Hugo Ruiz (39-5, 33) was born in Los Mochis, Mexico on September 21, 1986. At the age of 20 years on December 22, 2006, he made his professional boxing debut against Noe Flores, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On his 33rd career fight at 26 years old, Hugo Ruiz got a shot at the bantamweight titles against Kōki Kameda on December 4, 2012 but lost the fight via 12-round split decision.
He became a super-bantamweight world champion (WBC) on February 27, 2016 at the age of 29 years old, on his 39th career fight, after defeating Julio Ceja via 1st-round TKO.
Ruiz' last fight was a 1st-round KO loss to Gervonta Davis at age 32 on February 9, 2019. He retired from the sport of boxing following this loss.
Some of Hugo Ruiz' best fights have been against Julio Ceja, Kōki Kameda and Hozumi Hasegawa.
Ruiz has 5 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
44  | Feb 9, 2019 32 years, 4 months 39-5 (33) | 24 years, 3 months 20-0 (19) | SFT | 1 | KO | LOSS |
43 | Jan 19, 2019 32 years, 3 months 39-4 (33) | Alberto Guevara | 10 | UD | WIN | |
42 | Nov 17, 2018 32 years, 1 months 38-4 (33) | Jesus Galicia | 2 | KO | WIN | |
41 | Aug 11, 2018 31 years, 10 months 37-4 (32) | Dennis Contreras | 8 | UD | WIN | |
40  | Sep 16, 2016 29 years, 11 months 36-4 (32) | 35 years, 9 months 35-5 (15) | SBT | 9 | RTD | LOSS Lost WBC |
39  | Feb 27, 2016 29 years, 5 months 36-3 (32) | 23 years, 3 months 30-1 (27) | SBT | 1 | TKO | WIN Won WBC |
38 | Aug 29, 2015 28 years, 11 months 35-3 (31) | 22 years, 9 months 29-1 (26) | SBT | 5 | TKO | LOSS For WBC Interim |
37 | Nov 22, 2014 28 years, 2 months 35-2 (31) | Carlos Medellin | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
36 | Mar 22, 2014 27 years, 6 months 34-2 (30) | Ramon Maas | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
35 | Sep 7, 2013 26 years, 11 months 33-2 (29) | Julio César Miranda | 12 | MD | WIN | |
34 | Jun 1, 2013 26 years, 8 months 32-2 (29) | Giovanni Caro | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
33  | Dec 4, 2012 26 years, 2 months 31-2 (28) | 26 years 28-1 (17) | BT | 12 | SD | LOSS |
32 | Jul 7, 2012 25 years, 9 months 31-1 (28) | Jean Sampson | BT | 9 | KO | WIN Defended WBA Interim |
31 | Mar 31, 2012 25 years, 6 months 30-1 (27) | Yonfrez Parejo | BT | 8 | TKO | WIN Defended WBA Interim |
30 | Oct 15, 2011 25 years 29-1 (26) | Francisco Arce Armenta | BT | 4 | TKO | WIN Defended WBA Interim |
29 | May 14, 2011 24 years, 7 months 28-1 (25) | Francisco Arce Armenta | BT | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBA Interim |
28 | Jan 22, 2011 24 years, 4 months 27-1 (25) | Alvaro Perez | BT | 9 | TD | WIN Won WBA Interim |
27 | Sep 4, 2010 23 years, 11 months 26-1 (25) | Jesus Vazquez | 10 | UD | WIN | |
26 | Jun 19, 2010 23 years, 8 months 25-1 (25) | Cesar Ricardo Martinez | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
25 | Apr 3, 2010 23 years, 6 months 24-1 (24) | Germán Meraz | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
24 | Feb 13, 2010 23 years, 4 months 23-1 (23) | Francisco Reyes | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
23 | Nov 13, 2009 23 years, 1 months 22-1 (22) | Fred Heberto Valdez | 4 | KO | WIN | |
22 | Sep 25, 2009 23 years 21-1 (21) | Jose Tamayo | 8 | KO | WIN | |
21 | Jun 12, 2009 22 years, 8 months 20-1 (20) | Esau Gaona | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
20 | Apr 3, 2009 22 years, 6 months 19-1 (19) | Felipe Acosta | 2 | KO | WIN | |
19 | Feb 28, 2009 22 years, 5 months 18-1 (18) | Ernesto Ochoa | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
18 | Dec 12, 2008 22 years, 2 months 17-1 (17) | Hugo Cruz | 1 | KO | WIN | |
17 | Nov 2, 2008 22 years, 1 months 16-1 (16) | Jose Carlos Vargas | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
16 | Jun 14, 2008 21 years, 8 months 15-1 (15) | Carlos Balmea | 2 | KO | WIN | |
15 | Apr 18, 2008 21 years, 6 months 14-1 (14) | Raul Ruiz | 1 | KO | WIN | |
14 | Feb 22, 2008 21 years, 5 months 13-1 (13) | Daniel Contreras Jr | 1 | KO | WIN | |
13 | Feb 8, 2008 21 years, 4 months 12-1 (12) | Eduardo Gutierrez | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
12 | Jan 25, 2008 21 years, 4 months 11-1 (11) | Jose Alvarez | 1 | KO | WIN | |
11 | Dec 14, 2007 21 years, 2 months 10-1 (10) | Jesus Cota | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
10 | Oct 27, 2007 21 years, 1 months 9-1 (9) | Enrique Quevedo | 4 | TKO | LOSS | |
9 | Sep 28, 2007 21 years 9-0 (9) | Martin Jocobi | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
8 | Sep 14, 2007 20 years, 11 months 8-0 (8) | Raul Ruiz | 1 | KO | WIN | |
7 | Aug 10, 2007 20 years, 10 months 7-0 (7) | Jacobo Cinco Valenzuela | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
6 | Jul 27, 2007 20 years, 10 months 6-0 (6) | Trinidad Ruiz | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
5 | Jul 14, 2007 20 years, 9 months 5-0 (5) | Noe Flores | 1 | KO | WIN | |
4 | Jun 29, 2007 20 years, 9 months 4-0 (4) | Mauro Gonzalez | 1 | KO | WIN | |
3 | May 12, 2007 20 years, 7 months 3-0 (3) | Rigoberto Casillas | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
2 | Mar 30, 2007 20 years, 6 months 2-0 (2) | Martin Jocobi | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
1 | Dec 22, 2006 20 years, 3 months 1-0 (1) | Noe Flores | 1 | TKO | WIN |
