José Ribalta (38-17-1, 27) was born in Rodrigo, Cuba on March 31, 1963. At the age of 18 years on January 20, 1982, he made his professional boxing debut against J C Richardson, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
Ribalta's last fight was a 1st-round TKO loss to Donovan Ruddock at age 36 on October 8, 1999. He retired on a 5-fight losing streak.
Some of José Ribalta's best fights have been against Leon Spinks, Larry Holmes and Steve Zouski.
Ribalta has 17 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
56  | Oct 8, 1999 36 years, 6 months 38-17-1 (27) | 35 years, 9 months 35-5-1 (27) | 1 | TKO | LOSS | |
55  | Jun 3, 1999 36 years, 2 months 38-16-1 (27) | 28 years, 9 months 27-1 (15) | 3 | RTD | LOSS | |
54  | Jun 5, 1998 35 years, 2 months 38-15-1 (27) | 26 years, 10 months 19-0 (19) | 2 | TKO | LOSS | |
53 | Jul 15, 1997 34 years, 3 months 38-14-1 (27) | Larry Donald | 6 | TKO | LOSS | |
52  | Dec 7, 1996 33 years, 8 months 38-13-1 (27) | 28 years 21-3-1 (10) | 10 | UD | LOSS | |
51 | Apr 6, 1996 33 years 38-12-1 (27) | James Holley | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
50 | Dec 9, 1995 32 years, 8 months 37-12-1 (26) | Bruce Johnson | 1 | KO | WIN | |
49 | Oct 11, 1995 32 years, 6 months 36-12-1 (25) | Carlton West | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
48 | Sep 22, 1995 32 years, 5 months 35-12-1 (24) | George Harris | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
47 | Mar 15, 1995 31 years, 11 months 34-12-1 (23) | John Basil Jackson | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
46 | May 10, 1994 31 years, 1 months 33-12-1 (23) | Joe Hipp | HW | 2 | KO | LOSS |
45  | Dec 3, 1993 30 years, 8 months 33-11-1 (23) | 35 years, 9 months 35-5 (19) | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
44 | Dec 3, 1993 30 years, 8 months 33-10-1 (23) | Derek Williams | 3 | SD | WIN | |
43  | Sep 28, 1993 30 years, 5 months 32-10-1 (23) | 43 years, 10 months 58-4 (40) | 10 | UD | LOSS | |
42 | Jul 10, 1993 30 years, 3 months 32-9-1 (23) | Wes Turner | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
41  | Oct 6, 1992 29 years, 6 months 31-9-1 (22) | 34 years, 1 months 48-3-2 (32) | 10 | UD | LOSS | |
40  | Apr 22, 1992 29 years 31-8-1 (22) | 30 years, 5 months 33-3 (32) | 2 | KO | LOSS | |
39 | May 11, 1991 28 years, 1 months 31-7-1 (22) | Pierre Coetzer | 10 | PTS | LOSS | |
38  | Jan 11, 1991 27 years, 9 months 31-6-1 (22) | 23 years, 11 months 16-0 (13) | 3 | RTD | LOSS | |
37  | Jul 19, 1990 27 years, 3 months 31-5-1 (22) | 32 years, 6 months 32-3 (22) | 10 | MD | LOSS | |
36 | Feb 9, 1990 26 years, 10 months 31-4-1 (22) | Michael Johnson | 2 | KO | WIN | |
35 | Oct 6, 1989 26 years, 6 months 30-4-1 (21) | Jose Allencastro | 2 | KO | WIN | |
34 | Jul 21, 1989 26 years, 3 months 29-4-1 (20) | Jeff Sims | 10 | UD | WIN | |
33 | Jun 2, 1989 26 years, 2 months 28-4-1 (20) | Jerry Hairston | 1 | KO | WIN | |
32 | Jun 3, 1988 25 years, 2 months 27-4-1 (19) | Jose Garcia | 1 | KO | WIN | |
31  | Sep 12, 1987 24 years, 5 months 26-4-1 (18) | 33 years 25-13 (14) | 10 | UD | WIN | |
30 | May 16, 1987 24 years, 1 months 25-4-1 (18) | Mark Young | 10 | UD | WIN | |
29  | Jan 17, 1987 23 years, 9 months 24-4-1 (18) | 33 years, 6 months 17-6-2 (11) | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
28 | Sep 26, 1986 23 years, 5 months 23-4-1 (17) | John Williams | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
27  | Aug 17, 1986 23 years, 4 months 22-4-1 (16) | 20 years, 1 months 25-0 (23) | 10 | TKO | LOSS | |
26 | Jun 20, 1986 23 years, 2 months 22-3-1 (16) | Rick Kellar | 1 | KO | WIN | |
25 | May 13, 1986 23 years, 1 months 21-3-1 (15) | David Jaco | 5 | KO | WIN | |
24 | Apr 4, 1986 23 years 20-3-1 (14) | Jeff Freeney | 1 | KO | WIN | |
23 | Mar 4, 1986 22 years, 11 months 19-3-1 (13) | Al Houck | 3 | KO | WIN | |
22  | Sep 11, 1985 22 years, 5 months 18-3-1 (12) | 24 years, 11 months 14-1 (7) | 10 | MD | LOSS | |
21 | Jul 23, 1985 22 years, 3 months 18-2-1 (12) | Ernie Barr | 10 | UD | WIN | |
20  | Apr 29, 1985 22 years 17-2-1 (12) | 32 years 14-3 (12) | 10 | SD | LOSS | |
19 | Oct 18, 1984 21 years, 6 months 17-1-1 (12) | Cecil Coffee | 10 | PTS | DRAW | |
18 | Jul 26, 1984 21 years, 3 months 17-1 (12) | Nate Robinson | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
17 | Mar 8, 1984 20 years, 11 months 16-1 (11) | Jimmy Jones | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
16 | Dec 15, 1983 20 years, 8 months 15-1 (11) | Juan Antonio Figueroa | 7 | DQ | WIN | |
15 | Oct 25, 1983 20 years, 6 months 14-1 (11) | Ishaq Hussein | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
14 | Sep 1, 1983 20 years, 5 months 13-1 (10) | Robert Evans | 8 | UD | WIN | |
13 | Jun 3, 1983 20 years, 2 months 12-1 (10) | Tom Prater | 8 | UD | WIN | |
12 | Apr 29, 1983 20 years 11-1 (10) | Ron Harry | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
11 | Feb 18, 1983 19 years, 10 months 10-1 (9) | Ricardo Richardson | 7 | TKO | LOSS | |
10 | Jan 14, 1983 19 years, 9 months 10-0 (9) | Miles Prince | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
9 | Nov 6, 1982 19 years, 7 months 9-0 (8) | Nate Robinson | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
8 | Oct 21, 1982 19 years, 6 months 8-0 (7) | John L Johnson | 1 | KO | WIN | |
7 | Sep 30, 1982 19 years, 6 months 7-0 (6) | Al Leticky | 1 | KO | WIN | |
6 | Jul 20, 1982 19 years, 3 months 6-0 (5) | Curtis Gaskins | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
5 | Jul 9, 1982 19 years, 3 months 5-0 (4) | Gabriel Saenz | 2 | KO | WIN | |
4 | Jun 18, 1982 19 years, 2 months 4-0 (3) | Kenneth Wring | 3 | KO | WIN | |
3 | May 21, 1982 19 years, 1 months 3-0 (2) | Ken Davis | 4 | UD | WIN | |
2 | Feb 5, 1982 18 years, 10 months 2-0 (2) | Douglas Fowler | 2 | KO | WIN | |
1 | Jan 20, 1982 18 years, 9 months 1-0 (1) | J C Richardson | 1 | TKO | WIN |
