Gabriel Ruelas is a 54-year-old retired Mexican professional boxer. He is a former super-featherweight world champion. In a career spanning 14 years, 6 months, and 8 days, Ruelas amassed a record of 49-7, which includes 24 wins via KO, 2 of which were in world-title fights.
Gabriel Ruelas was born in Mascota, Jalisco, Mexico on July 23, 1970. He made his professional debut at the age of 18 years on September 16, 1988 against Raul Martinez. Ruelas defeated Martinez via 1st round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Ruelas got his first shot at a world title at the age of 22 after 34 professional fights. On February 20, 1993 Ruelas challenged Azumah Nelson's WBC super-featherweight title but lost via 12-round majority decision.
He became a world champion on September 17, 1994 at the age of 24 years, after by defeating Jesse James Leija, the then-reining WBC super-featherweight champion, via 12-round unanimous decision. This was his 41st fight as a professional.
Ruelas' last fight was an 8th-round TKO loss to Courtney Burton at age 32, on March 24, 2003.
Some of Gabriel Ruelas' best fights have been against Jesse James Leija and Angelo Nunez. For a complete list of Ruelas' best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Gabriel Ruelas".
Ruelas has 7 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Gabriel Ruelas Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
56 | Mar 24, 2003 | 32 | Courtney Burton | loss | TKO 8 |
55 | Jun 28, 2002 | 31 | Gene Vassar | win | UD 6 |
54 | May 22, 2002 | 31 | Lee Cargle | win | UD 6 |
53 | Mar 11, 2001 | 30 | Pedro Garcia | win | UD 8 |
52 | Oct 03, 1999 | 29 | Manuel Garnica | loss | MD 10 |
51 | Aug 07, 1999 | 29 | Jose Alfonso Rodriguez | win | UD 10 |
50 | Oct 24, 1998 | 28 | John Brown | loss | TKO 8 |
49 | Jul 11, 1998 | 27 | Troy Dorsey | win | TKO 6 |
48 | Oct 04, 1997 | 27 |
Arturo Gatti 25 28-1 | loss | TKO 5 |
47 | Feb 14, 1997 | 26 | James Crayton | win | UD 10 |
46 | Sep 16, 1996 | 26 |
Angelo Nunez 29 14-8-3 | win | TD 8 |
45 | Mar 13, 1996 | 25 | Julio Cesar Herrera | win | UD 10 |
44 | Dec 01, 1995 | 25 |
Azumah Nelson 37 36-3-2 | loss | TKO 5 |
43 | May 06, 1995 | 24 | Jimmy Garcia | win | TKO 11 |
42 | Jan 28, 1995 | 24 | Freddie Liberatore | win | RTD 2 |
41 | Sep 17, 1994 | 24 |
Jesse James Leija 28 28-0-2 | win | UD 12 |
40 | May 20, 1994 | 23 | Paris Alexander | win | TKO 7 |
39 | Feb 08, 1994 | 23 | Raul Hernandez | win | TKO 7 |
38 | Jan 21, 1994 | 23 | Eduardo Jacques | win | KO 7 |
37 | Oct 22, 1993 | 23 | Mike Grow | win | TKO 8 |
36 | Aug 28, 1993 | 23 | Ben Lopez | win | TKO 5 |
35 | Feb 20, 1993 | 22 |
Azumah Nelson 34 35-2-1 | loss | MD 12 |
34 | Sep 29, 1992 | 22 | Gabriel Castro | win | UD 10 |
33 | Aug 25, 1992 | 22 | Ismael Diaz | win | UD 10 |
32 | Jun 27, 1992 | 21 | Ditau Paul Molefyane | win | MD 10 |
31 | May 26, 1992 | 21 | Raymundo Arce | win | TKO 7 |
30 | Apr 02, 1992 | 21 | Moises Martinez | win | TKO 1 |
29 | Feb 22, 1992 | 21 | Tomas Valdez | win | UD 8 |
28 | Jan 30, 1992 | 21 | Jorge Palomares | win | UD 12 |
27 | Nov 26, 1991 | 21 | Ascencion Lugo | win | KO 1 |
26 | Aug 17, 1991 | 21 | Alvaro Bohorquez | win | UD 12 |
25 | Jul 31, 1991 | 21 | Aaron Lopez | win | UD 12 |
24 | Jun 25, 1991 | 20 | Eduardo Montoya | win | KO 1 |
23 | Jun 01, 1991 | 20 | Pedro Mendoza | win | UD 10 |
22 | Apr 14, 1990 | 19 | Jeff Franklin | loss | TKO 7 |
21 | Mar 08, 1990 | 19 | Leonardo Moreno | win | UD 6 |
20 | Feb 27, 1990 | 19 | Dana Roston | win | KO 3 |
19 | Feb 05, 1990 | 19 | Arturo Hernandez | win | TKO 3 |
18 | Nov 28, 1989 | 19 | Javier Macias | win | KO 2 |
17 | Oct 24, 1989 | 19 | Freddie Santos | win | UD 6 |
16 | Sep 26, 1989 | 19 | Fred Hernandez | win | UD 8 |
15 | Aug 29, 1989 | 19 | Abe Castro | win | KO 4 |
14 | Jul 14, 1989 | 18 | Randy Reedy | win | UD 6 |
13 | Jun 27, 1989 | 18 | Francisco Pascasio | win | TKO 5 |
12 | Jun 16, 1989 | 18 | Antonio Marin | win | KO 1 |
11 | May 30, 1989 | 18 | Jorge Rodriguez | win | UD 6 |
10 | Apr 25, 1989 | 18 | Mario Lozano | win | UD 4 |
9 | Mar 28, 1989 | 18 | Josefino Suarez | win | UD 4 |
8 | Feb 14, 1989 | 18 | Vicente Arias | win | TKO 1 |
7 | Jan 17, 1989 | 18 | Martin Urias | win | TKO 2 |
6 | Dec 09, 1988 | 18 | Alberto Almaguer | win | KO 1 |
5 | Nov 29, 1988 | 18 | Juvenal Molina | win | UD 6 |
4 | Nov 15, 1988 | 18 | Willie Garcia | win | KO 1 |
3 | Oct 14, 1988 | 18 | Jaime Morales | win | KO 1 |
2 | Sep 27, 1988 | 18 | Tranquilino Martinez | win | UD 4 |
1 | Sep 16, 1988 | 18 | Raul Martinez | win | TKO 1 |