In a career spanning 23 years and two months, Rubén Olivares fought 105 times with 89 wins, 13 losses, and 3 draws. By his last professional fight on March 12, 1988, Olivares' boxing record stood at 89-13-3 (79 KO wins, 9 KO losses).
WBA | WBC | TheRing |
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FT w1 d0 | FT w1 d0 | |
BT w2 d4 | BT w2 d4 | BT w2 d4 |
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Rubén Olivares (El Púas) is a retired Mexican professional boxer. He was born in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico on January 14, 1947. Olivares made his professional boxing debut at the age of 17, on January 4, 1965. He is a former two-weight-class world champion. He is 76 years old, and will be turning 77 in seven months and five days. Olivares is a Hall of Famer.
Total Fights | 105 |
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Wins | 89 |
Losses | 13 |
Draws | 3 |
No-Contests | 0 |
KO Wins | 79 |
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Total Title Wins | 8 |
Title Defenses | 4 |
Title-Fight KO Wins | 6 |
Losses via KO | 9 |
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Result | Via |
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105 | Mar 12, 1988 | 41 | Ignacio Madrid | Loss | KO4 |
104 | Feb 25, 1986 | 39 | Roman Almaguer | Draw | MD |
103 | Nov 24, 1981 | 34 | Margarito Marquez | Loss | SD |
102 | Aug 24, 1980 | 33 | Rafael Gandarilla | Loss | TKO9 |
101 | Apr 25, 1980 | 33 | Sergio Reyes | Win | TKO7 |
100 | Mar 7, 1980 | 33 | Carlos Serrano | Win | TKO5 |
99 | Jul 21, 1979 | 32 | Eusebio Pedroza | Loss * | TKO12 |
98 | Jun 30, 1979 | 32 | Adrian Zapanta | Win | TKO2 |
97 | Apr 22, 1979 | 32 | Guillermo Morales | Draw | MD |
96 | Nov 20, 1978 | 31 | Isaac Vega | Win | TKO3 |
95 | Oct 18, 1978 | 31 | Shig Fukuyama | Win | KO2 |
94 | Apr 28, 1978 | 31 | José Luis Ramírez | Win | TKO2 |
93 | Dec 6, 1977 | 30 | Ricky Gutierrez | Win | UD |
92 | Aug 20, 1977 | 30 | Bobby Chacon | Loss | UD |
91 | Nov 19, 1976 | 29 | Jose Cervantes | Loss | KO6 |
90 | Jul 30, 1976 | 29 | Fernando Cabanela | Win | UD |
89 | Jun 2, 1976 | 29 | Pajet Lupikanet | Win | TKO1 |
88 | Dec 4, 1975 | 28 | Danny Lopez | Loss | KO7 |
87 | Sep 20, 1975 | 28 | David Kotey | Loss * | SD |
86 | Jun 20, 1975 | 28 | Bobby Chacon | Win * | TKO2 |
85 | Apr 7, 1975 | 28 | Benjamin Ortiz | Win | TKO6 |
84 | Nov 23, 1974 | 27 | Alexis Arguello | Loss * | KO13 |
83 | Oct 5, 1974 | 27 | Carlos Mendoza | Win | TKO6 |
82 | Aug 31, 1974 | 27 | Enrique Garcia | Win | TKO5 |
81 | Jul 9, 1974 | 27 | Zensuke Utagawa | Win * | KO7 |
80 | May 14, 1974 | 27 | Adrian Zapanta | Win | KO2 |
79 | Mar 4, 1974 | 27 | Art Hafey | Win | SD |
78 | Dec 2, 1973 | 26 | Francisco Durango | Win | UD |
77 | Sep 15, 1973 | 26 | Art Hafey | Loss | TKO5 |
76 | Jun 23, 1973 | 26 | Bobby Chacon | Win | RTD9 |
75 | Apr 28, 1973 | 26 | Walter Seeley | Win | TKO2 |
74 | Nov 14, 1972 | 25 | Rafael Herrera | Loss | MD |
73 | Aug 19, 1972 | 25 | Godfrey Stevens | Win | UD |
72 | Mar 19, 1972 | 25 | Rafael Herrera | Loss * | KO8 |
71 | Dec 14, 1971 | 24 | Jesús Pimentel | Win * | TKO11 |
70 | Oct 25, 1971 | 24 | Kazuyoshi Kanazawa | Win * | TKO14 |
69 | Aug 23, 1971 | 24 | Kid Pascualito | Win | TKO9 |
68 | Jul 10, 1971 | 24 | Efren Torres | Win | TKO4 |
67 | Jun 7, 1971 | 24 | Vicente Blanco | Win | KO5 |
66 | May 19, 1971 | 24 | Tsuguo Mineyama | Win | TKO3 |
65 | Apr 2, 1971 | 24 | Chucho Castillo | Win * | UD |
64 | Mar 3, 1971 | 24 | Chung Park | Win | KO6 |
63 | Oct 16, 1970 | 23 | Chucho Castillo | Loss * | TKO14 |
62 | Sep 11, 1970 | 23 | Memo Rodriguez | Win | KO5 |
61 | Aug 14, 1970 | 23 | Jose Arranz | Win | TKO3 |
60 | Jul 22, 1970 | 23 | Shuji Chiyoda | Win | UD |
59 | Apr 18, 1970 | 23 | Chucho Castillo | Win * | UD |
58 | Mar 18, 1970 | 23 | Romy Guelas | Win | TKO6 |
57 | Feb 22, 1970 | 23 | Angel Hernandez | Win | KO3 |
56 | Dec 12, 1969 | 22 | Alan Rudkin | Win * | TKO2 |
55 | Oct 27, 1969 | 22 | Shigeyoshi Oki | Win | KO3 |
54 | Aug 22, 1969 | 22 | Lionel Rose | Win * | KO5 |
53 | Jun 29, 1969 | 22 | Nene Jun | Win | TKO1 |
52 | May 23, 1969 | 22 | Takao Sakurai | Win | TKO6 |
51 | May 6, 1969 | 22 | Frank Adame | Win | KO2 |
50 | Mar 17, 1969 | 22 | Ernie Cruz | Win | TKO9 |
49 | Mar 9, 1969 | 22 | Carlos Zayas | Win | TKO7 |
48 | Feb 23, 1969 | 22 | Jose Bisbal | Win | KO3 |
47 | Jan 26, 1969 | 22 | Kazuyoshi Kanazawa | Win | TKO2 |
46 | Nov 24, 1968 | 21 | José Medel | Win | KO8 |
45 | Oct 11, 1968 | 21 | Wally Brooks | Win | KO1 |
44 | Sep 15, 1968 | 21 | Antoine Porcel | Win | KO1 |
43 | Aug 28, 1968 | 21 | Bernabe Fernandez | Win | TKO3 |
42 | Aug 10, 1968 | 21 | Tiny Palacio | Win | TKO6 |
41 | Jul 11, 1968 | 21 | Gary Garber | Win | TKO5 |
40 | Jun 25, 1968 | 21 | Enrique Yepes | Win | KO5 |
39 | Jun 8, 1968 | 21 | Octavio Gomez | Win | KO5 |
38 | May 20, 1968 | 21 | King Gavilan | Win | KO4 |
37 | Apr 27, 1968 | 21 | Manuel Arnal | Win | DQ |
36 | Mar 31, 1968 | 21 | Salvatore Burruni | Win | TKO3 |
35 | Mar 3, 1968 | 21 | Pornchai Poprai-ngam | Win | TKO9 |
34 | Jan 28, 1968 | 21 | German Bastidas | Win | TKO5 |
33 | Nov 19, 1967 | 20 | Felipe Gonzalez | Win | TKO6 |
32 | Nov 3, 1967 | 20 | Chamaco Castillo | Win | KO5 |
31 | Oct 14, 1967 | 20 | Ushiwakamaru Harada | Win | TKO2 |
30 | Sep 20, 1967 | 20 | Gustavo Sosa | Win | TKO3 |
29 | Sep 6, 1967 | 20 | Grillito Aguilar | Win | KO5 |
28 | Jul 29, 1967 | 20 | German Bastidas | Draw | MD |
27 | Jul 14, 1967 | 20 | Angel Hernandez | Win | KO5 |
26 | Jun 17, 1967 | 20 | Julio Guerrero | Win | KO4 |
25 | Feb 26, 1967 | 20 | Felipe Gonzalez | Win | UD |
24 | Feb 5, 1967 | 20 | Antonio Leal | Win | KO1 |
23 | Dec 17, 1966 | 19 | Daniel Gutierrez | Win | TKO10 |
22 | Nov 9, 1966 | 19 | Rafael Martinez | Win | TKO5 |
21 | Oct 18, 1966 | 19 | Rafael Macias | Win | TKO5 |
20 | Oct 7, 1966 | 19 | Ernesto Aguilar | Win | TKO3 |
19 | Sep 17, 1966 | 19 | Ramiro Garcia | Win | KO9 |
18 | Aug 7, 1966 | 19 | Oscar Rivas | Win | TKO3 |
17 | Jul 10, 1966 | 19 | Gerardo Lujano | Win | TKO5 |
16 | Jun 24, 1966 | 19 | German Guzman | Win | KO4 |
15 | Jun 11, 1966 | 19 | Alfonso Jose Cazares | Win | TKO2 |
14 | May 20, 1966 | 19 | Emeterio Campos | Win | TKO4 |
13 | Apr 23, 1966 | 19 | Juan Molina | Win | TKO2 |
12 | Mar 12, 1966 | 19 | Gallito Camacho | Win | TKO1 |
11 | Feb 16, 1966 | 19 | Eduardo Alvarado | Win | KO2 |
10 | Jan 28, 1966 | 19 | Reynaldo De La Cerda | Win | TKO3 |
9 | Nov 24, 1965 | 18 | Pablo Martinez | Win | TKO2 |
8 | Oct 20, 1965 | 18 | Mateo Jaimes | Win | TKO5 |
7 | Sep 9, 1965 | 18 | Jorge Gomez | Win | TKO8 |
6 | Aug 14, 1965 | 18 | Nemesio Zenil | Win | TKO2 |
5 | Apr 1, 1965 | 18 | Antonio Gallegos | Win | TKO4 |
4 | Feb 18, 1965 | 18 | Torito Silva | Win | KO6 |
3 | Feb 1, 1965 | 18 | Geronimo Cisneros | Win | TKO3 |
2 | Jan 18, 1965 | 18 | Freddie Garcia | Win | KO1 |
1 | Jan 4, 1965 | 17 | Isidro Sotelo | Win | KO1 |
* World-title fight
Olivares was a two-weight-division world champion. He has held eight world titles, one of which was a vacant title win, and the rest seven were lineal championship wins.
Weight Division | World Titles Held |
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Featherweight | WBA, WBC |
Bantamweight | WBA 2x, WBC 2x, The Ring 2x |
Rubén Olivares is 166 cm tall (5' 5.35") with a reach of 170 cm (5' 6.93"). He fights out of the orthodox stance and presents an ape-index of 4 cm (1.57").
Olivares has a 75.2% KO rate. Of his total 79 KO wins, 42 were in the early rounds, 29 in the mid rounds, and eight in the later rounds. He has eight first-round KO wins.
Rubén Olivares' professional boxing career spanned more than 23 years — from 1965 to 1988.
Olivares made his professional boxing debut against Isidro Sotelo at the age of 17 on January 4, 1965, defeating Sotelo via 1st round KO. He went on to win 26 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 25 wins via stoppage.
Olivares had his first world title fight at the age of 22 on August 22, 1969 after 53 professional fights, against Lionel Rose for the bantamweight WBA, WBC, and The Ring titles. He defeated Rose via 5th round KO to become the bantamweight champion of the world.
He was a two-time undisputed bantamweight world champion, and has won eight world titles at two weight classes. For all the details about Olivares' world title wins and defenses refer to "Rubén Olivares World Titles".
Some of Olivares' best fights and notable victories include wins over Hall-of-Famer Bobby Chacon, Lionel Rose, Alan Rudkin, Efren Torres, Jesús Pimentel, Kid Pascualito, and Tsuguo Mineyama.
Olivares had a total of 13 losses in his professional boxing career.
His last professional fight was a non-title bout against Ignacio Madrid on March 12, 1988. Olivares lost the fight via 4th round KO. It's been 35 years, 2 months, and 28 days since this fight.
Olivares fought a total of 105 times during his professional career, which includes 13 world-title fights at two weight divisions — featherweight and bantamweight. These four fights are the highlight of his career.
August 22, 1969: Olivares becomes the undisputed bantamweight world champion in his first world-title fight by beating Lionel Rose via 5th round KO. He now holds the WBA, WBC, and The Ring bantamweight world-champion belts.
December 12, 1969: Olivares successfully defends the WBA, WBC, and The Ring bantamweight titles against Alan Rudkin, winning the fight via 2nd round TKO.
April 2, 1971: Olivares becomes the undisputed bantamweight world champion by defeating Chucho Castillo via 15 round unanimous decision. He now holds the WBA, WBC, and The Ring bantamweight world-champion belts.
June 20, 1975: Olivares wins the WBC featherweight title from Bobby Chacon, by beating Chacon via 2nd round TKO.
The following is a fight-by-fight progression of Olivares' boxing career; all the way from his debut, to winning world-titles, to his last fight against Ignacio Madrid, and all the other wins and losses of his career.
On March 12, 1988, a 41-year old Rubén Olivares (89-12-3, 79 KO) fought Ignacio Madrid in his 105th professional fight. He lost to Madrid via 4th round KO.
On February 25, 1986, a 39-year old Rubén Olivares (89-12-2, 79 KO) fought Roman Almaguer in his 104th professional fight. He had a draw with Almaguer via 4th round majority decision.
On November 24, 1981, a 34-year old Rubén Olivares (89-11-2, 79 KO) fought Margarito Marquez in his 103rd professional fight. He lost to Marquez via 10th round split-decision. He is now on a two-fight losing streak.
On August 24, 1980, a 33-year old Rubén Olivares (89-10-2, 79 KO) fought Rafael Gandarilla in his 102nd professional fight. He lost to Gandarilla via 9th round TKO.
On April 25, 1980, a 33-year old Rubén Olivares (88-10-2, 78 KO) fought Sergio Reyes in his 101st professional fight. He defeated Reyes via 7th round TKO. He is now on a two-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On March 7, 1980, a 33-year old Rubén Olivares (87-10-2, 77 KO) fought Carlos Serrano in his 100th professional fight. He defeated Serrano via 5th round TKO, making a successful comeback from his last loss..
On July 21, 1979, a 32-year old Rubén Olivares (87-9-2, 77 KO) faced Panamanian boxer Eusebio Pedroza, who was 23 years old with a record of 22-3. Olivares was challenging Pedroza's WBA featherweight title. Pedroza was on a eight-fight win streak with 15 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 7 cms and also had a 4 cm reach advantage over Olivares. Coming into this fight, Pedroza had three losses, all of which were via stoppage
Olivares lost to Pedroza via 12th round TKO.
On June 30, 1979, in their 2nd fight, a a 32-year old Rubén Olivares (86-9-2, 76 KO) fought Adrian Zapanta in his 98th professional fight. He defeated Zapanta via 2nd round TKO.
On April 22, 1979, a 32-year old Rubén Olivares (86-9-1, 76 KO) fought Guillermo Morales in his 97th professional fight. He had a draw with Morales via 10th round majority decision.
On November 20, 1978, a 31-year old Rubén Olivares (85-9-1, 75 KO) fought Isaac Vega in his 96th professional fight. He defeated Vega via 3rd round TKO. He is now on a four-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
On October 18, 1978, a 31-year old Rubén Olivares (84-9-1, 74 KO) fought Shig Fukuyama in his 95th professional fight. He defeated Fukuyama via 2nd round KO. He is now on a three-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On April 28, 1978, a 31-year old Rubén Olivares (83-9-1, 73 KO) fought fellow Mexican boxer José Luis Ramírez, who was 19 years old with a record of 43-1. Ramírez was on a 22-fight win streak with 36 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 4 cms but both had the same reach. Coming into this fight, Ramirez had a single loss, but had never been stopped.
Olivares defeated Ramirez via 2nd round TKO. He is now on a two-fight winning streak.
On December 6, 1977, a 30-year old Rubén Olivares (82-9-1, 73 KO) fought Ricky Gutierrez in his 93rd professional fight. He defeated Gutierrez via 10th round unanimous decision, making a successful comeback from his last loss..
On August 20, 1977, in their 3rd fight, a a 30-year old Rubén Olivares (82-8-1, 73 KO) fought Bobby Chacon again, who was now 25 years old with a record of 36-3. Chacon was on a nine-fight win streak with 33 KO wins. Both the boxers were of the same height but Olivares had a 4 cm reach advantage over Chacon. Coming into this fight, Chacon had three losses, two of which were via stoppage.
Olivares lost to Chacon via 10 round unanimous decision. He is now on a two-fight losing streak.
On November 19, 1976, a 29-year old Rubén Olivares (82-7-1, 73 KO) fought Jose Cervantes in his 91st professional fight. He lost to Cervantes via 6th round KO.
On July 30, 1976, a 29-year old Rubén Olivares (81-7-1, 73 KO) fought Fernando Cabanela in his 90th professional fight. He defeated Cabanela via 10th round unanimous decision. He is now on a two-fight winning streak.
On June 2, 1976, a 29-year old Rubén Olivares (80-7-1, 72 KO) fought Pajet Lupikanet in his 89th professional fight. He defeated Lupikanet via 1st round TKO, making a successful comeback from his last loss..
On December 4, 1975, a 28-year old Rubén Olivares (80-6-1, 72 KO) fought American boxer Danny Lopez, who was 23 years old with a record of 8-3. Lopez was on a three-fight win streak with 7 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 8 cms and also had a 10 cm reach advantage over Olivares. Coming into this fight, Lopez had three losses, two of which were via stoppage.
Olivares lost to Lopez via 7th round KO. He is now on a two-fight losing streak.
On September 20, 1975, a 28-year old Rubén Olivares (80-5-1, 72 KO) faced David Kotey in a featherweight title-defense fight. He lost to Kotey via 15th round split-decision and lost the WBC featherweight title.
On June 20, 1975, in their 2nd fight, a 28-year old Rubén Olivares (79-5-1, 71 KO) faced Bobby Chacon again, who was now 23 years old with a record of 26-1 for Chacon's WBC featherweight title. Chacon was on a seven-fight win streak with 24 KO wins. Both the boxers were of the same height but Olivares had a 4 cm reach advantage over Chacon. Coming into this fight, Chacon had a single loss, which was via stoppage.
Olivares defeated Chacon via 2nd round TKO to win the WBC featherweight title. He is now on a two-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On April 7, 1975, a 28-year old Rubén Olivares (78-5-1, 70 KO) fought Benjamin Ortiz in his 85th professional fight. He defeated Ortiz via 6th round TKO, making a successful comeback from his last loss..
On November 23, 1974, a 27-year old Rubén Olivares (78-4-1, 70 KO) faced Nicaraguan boxer Alexis Arguello, who was 22 years old with a record of 35-4 in a featherweight title-defense fight. Arguello was on a four-fight win streak with 29 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 12 cms and also had a 13 cm reach advantage over Olivares. Coming into this fight, Argüello had four losses, two of which were via stoppage.
Olivares lost to Argüello via 13th round KO and lost the WBA featherweight title. His six-fight win streak is halted with this loss.
On October 5, 1974, a 27-year old Rubén Olivares (77-4-1, 69 KO) fought Carlos Mendoza in his 83rd professional fight. He defeated Mendoza via 6th round TKO. He is now on a six-fight winning streak, with four back-to-back KO wins.
On August 31, 1974, a 27-year old Rubén Olivares (76-4-1, 68 KO) fought Enrique Garcia in his 82nd professional fight. He defeated Garcia via 5th round TKO. He is now on a five-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
On July 9, 1974, a 27-year old Rubén Olivares (75-4-1, 67 KO) faced Zensuke Utagawa for the vacant WBA (vacant) featherweight title. He defeated Utagawa via 7th round KO to win the vacant WBA featherweight title. He is now on a four-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On May 14, 1974, a 27-year old Rubén Olivares (74-4-1, 66 KO) fought Adrian Zapanta in his 80th professional fight. He defeated Zapanta via 2nd round KO. He is now on a three-fight winning streak.
On March 4, 1974, in their 2nd fight, a a 27-year old Rubén Olivares (73-4-1, 66 KO) fought Art Hafey in his 79th professional fight. He defeated Hafey via 12th round split-decision. He is now on a two-fight winning streak.
On December 2, 1973, a 26-year old Rubén Olivares (72-4-1, 66 KO) fought Francisco Durango in his 78th professional fight. He defeated Durango via 10th round unanimous decision, making a successful comeback from his last loss..
On September 15, 1973, a 26-year old Rubén Olivares (72-3-1, 66 KO) fought Art Hafey in his 77th professional fight. He lost to Hafey via 5th round TKO.
On June 23, 1973, a 26-year old Rubén Olivares (71-3-1, 65 KO) fought an undefeated American boxer Bobby Chacon for the first time, who was 21 years old with a record of 19-0. Chacon was on a 19-fight win streak with 17 KO wins. Both the boxers were of the same height but Olivares had a 4 cm reach advantage over Chacon.
Olivares defeated Chacon via 9th round RTD. He handed Chacon the first loss of his career, and put an end to Chacon's 19-fight win streak. Olivares is now on a two-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On April 28, 1973, a 26-year old Rubén Olivares (70-3-1, 64 KO) fought Walter Seeley in his 75th professional fight. He defeated Seeley via 2nd round TKO, making a successful comeback from his last loss..
On November 14, 1972, in their 2nd fight, a a 25-year old Rubén Olivares (70-2-1, 64 KO) fought Rafael Herrera in his 74th professional fight. He lost to Herrera via 10th round majority decision.
On August 19, 1972, a 25-year old Rubén Olivares (69-2-1, 64 KO) fought Godfrey Stevens in his 73rd professional fight. He defeated Stevens via 10th round unanimous decision, making a successful comeback from his last loss..
On March 19, 1972, a 25-year old Rubén Olivares (69-1-1, 64 KO) faced Rafael Herrera in an undisputed bantamweight championship bout. He lost to Herrera via 8th round KO and lost the WBA, WBC, and Ring Magazine bantamweight titles.
On December 14, 1971, a 24-year old Rubén Olivares (68-1-1, 63 KO) faced Jesús Pimentel in an undisputed bantamweight championship bout. He defeated Pimentel via 11th round TKO to retain the WBA, WBC, and Ring Magazine bantamweight titles. He is now on a eight-fight winning streak, with six back-to-back KO wins.
On October 25, 1971, in their 2nd fight, a a 24-year old Rubén Olivares (67-1-1, 62 KO) faced Kazuyoshi Kanazawa in an undisputed bantamweight championship bout. He defeated Kanazawa via 14th round TKO to retain the WBA, WBC, and Ring Magazine bantamweight titles. He is now on a seven-fight winning streak, with five back-to-back KO wins.
On August 23, 1971, a 24-year old Rubén Olivares (66-1-1, 61 KO) fought Kid Pascualito in his 69th professional fight. He defeated Pascualito via 9th round TKO. He is now on a six-fight winning streak, with four back-to-back KO wins.
On July 10, 1971, a 24-year old Rubén Olivares (65-1-1, 60 KO) fought Efren Torres in his 68th professional fight. He defeated Torres via 4th round TKO. He is now on a five-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
On June 7, 1971, a 24-year old Rubén Olivares (64-1-1, 59 KO) fought Vicente Blanco in his 67th professional fight. He defeated Blanco via 5th round KO. He is now on a four-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On May 19, 1971, a 24-year old Rubén Olivares (63-1-1, 58 KO) fought Tsuguo Mineyama in his 66th professional fight. He defeated Mineyama via 3rd round TKO. He is now on a three-fight winning streak.
On April 2, 1971, in their 3rd fight, a a 24-year old Rubén Olivares (62-1-1, 58 KO) faced Chucho Castillo in an undisputed bantamweight championship bout. He defeated Castillo via 15th round unanimous decision to win the WBA, WBC, and Ring Magazine bantamweight titles. He is now on a two-fight winning streak.
On March 3, 1971, a 24-year old Rubén Olivares (61-1-1, 57 KO) fought Chung Park in his 64th professional fight. He defeated Park via 6th round KO, making a successful comeback from his last loss..
On October 16, 1970, in their 2nd fight, a a 23-year old Rubén Olivares (61-0-1, 57 KO) faced Chucho Castillo in an undisputed bantamweight championship bout. He lost to Castillo via 14th round TKO and lost the WBA, WBC, and Ring Magazine bantamweight titles.
On September 11, 1970, a 23-year old Rubén Olivares (60-0-1, 56 KO) fought Memo Rodriguez in his 62nd professional fight. He defeated Rodriguez via 5th round KO. He is now on a 34-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On August 14, 1970, a 23-year old Rubén Olivares (59-0-1, 55 KO) fought Jose Arranz in his 61st professional fight. He defeated Arranz via 3rd round TKO. He is now on a 33-fight winning streak.
On July 22, 1970, a 23-year old Rubén Olivares (58-0-1, 55 KO) fought Shuji Chiyoda in his 60th professional fight. He defeated Chiyoda via 10th round unanimous decision. He is now on a 32-fight winning streak.
On April 18, 1970, a 23-year old Rubén Olivares (57-0-1, 55 KO) faced Chucho Castillo in an undisputed bantamweight championship bout. He defeated Castillo via 15th round unanimous decision to retain the WBA, WBC, and Ring Magazine bantamweight titles. He is now on a 31-fight winning streak.
On March 18, 1970, a 23-year old Rubén Olivares (56-0-1, 54 KO) fought Romy Guelas in his 58th professional fight. He defeated Guelas via 6th round TKO. He is now on a 30-fight winning streak, with 21 back-to-back KO wins.
On February 22, 1970, in their 2nd fight, a a 23-year old Rubén Olivares (55-0-1, 53 KO) fought Angel Hernandez in his 57th professional fight. He defeated Hernandez via 3rd round KO. He is now on a 29-fight winning streak, with 20 back-to-back KO wins.
On December 12, 1969, a 22-year old Rubén Olivares (54-0-1, 52 KO) faced Alan Rudkin in an undisputed bantamweight championship bout. He defeated Rudkin via 2nd round TKO to retain the WBA, WBC, and Ring Magazine bantamweight titles. He is now on a 28-fight winning streak, with 19 back-to-back KO wins.
On October 27, 1969, a 22-year old Rubén Olivares (53-0-1, 51 KO) fought Shigeyoshi Oki in his 55th professional fight. He defeated Oki via 3rd round KO. He is now on a 27-fight winning streak, with 18 back-to-back KO wins.
On August 22, 1969, in his 54th professional fight, a 22-year old Rubén Olivares (52-0-1, 50 KO) had his first world title fight against Australian boxer Lionel Rose for Rose's WBA, WBC, and Ring Magazine bantamweight belts. Rose was 21 years old with a record of 34-2. Rose was on a 22-fight win streak with 8 KO wins. Both the boxers were of the same height but Olivares had a 4 cm reach advantage over Rose. Coming into this fight, Rose had two losses, but had never been stopped.
Olivares defeated Rose via 5th round KO to win the WBA, WBC, and Ring Magazine bantamweight titles. He is now on a 26-fight winning streak, with 17 back-to-back KO wins.
On June 29, 1969, a 22-year old Rubén Olivares (51-0-1, 49 KO) fought Nene Jun in his 53rd professional fight. He defeated Jun via 1st round TKO. He is now on a 25-fight winning streak, with 16 back-to-back KO wins.
On May 23, 1969, a 22-year old Rubén Olivares (50-0-1, 48 KO) fought Takao Sakurai in his 52nd professional fight. He defeated Sakurai via 6th round TKO. He is now on a 24-fight winning streak, with 15 back-to-back KO wins.
On May 6, 1969, a 22-year old Rubén Olivares (49-0-1, 47 KO) fought Frank Adame in his 51st professional fight. He defeated Adame via 2nd round KO. He is now on a 23-fight winning streak, with 14 back-to-back KO wins.
On March 17, 1969, a 22-year old Rubén Olivares (48-0-1, 46 KO) fought Ernie Cruz in his 50th professional fight. He defeated Cruz via 9th round TKO. He is now on a 22-fight winning streak, with 13 back-to-back KO wins.
On March 9, 1969, a 22-year old Rubén Olivares (47-0-1, 45 KO) fought Carlos Zayas in his 49th professional fight. He defeated Zayas via 7th round TKO. He is now on a 21-fight winning streak, with 12 back-to-back KO wins.
On February 23, 1969, a 22-year old Rubén Olivares (46-0-1, 44 KO) fought Jose Bisbal in his 48th professional fight. He defeated Bisbal via 3rd round KO. He is now on a 20-fight winning streak, with 11 back-to-back KO wins.
On January 26, 1969, a 22-year old Rubén Olivares (45-0-1, 43 KO) fought Kazuyoshi Kanazawa in his 47th professional fight. He defeated Kanazawa via 2nd round TKO. He is now on a 19-fight winning streak, with 10 back-to-back KO wins.
On November 24, 1968, a 21-year old Rubén Olivares (44-0-1, 42 KO) fought fellow Mexican boxer José Medel, who was 30 years old with a record of 64-24-7. Medel was on a one-fight losing streak. Olivares was the taller of the two by 2 cms but Medel had a 1 cm reach advantage over Olivares. Coming into this fight, Medel had 24 losses, six of which were via stoppage.
Olivares defeated Medel via 8th round KO. He is now on a 18-fight winning streak, with nine back-to-back KO wins.
On October 11, 1968, a 21-year old Rubén Olivares (43-0-1, 41 KO) fought Wally Brooks in his 45th professional fight. He defeated Brooks via 1st round KO. He is now on a 17-fight winning streak, with eight back-to-back KO wins.
On September 15, 1968, a 21-year old Rubén Olivares (42-0-1, 40 KO) fought Antoine Porcel in his 44th professional fight. He defeated Porcel via 1st round KO. He is now on a 16-fight winning streak, with seven back-to-back KO wins.
On August 28, 1968, a 21-year old Rubén Olivares (41-0-1, 39 KO) fought Bernabe Fernandez in his 43rd professional fight. He defeated Fernandez via 3rd round TKO. He is now on a 15-fight winning streak, with six back-to-back KO wins.
On August 10, 1968, a 21-year old Rubén Olivares (40-0-1, 38 KO) fought Tiny Palacio in his 42nd professional fight. He defeated Palacio via 6th round TKO. He is now on a 14-fight winning streak, with five back-to-back KO wins.
On July 11, 1968, a 21-year old Rubén Olivares (39-0-1, 37 KO) fought Gary Garber in his 41st professional fight. He defeated Garber via 5th round TKO. He is now on a 13-fight winning streak, with four back-to-back KO wins.
On June 25, 1968, a 21-year old Rubén Olivares (38-0-1, 36 KO) fought Enrique Yepes in his 40th professional fight. He defeated Yepes via 5th round KO. He is now on a 12-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
On June 8, 1968, a 21-year old Rubén Olivares (37-0-1, 35 KO) fought Octavio Gomez in his 39th professional fight. He defeated Gomez via 5th round KO. He is now on a 11-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On May 20, 1968, a 21-year old Rubén Olivares (36-0-1, 34 KO) fought King Gavilan in his 38th professional fight. He defeated Gavilan via 4th round KO. He is now on a 10-fight winning streak.
On April 27, 1968, a 21-year old Rubén Olivares (35-0-1, 34 KO) fought Manuel Arnal in his 37th professional fight. He defeated Arnal via 6th round DQ. He is now on a nine-fight winning streak.
On March 31, 1968, a 21-year old Rubén Olivares (34-0-1, 33 KO) fought Salvatore Burruni in his 36th professional fight. He defeated Burruni via 3rd round TKO. He is now on a eight-fight winning streak, with eight back-to-back KO wins.
On March 3, 1968, a 21-year old Rubén Olivares (33-0-1, 32 KO) fought Pornchai Poprai-ngam in his 35th professional fight. He defeated Poprai-ngam via 9th round TKO. He is now on a seven-fight winning streak, with seven back-to-back KO wins.
On January 28, 1968, in their 2nd fight, a a 21-year old Rubén Olivares (32-0-1, 31 KO) fought German Bastidas in his 34th professional fight. He defeated Bastidas via 5th round TKO. He is now on a six-fight winning streak, with six back-to-back KO wins.
On November 19, 1967, in their 2nd fight, a a 20-year old Rubén Olivares (31-0-1, 30 KO) fought Felipe Gonzalez in his 33rd professional fight. He defeated Gonzalez via 6th round TKO. He is now on a five-fight winning streak, with five back-to-back KO wins.
On November 3, 1967, a 20-year old Rubén Olivares (30-0-1, 29 KO) fought Chamaco Castillo in his 32nd professional fight. He defeated Castillo via 5th round KO. He is now on a four-fight winning streak, with four back-to-back KO wins.
On October 14, 1967, a 20-year old Rubén Olivares (29-0-1, 28 KO) fought Ushiwakamaru Harada in his 31st professional fight. He defeated Harada via 2nd round TKO. He is now on a three-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
On September 20, 1967, a 20-year old Rubén Olivares (28-0-1, 27 KO) fought Gustavo Sosa in his 30th professional fight. He defeated Sosa via 3rd round TKO. He is now on a two-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On September 6, 1967, a 20-year old Rubén Olivares (27-0-1, 26 KO) fought Grillito Aguilar in his 29th professional fight. He defeated Aguilar via 5th round KO.
On July 29, 1967, a 20-year old Rubén Olivares (27-0, 26 KO) fought German Bastidas in his 28th professional fight. He had a draw with Bastidas via 10th round majority decision.
On July 14, 1967, a 20-year old Rubén Olivares (26-0, 25 KO) fought Angel Hernandez in his 27th professional fight. He defeated Hernandez via 5th round KO. He is now on a 27-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On June 17, 1967, a 20-year old Rubén Olivares (25-0, 24 KO) fought Julio Guerrero in his 26th professional fight. He defeated Guerrero via 4th round KO. He is now on a 26-fight winning streak.
On February 26, 1967, a 20-year old Rubén Olivares (24-0, 24 KO) fought Felipe Gonzalez in his 25th professional fight. He defeated Gonzalez via 10th round unanimous decision. He is now on a 25-fight winning streak.
On February 5, 1967, a 20-year old Rubén Olivares (23-0, 23 KO) fought Antonio Leal in his 24th professional fight. He defeated Leal via 1st round KO. He is now on a 24-fight winning streak, with 24 back-to-back KO wins.
On December 17, 1966, a 19-year old Rubén Olivares (22-0, 22 KO) fought Daniel Gutierrez in his 23rd professional fight. He defeated Gutierrez via 10th round TKO. He is now on a 23-fight winning streak, with 23 back-to-back KO wins.
On November 9, 1966, a 19-year old Rubén Olivares (21-0, 21 KO) fought Rafael Martinez in his 22nd professional fight. He defeated Martinez via 5th round TKO. He is now on a 22-fight winning streak, with 22 back-to-back KO wins.
On October 18, 1966, a 19-year old Rubén Olivares (20-0, 20 KO) fought Rafael Macias in his 21st professional fight. He defeated Macias via 5th round TKO. He is now on a 21-fight winning streak, with 21 back-to-back KO wins.
On October 7, 1966, a 19-year old Rubén Olivares (19-0, 19 KO) fought Ernesto Aguilar in his 20th professional fight. He defeated Aguilar via 3rd round TKO. He is now on a 20-fight winning streak, with 20 back-to-back KO wins.
On September 17, 1966, a 19-year old Rubén Olivares (18-0, 18 KO) fought Ramiro Garcia in his 19th professional fight. He defeated Garcia via 9th round KO. He is now on a 19-fight winning streak, with 19 back-to-back KO wins.
On August 7, 1966, a 19-year old Rubén Olivares (17-0, 17 KO) fought Oscar Rivas in his 18th professional fight. He defeated Rivas via 3rd round TKO. He is now on a 18-fight winning streak, with 18 back-to-back KO wins.
On July 10, 1966, a 19-year old Rubén Olivares (16-0, 16 KO) fought Gerardo Lujano in his 17th professional fight. He defeated Lujano via 5th round TKO. He is now on a 17-fight winning streak, with 17 back-to-back KO wins.
On June 24, 1966, a 19-year old Rubén Olivares (15-0, 15 KO) fought German Guzman in his 16th professional fight. He defeated Guzman via 4th round KO. He is now on a 16-fight winning streak, with 16 back-to-back KO wins.
On June 11, 1966, a 19-year old Rubén Olivares (14-0, 14 KO) fought Alfonso Jose Cazares in his 15th professional fight. He defeated Cazares via 2nd round TKO. He is now on a 15-fight winning streak, with 15 back-to-back KO wins.
On May 20, 1966, a 19-year old Rubén Olivares (13-0, 13 KO) fought Emeterio Campos in his 14th professional fight. He defeated Campos via 4th round TKO. He is now on a 14-fight winning streak, with 14 back-to-back KO wins.
On April 23, 1966, a 19-year old Rubén Olivares (12-0, 12 KO) fought Juan Molina in his 13th professional fight. He defeated Molina via 2nd round TKO. He is now on a 13-fight winning streak, with 13 back-to-back KO wins.
On March 12, 1966, a 19-year old Rubén Olivares (11-0, 11 KO) fought Gallito Camacho in his 12th professional fight. He defeated Camacho via 1st round TKO. He is now on a 12-fight winning streak, with 12 back-to-back KO wins.
On February 16, 1966, a 19-year old Rubén Olivares (10-0, 10 KO) fought Eduardo Alvarado in his 11th professional fight. He defeated Alvarado via 2nd round KO. He is now on a 11-fight winning streak, with 11 back-to-back KO wins.
On January 28, 1966, a 19-year old Rubén Olivares (9-0, 9 KO) fought Reynaldo De La Cerda in his 10th professional fight. He defeated De La Cerda via 3rd round TKO. He is now on a 10-fight winning streak, with 10 back-to-back KO wins.
On November 24, 1965, an 18-year old Rubén Olivares (8-0, 8 KO) fought Pablo Martinez in his 9th professional fight. He defeated Martinez via 2nd round TKO. He is now on a nine-fight winning streak, with nine back-to-back KO wins.
On October 20, 1965, an 18-year old Rubén Olivares (7-0, 7 KO) fought Mateo Jaimes in his 8th professional fight. He defeated Jaimes via 5th round TKO. He is now on a eight-fight winning streak, with eight back-to-back KO wins.
On September 9, 1965, an 18-year old Rubén Olivares (6-0, 6 KO) fought Jorge Gomez in his 7th professional fight. He defeated Gomez via 8th round TKO. He is now on a seven-fight winning streak, with seven back-to-back KO wins.
On August 14, 1965, an 18-year old Rubén Olivares (5-0, 5 KO) fought Nemesio Zenil in his 6th professional fight. He defeated Zenil via 2nd round TKO. He is now on a six-fight winning streak, with six back-to-back KO wins.
On April 1, 1965, an 18-year old Rubén Olivares (4-0, 4 KO) fought Antonio Gallegos in his 5th professional fight. He defeated Gallegos via 4th round TKO. He is now on a five-fight winning streak, with five back-to-back KO wins.
On February 18, 1965, an 18-year old Rubén Olivares (3-0, 3 KO) fought Torito Silva in his 4th professional fight. He defeated Silva via 6th round KO. He is now on a four-fight winning streak, with four back-to-back KO wins.
On February 1, 1965, an 18-year old Rubén Olivares (2-0, 2 KO) fought Geronimo Cisneros in his 3rd professional fight. He defeated Cisneros via 3rd round TKO. He is now on a three-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
On January 18, 1965, an 18-year old Rubén Olivares (1-0, 1 KO) fought Freddie Garcia in his 2nd professional fight. He defeated Garcia via 1st round KO. He is now on a two-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On January 4, 1965, a 17-year old Rubén Olivares successfully debuted against Isidro Sotelo. He defeated Sotelo via 1st round KO.
Olivares knocked out 79 of his 105 opponents. By his last fight, his KO ratio was at 75.2%. Of his total 89 wins, 79 of them were via KO (88.8%).