Руэлас Рафаэль · Руэлас, Рафаэль
Born Apr 26, 1971
Country 🇺🇸 United States, 🇲🇽 Mexico
Height 180 cm
Titles IBF lightweight 1994
Boxerbook rating 1940 ± 223 · inactive since Aug 1999Why here › Confirmed bouts 8 of 58
The record 58 bouts, 1989–1999, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.
Bouts by source: English Wikipedia · 58, Wikipedia (ru) · 2, Wikipedia (ja) · 1
W
Hicklet Lau
SD 10/10 · New Frontier Hotel, Paradise, 🇺🇸
Ruelas 53-4-0 · Lau —
L
TKO 9/12 · County Coliseum, El Paso, Texas, 🇺🇸
Ruelas 53-3-0 · Tszyu 20-1-0
W
Juan Baldwin
RTD 5/10 · Trump Marina Hotel Casino, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Ruelas 52-3-0 · Baldwin —
W
Tim Scott
TKO 2 · Max Schmeling Halle, Prenzlauer Berg, 🇩🇪
Ruelas 51-3-0 · Scott —
W
Rodney Wilson
TKO 7/10 · South Padre Island, Texas, 🇺🇸
Ruelas 50-3-0 · Wilson —
W
Mike Griffith
TKO 2/10 · Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, 🇺🇸
Ruelas 49-3-0 · Griffith —
W
Jesus Arce
TKO 2/10 · Country Club, Reseda, 🇺🇸
Ruelas 48-3-0 · Arce —
W
Jaime Balboa
KO 5/10 · Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, 🇺🇸
Ruelas 47-3-0 · Balboa —
W
UD 10/10 · Ballys Park Place Hotel Casino, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Ruelas 46-3-0 · Bramble 38-17-3
W
Mike Walsh
KO 2/10 · Beverly Hilton, Beverly Hills, 🇺🇸
Ruelas 45-3-0 · Walsh —
W
KO 2/10 · San Antonio, Texas, 🇺🇸
Ruelas 44-3-0 · Barrientes —
L
For vacant WBU lightweight title UD 12/12 · Atlantis Resorts and Casino, Paradise Island, 🇧🇸
Ruelas 44-2-0 · Scott 26-3-0
L
Lost IBF lightweight title TKO 2/12 · Caesars Palace, Paradise, 🇺🇸
Ruelas 44-1-0 · Hoya 19-0-0
W
Retained IBF lightweight title RTD 8/12 · MGM Grand, Las Vegas, 🇺🇸
Ruelas 43-1-0 · Schwer —
W
Omar Pacheco
KO 3/10 · Convention Center, Albuquerque, 🇺🇸
Ruelas 42-1-0 · Pacheco —
W
Retained IBF lightweight title TKO 3/12 · MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, 🇺🇸
Ruelas 41-1-0 · Evgen —
W
Won IBF lightweight title UD 12/12 · Great Western Forum, Inglewood, 🇺🇸
Ruelas 40-1-0 · Pendleton 36-18-4
W
Manuel Hernandez
KO 1/8 · Boise State Pavilion, Boise, 🇺🇸
Ruelas 39-1-0 · Hernandez —
W
Conrado Lopez
KO 1/10 · Marriott Hotel, Irvine, 🇺🇸
Ruelas 38-1-0 · Lopez —
W
UD 10/10 · Caesars Palace, Paradise, 🇺🇸
Ruelas 37-1-0 · Tyson —
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Robert Rivera
Retained NABF lightweight title TKO 3/12 · Country Club, Reseda, 🇺🇸
Ruelas 36-1-0 · Rivera —
W
Roberto Burgos
Won vacant NABF lightweight title KO 1/10 · Boise Center, Boise, 🇺🇸
Ruelas 35-1-0 · Burgos —
W
For vacant NABF lightweight title RTD 10/12 · Great Western Forum, Inglewood, 🇺🇸
Ruelas 33-1-0 · Páez 43-4-4
W
Won vacant NABF lightweight title RTD 10/12 · Great Western Forum, Inglewood, 🇺🇸
Ruelas 33-1-0 · Páez 43-4-4
W
Benny Dominguez
KO 1/10 · Country Club, Reseda, 🇺🇸
Ruelas 32-1-0 · Dominguez —
W
Mauro Gutierrez
UD 10/10 · Hollywood Palladium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Ruelas 31-1-0 · Gutierrez —
W
Francisco Ortiz
TKO 2/10 · Country Club, Reseda, 🇺🇸
Ruelas 30-1-0 · Ortiz —
W
Francisco Lopez
TKO 1/8 · Reno-Sparks Convention Center, Reno, 🇺🇸
Ruelas 29-1-0 · Lopez —
W
UD 10/10 · Country Club, Reseda, 🇺🇸
Ruelas 28-1-0 · Lockridge 44-8-0
W
Juan De La Paz
TKO 2/10 · Country Club, Reseda, 🇺🇸
Ruelas 27-1-0 · Paz —
L
Mauro Gutierrez
For vacant WBC Continental Americas lightweight title KO 2/12 · Country Club, Reseda, 🇺🇸
Ruelas 27-0-0 · Gutierrez —
W
Narciso Valenzuela Romo
UD 10/10 · Country Club, Reseda, 🇺🇸
Ruelas 26-0-0 · Romo —
W
Fernando Soldadito Teran
KO 1/10 · Country Club, Reseda, 🇺🇸
Ruelas 25-0-0 · Teran —
W
Won vacant NABF featherweight title KO 3/12 · Sands Hotel & Casino, Paradise, 🇺🇸
Ruelas 24-0-0 · Cruz 35-6-0
W
Vicente Gonzalez
UD 10/10 · Country Club, Reseda, 🇺🇸
Ruelas 23-0-0 · Gonzalez —
W
Tomas Valdez
Won vacant IBF American featherweight title TKO 3/12 · Great Western Forum, Inglewood, 🇺🇸
Ruelas 22-0-0 · Valdez —
W
Richard Abila
Won vacant USA California State featherweight title KO 7/12 · Country Club, Reseda, 🇺🇸
Ruelas 21-0-0 · Abila —
W
Felipe de Jesus
TKO 7/10 · Arco Arena, Sacramento, 🇺🇸
Ruelas 20-0-0 · Jesus —
W
Job Walters
TKO 9/10 · Bally's Las Vegas, Paradise, 🇺🇸
Ruelas 19-0-0 · Walters —
W
Rosendo Alonso
TKO 1/10 · Country Club, Reseda, 🇺🇸
Ruelas 18-0-0 · Alonso —
W
Abe Gomez
UD 10/10 · Great Western Forum, Inglewood, 🇺🇸
Ruelas 17-0-0 · Gomez —
W
Vicente Gonzalez
RTD 5/10 · Country Club, Reseda, 🇺🇸
Ruelas 16-0-0 · Gonzalez —
W
TKO 1/8 · Mirage Hotel & Casino, Paradise, 🇺🇸
Ruelas 15-0-0 · Hernández —
W
KO 2 · Great Western Forum, Inglewood, 🇺🇸
Ruelas 14-0-0 · Dietz —
W
Roberto Rios
TKO 2/8 · Country Club, Reseda, 🇺🇸
Ruelas 13-0-0 · Rios —
W
Simon Contreras
KO 5 · Great Western Forum, Inglewood, 🇺🇸
Ruelas 12-0-0 · Contreras —
W
Ricardo Flores
KO 1/8 · Country Club, Reseda, 🇺🇸
Ruelas 11-0-0 · Flores —
W
Margarito Ruiz
DQ 1/6 · Country Club, Reseda, 🇺🇸
Ruelas 10-0-0 · Ruiz —
W
Jose Luis Vazquez
KO 1/6 · Country Club, Reseda, 🇺🇸
Ruelas 9-0-0 · Vazquez —
W
Joey Quinlan
KO 1 · Country Club, Reseda, 🇺🇸
Ruelas 8-0-0 · Quinlan —
W
Ben Gomez
KO 3/4 · Riviera Club, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Ruelas 7-0-0 · Gomez —
W
Chilo Guzman
KO 3/6 · Country Club, Reseda, 🇺🇸
Ruelas 6-0-0 · Guzman —
W
Benito Rodriguez
KO 3 · Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, 🇺🇸
Ruelas 5-0-0 · Rodriguez —
W
Javier Lara
KO 3/6 · Country Club, Reseda, 🇺🇸
Ruelas 4-0-0 · Lara —
W
Margarito Arreola
MD 4/4 · Showboat Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, 🇺🇸
Ruelas 3-0-0 · Arreola —
W
Leopoldo Maya
TKO 1/4 · Showboat Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, 🇺🇸
Ruelas 2-0-0 · Maya —
W
Robert Rayford
TKO 3/4 · Showboat Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Ruelas 1-0-0 · Rayford —
W
Marcos Covarrubias
UD 4/4 · Caesars Palace, Paradise, 🇺🇸
Ruelas 0-0-0 · Covarrubias —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
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Facts
What is Rafael Ruelas's professional record? Rafael Ruelas's professional record is 54-4-0 with 42 knockouts.
Who did Rafael Ruelas fight last? Rafael Ruelas last fought Hicklet Lau on Aug 8, 1999 and won by SD over 10 rounds.
Which world titles has Rafael Ruelas held? Rafael Ruelas has held 1 world title reign: IBF lightweight (1994–1995). Sources Boxerbook ID 7647 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/7647 . Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Last fetched: 2026-10-11. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.