Rafael Ruelas (born April 26, 1971 in
Yerba BuenaYerba buena is a rambling aromatic herb of western and northwestern North America, ranging from maritime Alaska southwards to Baja California Sur...
, JAL, Mexico) was a professional boxer. Ruelas was a very popular Mexican fighter, best known for his devastating knockout loss to
Oscar de la HoyaOscar "The Golden Boy" De La Hoya is a retired American boxer of Mexican descent. He won a gold medal at the Barcelona Olympic Games. De La Hoya comes from a boxing family. His grandfather Vicente, father Joel Sr., and brother Joel Jr. were all boxers...
; a loss which left Oscar somewhat scorned by the Mexican community due to his ruthless destruction of a hero.
Shortly after a TKO in 10 over the popular
Jorge PaezJorge Adolfo Febles Páez is a Mexican boxer, actor and circus performer. Paez is nicknamed "Maromero," in honor of the acts he performs at the circus. Paez has been a circus performer in his northwest Mexico hometown since he was very young. There, he learned acrobatic moves that he would later...
in 1992, Ruelas earned a shot at
IBFThe International Boxing Federation, or IBF, is one of four major organizations recognized by IBHOF which sanction world championship boxing bouts, alongside the WBA, WBC and WBO.- History :...
Lightweight Title
Freddie PendletonFreddie Pendleton is a retired professional boxer in the lightweight division.Known as "Fearless", Pendleton had a 1-5 amateur career & turned pro in 1982 losing to Rodney Watts at the Tropicana Hotel Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey.Pendleton won his first title in October 1985 knocking out...
, overcoming an early knockdown and winning by unanimous decision.
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Rafael Ruelas (born April 26, 1971 in
Yerba BuenaYerba buena is a rambling aromatic herb of western and northwestern North America, ranging from maritime Alaska southwards to Baja California Sur...
, JAL, Mexico) was a professional boxer. Ruelas was a very popular Mexican fighter, best known for his devastating knockout loss to
Oscar de la HoyaOscar "The Golden Boy" De La Hoya is a retired American boxer of Mexican descent. He won a gold medal at the Barcelona Olympic Games. De La Hoya comes from a boxing family. His grandfather Vicente, father Joel Sr., and brother Joel Jr. were all boxers...
; a loss which left Oscar somewhat scorned by the Mexican community due to his ruthless destruction of a hero.
Shortly after a TKO in 10 over the popular
Jorge PaezJorge Adolfo Febles Páez is a Mexican boxer, actor and circus performer. Paez is nicknamed "Maromero," in honor of the acts he performs at the circus. Paez has been a circus performer in his northwest Mexico hometown since he was very young. There, he learned acrobatic moves that he would later...
in 1992, Ruelas earned a shot at
IBFThe International Boxing Federation, or IBF, is one of four major organizations recognized by IBHOF which sanction world championship boxing bouts, alongside the WBA, WBC and WBO.- History :...
Lightweight Title
Freddie PendletonFreddie Pendleton is a retired professional boxer in the lightweight division.Known as "Fearless", Pendleton had a 1-5 amateur career & turned pro in 1982 losing to Rodney Watts at the Tropicana Hotel Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey.Pendleton won his first title in October 1985 knocking out...
, overcoming an early knockdown and winning by unanimous decision. Ruelas was only able to successfully defend his title prior to being challenged by the rapidly rising star de la Hoya. de la Hoya crushed Ruelas, knocking him down twice and ending the fight in the 2nd round. Ruelas never recaptured his lost glory, winning fights over limited competition, including a decision over journeyman
Livingstone BrambleRas-I Alujah Bramble is a boxer. However, Bramble was raised on Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. He became the first world champion from Saint Kitts and Nevis. As of 2005, Bramble is still active in professional boxing...
, to set up a fight with the hard punching
Kostya TszyuKonstantin Borisovich Tszyu is a retired Russian-born Australian boxer of mixed Russian, Korean and Mongol descent...
in 1998. Tszyu battered Ruelas and won via TKO 9. Ruelas's career ended shortly afterward. Rafael, Gabriel And, relative Guillermo U. Ruelas attended POLY TECHNIC HIGHSCHOOL in SUN VALLEY CA,