Victor Rabanales (49-21-3, 26) was born in Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico on December 23, 1962. At the age of 20 years on August 13, 1983, he made his professional boxing debut against Mario Asteaga, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On his 39th career fight at 28 years old, Victor Rabanales got a shot at the WBC bantamweight titles against Greg Richardson on May 20, 1991 but lost the fight via 12-round split decision.
He became a bantamweight world champion (WBC) on September 17, 1992 at the age of 29 years old, on his 47th career fight, after defeating Joichiro Tatsuyoshi via 9th-round TKO.
Rabanales' last fight was a 10-round unanimous decision loss to Fernando Beltrán Jr. at age 40 on November 21, 2003. He retired on a 2-fight losing streak.
Rabanales has 21 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
73 | Nov 21, 2003 40 years, 10 months 49-21-3 (26) | Fernando Beltrán Jr. | 10 | UD | LOSS | |
72 | Jul 17, 2003 40 years, 6 months 49-20-3 (26) | Saul Briseno | SBT | 8 | TD | LOSS |
71 | Oct 31, 2002 39 years, 10 months 49-19-3 (26) | Jaime Ortiz | 12 | SD | WIN | |
70 | Jun 12, 2002 39 years, 5 months 48-19-3 (26) | Diego Andrade | 5 | KO | WIN | |
69 | Nov 25, 2001 38 years, 11 months 47-19-3 (25) | Heriberto Ruiz | 8 | PTS | LOSS | |
68 | Oct 30, 2001 38 years, 10 months 47-18-3 (25) | Saul Briseno | 12 | MD | WIN | |
67 | Apr 12, 2001 38 years, 3 months 46-18-3 (25) | Hugo Romero | 12 | PTS | WIN | |
66 | Sep 29, 2000 37 years, 9 months 45-18-3 (25) | Carlos Contreras | SBT | 9 | TKO | LOSS |
65 | Apr 7, 2000 37 years, 3 months 45-17-3 (25) | Sergio Perez | 7 | TKO | LOSS | |
64 | Mar 11, 2000 37 years, 2 months 45-16-3 (25) | Justo Almazan | 10 | UD | WIN | |
63 | Sep 25, 1999 36 years, 9 months 44-16-3 (25) | Jesus Almazan | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
62 | Mar 13, 1999 36 years, 2 months 43-16-3 (24) | Genaro García | 10 | SD | LOSS | |
61 | Dec 4, 1998 35 years, 11 months 43-15-3 (24) | Justo Almazan | 5 | TD | DRAW | |
60 | Jul 4, 1997 34 years, 6 months 43-15-2 (24) | Sirimongkol Singwancha | BT | 12 | UD | LOSS For WBC |
59 | Feb 14, 1997 34 years, 1 months 43-14-2 (24) | Marius Heriberto Frias | 10 | MD | WIN | |
58 | May 13, 1996 33 years, 4 months 42-14-2 (24) | Arturo Estrada | 5 | KO | WIN | |
57 | Feb 5, 1996 33 years, 1 months 41-14-2 (23) | Alejandro Sanabria | 4 | KO | WIN | |
56  | Sep 14, 1995 32 years, 8 months 40-14-2 (22) | 20 years, 5 months | 8 | KO | WIN | |
55 | May 20, 1995 32 years, 4 months 39-14-2 (21) | Javier Cintron | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
54 | Nov 14, 1994 31 years, 10 months 38-14-2 (20) | Silverio Tan | 7 | KO | WIN | |
53 | Oct 7, 1994 31 years, 9 months 37-14-2 (19) | Nana Konadu | 10 | UD | LOSS | |
52 | Jun 17, 1994 31 years, 5 months 37-13-2 (19) | Wayne McCullough | BT | 12 | UD | LOSS |
51 | Nov 15, 1993 30 years, 10 months 37-12-2 (19) | Juan Francisco Soto | 10 | UD | WIN | |
50 | Jul 22, 1993 30 years, 6 months 36-12-2 (19) | Joichiro Tatsuyoshi | BT | 12 | SD | LOSS For WBC Interim |
49 | Mar 28, 1993 30 years, 3 months 36-11-2 (19) | Byun Jung-il | BT | 12 | UD | LOSS Lost WBC |
48 | Jan 25, 1993 30 years, 1 months 36-10-2 (19) | Dadoy Andujar | BT | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBC |
47 | Sep 17, 1992 29 years, 8 months 35-10-2 (19) | Joichiro Tatsuyoshi | BT | 9 | TKO | WIN Won WBC |
46 | Jul 27, 1992 29 years, 7 months 34-10-2 (18) | Jang Kyun Oh | BT | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBC Interim |
45 | May 16, 1992 29 years, 4 months 33-10-2 (18) | Luis Alberto Ocampo | BT | 4 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC Interim |
44 | Mar 30, 1992 29 years, 3 months 32-10-2 (17) | Yong Hoon Lee | BT | 9 | TD | WIN Won WBC Interim |
43 | Feb 16, 1992 29 years, 1 months 31-10-2 (17) | Gustavo Rodriguez | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
42 | Jan 12, 1992 29 years 30-10-2 (16) | Abraham Barrientos | 10 | UD | WIN | |
41 | Nov 30, 1991 28 years, 11 months 29-10-2 (16) | Jose Valdez | 12 | UD | WIN | |
40 | Aug 3, 1991 28 years, 7 months 28-10-2 (16) | Luis Espinoza | 9 | TKO | WIN | |
39 | May 20, 1991 28 years, 4 months 27-10-2 (15) | Greg Richardson | BT | 12 | SD | LOSS For WBC |
38 | Mar 11, 1991 28 years, 2 months 27-9-2 (15) | Javier Leon | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
37 | Nov 19, 1990 27 years, 10 months 26-9-2 (14) | César Soto | 10 | UD | WIN | |
36 | Aug 6, 1990 27 years, 7 months 25-9-2 (14) | Cardenio Ulloa | 7 | TD | WIN | |
35 | May 7, 1990 27 years, 4 months 24-9-2 (14) | Jose Luis Vegagil | 10 | KO | WIN | |
34 | Feb 3, 1990 27 years, 1 months 23-9-2 (13) | Julio Pliego | 10 | UD | WIN | |
33 | Oct 15, 1989 26 years, 9 months 22-9-2 (13) | César Soto | 10 | SD | WIN | |
32 | Jun 16, 1989 26 years, 5 months 21-9-2 (13) | Tomas Valdez | 9 | KO | WIN | |
31 | Apr 15, 1989 26 years, 3 months 20-9-2 (12) | Jose Luis Vegagil | 9 | TKO | WIN | |
30 | Jan 27, 1989 26 years, 1 months 19-9-2 (11) | Guadalupe Rubio | 10 | PTS | DRAW | |
29 | Nov 19, 1988 25 years, 10 months 19-9-1 (11) | Efrain Pintor | 6 | TD | WIN | |
28 | Oct 22, 1988 25 years, 9 months 18-9-1 (11) | Roberto Rios | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
27 | Sep 10, 1988 25 years, 8 months 17-9-1 (10) | Fernando Varguez | 10 | MD | WIN | |
26 | Jun 18, 1988 25 years, 5 months 16-9-1 (10) | Armando Salazar | 10 | UD | WIN | |
25 | May 21, 1988 25 years, 4 months 15-9-1 (10) | Efrain Pintor | 4 | DQ | LOSS | |
24 | Mar 18, 1988 25 years, 2 months 15-8-1 (10) | Abraham Barrientos | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
23 | Jan 23, 1988 25 years, 1 months 14-8-1 (10) | Diego Avila | 10 | PTS | LOSS | |
22 | Dec 5, 1987 24 years, 11 months 14-7-1 (10) | Santiago Caballero | 8 | DQ | LOSS | |
21 | Oct 31, 1987 24 years, 10 months 14-6-1 (10) | Diego Avila | 10 | SD | LOSS | |
20 | Oct 3, 1987 24 years, 9 months 14-5-1 (10) | Armando Castro | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
19 | Aug 21, 1987 24 years, 7 months 13-5-1 (9) | Julio Blanco | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
18 | Jul 18, 1987 24 years, 6 months 12-5-1 (9) | Javier Herrera | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
17 | Jun 27, 1987 24 years, 6 months 11-5-1 (8) | Manuel Ramos | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
16 | Apr 4, 1987 24 years, 3 months 10-5-1 (7) | Martin Lopez | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
15 | Feb 21, 1987 24 years, 1 months 9-5-1 (7) | Javier Esquivel | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
14 | Apr 1, 1986 23 years, 3 months 8-5-1 (7) | Felipe Gutierrez | 5 | TKO | LOSS | |
13 | Feb 1, 1986 23 years, 1 months 8-4-1 (7) | Edgar Garcia | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
12 | Jan 31, 1986 23 years, 1 months 7-4-1 (6) | Octavio Santos | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
11 | Dec 28, 1985 23 years 6-4-1 (5) | Arturo Mendoza | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
10 | Nov 13, 1985 22 years, 10 months 5-4-1 (4) | Arturo Mendoza | 8 | PTS | LOSS | |
9 | Aug 21, 1985 22 years, 7 months 5-3-1 (4) | Victor Manuel Gomez | 3 | KO | WIN | |
8 | Aug 2, 1985 22 years, 7 months 4-3-1 (3) | Saul Martinez | 6 | PTS | DRAW | |
7 | Mar 16, 1985 22 years, 2 months 4-3 (3) | Jose Jaimes | 4 | PTS | WIN | |
6 | Feb 2, 1985 22 years, 1 months 3-3 (3) | Guillermo Alonso | 1 | KO | WIN | |
5 | Dec 22, 1984 21 years, 11 months 2-3 (2) | Jose Jaimes | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
4 | Nov 10, 1984 21 years, 10 months 1-3 (1) | Jose Jaimes | 4 | PTS | LOSS | |
3 | Jun 13, 1984 21 years, 5 months 1-2 (1) | Hector Garcia | 1 | TKO | LOSS | |
2 | Sep 14, 1983 20 years, 8 months 1-1 (1) | Oscar Ortiz | 3 | TKO | LOSS | |
1 | Aug 13, 1983 20 years, 7 months 1-0 (1) | Mario Asteaga | 1 | TKO | WIN |
