Gabriel Ruelas (49-7, 24) was born in Mascota, Jalisco, Mexico on July 23, 1970. At the age of 18 years on September 16, 1988, he made his professional boxing debut against Raul Martinez, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On his 35th career fight at 22 years old, Gabriel Ruelas got a shot at the WBC super-featherweight titles against Azumah Nelson on February 20, 1993 but lost the fight via 12-round majority decision.
He became a super-featherweight world champion (WBC) on September 17, 1994 at the age of 24 years old, on his 41st career fight, after defeating Jesse James Leija via 12-round unanimous decision.
Ruelas' last fight was a 8th-round TKO loss to Courtney Burton at age 32 on March 24, 2003. He retired from the sport of boxing following this loss.
Some of Gabriel Ruelas' best fights have been against Jesse James Leija, Azumah Nelson, Troy Dorsey and Freddie Liberatore.
Ruelas has 7 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
56 | Mar 24, 2003 32 years, 8 months 49-7 (24) | Courtney Burton | 8 | TKO | LOSS | |
55 | Jun 28, 2002 31 years, 11 months 49-6 (24) | Gene Vassar | 6 | UD | WIN | |
54 | May 22, 2002 31 years, 9 months 48-6 (24) | Lee Cargle | 6 | UD | WIN | |
53 | Mar 11, 2001 30 years, 7 months 47-6 (24) | Pedro Garcia | 8 | UD | WIN | |
52 | Oct 3, 1999 29 years, 2 months 46-6 (24) | Manuel Garnica | 10 | MD | LOSS | |
51 | Aug 7, 1999 29 years 46-5 (24) | Jose Alfonso Rodriguez | 10 | UD | WIN | |
50 | Oct 24, 1998 28 years, 3 months 45-5 (24) | John Brown | 8 | TKO | LOSS | |
49 | Jul 11, 1998 27 years, 11 months 45-4 (24) | Troy Dorsey | LT | 6 | TKO | WIN |
48  | Oct 4, 1997 27 years, 2 months 44-4 (23) | 25 years, 5 months 28-1 (23) | SFT | 5 | TKO | LOSS For IBF |
47 | Feb 14, 1997 26 years, 6 months 44-3 (23) | James Crayton | 10 | UD | WIN | |
46  | Sep 16, 1996 26 years, 1 months 43-3 (23) | 29 years, 5 months 14-8-3 (4) | 8 | TD | WIN | |
45 | Mar 13, 1996 25 years, 7 months 42-3 (23) | Julio Cesar Herrera | 10 | UD | WIN | |
44  | Dec 1, 1995 25 years, 4 months 41-3 (23) | 37 years, 4 months 36-3-2 (25) | SFT | 5 | TKO | LOSS Lost WBC |
43 | May 6, 1995 24 years, 9 months 41-2 (23) | Jimmy Garcia | SFT | 11 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC |
42 | Jan 28, 1995 24 years, 6 months 40-2 (22) | Freddie Liberatore | SFT | 2 | RTD | WIN Defended WBC |
41  | Sep 17, 1994 24 years, 1 months 39-2 (21) | 28 years, 2 months 28-0-2 (13) | SFT | 12 | UD | WIN Won WBC |
40 | May 20, 1994 23 years, 9 months 38-2 (21) | Paris Alexander | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
39 | Feb 8, 1994 23 years, 6 months 37-2 (20) | Raul Hernandez | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
38 | Jan 21, 1994 23 years, 5 months 36-2 (19) | Eduardo Jacques | 7 | KO | WIN | |
37 | Oct 22, 1993 23 years, 2 months 35-2 (18) | Mike Grow | 8 | TKO | WIN | |
36 | Aug 28, 1993 23 years, 1 months 34-2 (17) | Ben Lopez | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
35 | Feb 20, 1993 22 years, 6 months 33-2 (16) | 34 years, 7 months 35-2-1 (25) | SFT | 12 | MD | LOSS For WBC |
34 | Sep 29, 1992 22 years, 2 months 33-1 (16) | Gabriel Castro | 10 | UD | WIN | |
33 | Aug 25, 1992 22 years, 1 months 32-1 (16) | Ismael Diaz | 10 | UD | WIN | |
32 | Jun 27, 1992 21 years, 11 months 31-1 (16) | Ditau Paul Molefyane | 10 | MD | WIN | |
31 | May 26, 1992 21 years, 10 months 30-1 (16) | Raymundo Arce | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
30 | Apr 2, 1992 21 years, 8 months 29-1 (15) | Moises Martinez | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
29 | Feb 22, 1992 21 years, 6 months 28-1 (14) | Tomas Valdez | 8 | UD | WIN | |
28 | Jan 30, 1992 21 years, 6 months 27-1 (14) | Jorge Palomares | SFT | 12 | UD | WIN |
27 | Nov 26, 1991 21 years, 4 months 26-1 (14) | Ascencion Lugo | 1 | KO | WIN | |
26 | Aug 17, 1991 21 years 25-1 (13) | Alvaro Bohorquez | SFT | 12 | UD | WIN |
25 | Jul 31, 1991 21 years 24-1 (13) | Aaron Lopez | SFT | 12 | UD | WIN |
24 | Jun 25, 1991 20 years, 11 months 23-1 (13) | Eduardo Montoya | 1 | KO | WIN | |
23 | Jun 1, 1991 20 years, 10 months 22-1 (12) | Pedro Mendoza | 10 | UD | WIN | |
22 | Apr 14, 1990 19 years, 8 months 21-1 (12) | Jeff Franklin | 7 | TKO | LOSS | |
21 | Mar 8, 1990 19 years, 7 months 21-0 (12) | Leonardo Moreno | 6 | UD | WIN | |
20 | Feb 27, 1990 19 years, 7 months 20-0 (12) | Dana Roston | 3 | KO | WIN | |
19 | Feb 5, 1990 19 years, 6 months 19-0 (11) | Arturo Hernandez | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
18 | Nov 28, 1989 19 years, 4 months 18-0 (10) | Javier Macias | 2 | KO | WIN | |
17 | Oct 24, 1989 19 years, 3 months 17-0 (9) | Freddie Santos | 6 | UD | WIN | |
16 | Sep 26, 1989 19 years, 2 months 16-0 (9) | Fred Hernandez | 8 | UD | WIN | |
15 | Aug 29, 1989 19 years, 1 months 15-0 (9) | Abe Castro | 4 | KO | WIN | |
14 | Jul 14, 1989 18 years, 11 months 14-0 (8) | Randy Reedy | 6 | UD | WIN | |
13 | Jun 27, 1989 18 years, 11 months 13-0 (8) | Francisco Pascasio | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
12 | Jun 16, 1989 18 years, 10 months 12-0 (7) | Antonio Marin | 1 | KO | WIN | |
11 | May 30, 1989 18 years, 10 months 11-0 (6) | Jorge Rodriguez | 6 | UD | WIN | |
10 | Apr 25, 1989 18 years, 9 months 10-0 (6) | Mario Lozano | 4 | UD | WIN | |
9 | Mar 28, 1989 18 years, 8 months 9-0 (6) | Josefino Suarez | 4 | UD | WIN | |
8 | Feb 14, 1989 18 years, 6 months 8-0 (6) | Vicente Arias | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
7 | Jan 17, 1989 18 years, 5 months 7-0 (5) | Martin Urias | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
6 | Dec 9, 1988 18 years, 4 months 6-0 (4) | Alberto Almaguer | 1 | KO | WIN | |
5 | Nov 29, 1988 18 years, 4 months 5-0 (3) | Juvenal Molina | 6 | UD | WIN | |
4 | Nov 15, 1988 18 years, 3 months 4-0 (3) | Willie Garcia | 1 | KO | WIN | |
3 | Oct 14, 1988 18 years, 2 months 3-0 (2) | Jaime Morales | 1 | KO | WIN | |
2 | Sep 27, 1988 18 years, 2 months 2-0 (1) | Tranquilino Martinez | 4 | UD | WIN | |
1 | Sep 16, 1988 18 years, 1 months 1-0 (1) | Raul Martinez | 1 | TKO | WIN |
