Rubén Olivares Record
Rubén Olivares (El Púas) is a 78-year-old retired Mexican professional boxer. He is a two-weightclass world champion with 8 world-title wins. In a career spanning 23 years, 2 months, and 8 days, Olivares amassed a record of 89-13-3, which includes 79 wins via KO—6 in world-title bouts. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 1991.
Boxing Career
Rubén Olivares was born in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico on January 14, 1947. He made his professional debut at the age of 17 years on January 4, 1965 against Isidro Sotelo. Olivares defeated Sotelo via 1st round KO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Olivares became a world champion fight at the age of 22 after 53 professional fights. He challenged Lionel Rose for the WBA, WBC, and The Ring bantamweight titles and stopped the champion in the 5th of the 15-round fight, winning his first world titles. With this win, he also became the undisputed bantamweight world champion — in his very first world-title fight.
He then went on to successfully win the featherweight (WBA, WBC) titles also to become a two-division world champion — and undisputed at bantamweight.
Olivares' last fight was a 4th-round KO loss to Ignacio Madrid at age 41, on March 12, 1988.
Some of Rubén Olivares' best fights have been against Bobby Chacon (HOFer), Lionel Rose, Jose Luis Ramirez, and José Medel. For a top-10 list of Olivares' best performances, refer to "Best fights of Rubén Olivares".
Olivares has 13 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Rubén Olivares Losses".
Fight Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
105 | Mar 12, 1988 | 41 |  Ignacio Madrid | loss | KO 4 |
104 | Feb 25, 1986 | 39 | Roman Almaguer | draw | MD 4 |
103 | Nov 24, 1981 | 34 | Margarito Marquez | loss | SD 10 |
102 | Aug 24, 1980 | 33 | Rafael Gandarilla | loss | TKO 9 |
101 | Apr 25, 1980 | 33 | Sergio Reyes | win | TKO 7 |
100 | Mar 07, 1980 | 33 | Carlos Serrano | win | TKO 5 |
99 | Jul 21, 1979 | 32 | 
Eusebio Pedroza 23 22-3 | loss | TKO 12 |
98 | Jun 30, 1979 | 32 | Adrian Zapanta | win | TKO 2 |
97 | Apr 22, 1979 | 32 | Guillermo Morales | draw | MD 10 |
96 | Nov 20, 1978 | 31 | Isaac Vega | win | TKO 3 |
95 | Oct 18, 1978 | 31 | Shig Fukuyama | win | KO 2 |
94 | Apr 28, 1978 | 31 | 
José Luis Ramírez 19 43-1 | win | TKO 2 |
93 | Dec 06, 1977 | 30 | Ricky Gutierrez | win | UD 10 |
92 | Aug 20, 1977 | 30 | 
Bobby Chacon 25 36-3 | loss | UD 10 |
91 | Nov 19, 1976 | 29 | Jose Cervantes | loss | KO 6 |
90 | Jul 30, 1976 | 29 | Fernando Cabanela | win | UD 10 |
89 | Jun 02, 1976 | 29 | Pajet Lupikanet | win | TKO 1 |
88 | Dec 04, 1975 | 28 | 
Danny Lopez 23 8-3 | loss | KO 7 |
87 | Sep 20, 1975 | 28 | David Kotey | loss | SD 15 |
86 | Jun 20, 1975 | 28 |
Bobby Chacon 23 26-1 | win | TKO 2 |
85 | Apr 07, 1975 | 28 | Benjamin Ortiz | win | TKO 6 |
84 | Nov 23, 1974 | 27 | 
Alexis Arguello 22 35-4 | loss | KO 13 |
83 | Oct 05, 1974 | 27 | Carlos Mendoza | win | TKO 6 |
82 | Aug 31, 1974 | 27 | Enrique Garcia | win | TKO 5 |
81 | Jul 09, 1974 | 27 | Zensuke Utagawa | win | KO 7 |
80 | May 14, 1974 | 27 | Adrian Zapanta | win | KO 2 |
79 | Mar 04, 1974 | 27 | Art Hafey | win | SD 12 |
78 | Dec 02, 1973 | 26 | Francisco Durango | win | UD 10 |
77 | Sep 15, 1973 | 26 | Art Hafey | loss | TKO 5 |
76 | Jun 23, 1973 | 26 |
Bobby Chacon 21 19-0 | win | RTD 9 |
75 | Apr 28, 1973 | 26 | Walter Seeley | win | TKO 2 |
74 | Nov 14, 1972 | 25 | Rafael Herrera | loss | MD 10 |
73 | Aug 19, 1972 | 25 | Godfrey Stevens | win | UD 10 |
72 | Mar 19, 1972 | 25 | Rafael Herrera | loss | KO 8 |
71 | Dec 14, 1971 | 24 | Jesús Pimentel | win | TKO 11 |
70 | Oct 25, 1971 | 24 | Kazuyoshi Kanazawa | win | TKO 14 |
69 | Aug 23, 1971 | 24 | Kid Pascualito | win | TKO 9 |
68 | Jul 10, 1971 | 24 | Efren Torres | win | TKO 4 |
67 | Jun 07, 1971 | 24 | Vicente Blanco | win | KO 5 |
66 | May 19, 1971 | 24 | Tsuguo Mineyama | win | TKO 3 |
65 | Apr 02, 1971 | 24 | Chucho Castillo | win | UD 15 |
64 | Mar 03, 1971 | 24 | Chung Park | win | KO 6 |
63 | Oct 16, 1970 | 23 | Chucho Castillo | loss | TKO 14 |
62 | Sep 11, 1970 | 23 | Memo Rodriguez | win | KO 5 |
61 | Aug 14, 1970 | 23 | Jose Arranz | win | TKO 3 |
60 | Jul 22, 1970 | 23 | Shuji Chiyoda | win | UD 10 |
59 | Apr 18, 1970 | 23 | Chucho Castillo | win | UD 15 |
58 | Mar 18, 1970 | 23 | Romy Guelas | win | TKO 6 |
57 | Feb 22, 1970 | 23 | Angel Hernandez | win | KO 3 |
56 | Dec 12, 1969 | 22 | Alan Rudkin | win | TKO 2 |
55 | Oct 27, 1969 | 22 | Shigeyoshi Oki | win | KO 3 |
54 | Aug 22, 1969 | 22 | 
Lionel Rose 21 34-2 | win | KO 5 |
53 | Jun 29, 1969 | 22 | Nene Jun | win | TKO 1 |
52 | May 23, 1969 | 22 | Takao Sakurai | win | TKO 6 |
51 | May 06, 1969 | 22 | Frank Adame | win | KO 2 |
50 | Mar 17, 1969 | 22 | Ernie Cruz | win | TKO 9 |
49 | Mar 09, 1969 | 22 | Carlos Zayas | win | TKO 7 |
48 | Feb 23, 1969 | 22 | Jose Bisbal | win | KO 3 |
47 | Jan 26, 1969 | 22 | Kazuyoshi Kanazawa | win | TKO 2 |
46 | Nov 24, 1968 | 21 | 
José Medel 30 64-24-7 | win | KO 8 |
45 | Oct 11, 1968 | 21 | Wally Brooks | win | KO 1 |
44 | Sep 15, 1968 | 21 | Antoine Porcel | win | KO 1 |
43 | Aug 28, 1968 | 21 | Bernabe Fernandez | win | TKO 3 |
42 | Aug 10, 1968 | 21 | Tiny Palacio | win | TKO 6 |
41 | Jul 11, 1968 | 21 | Gary Garber | win | TKO 5 |
40 | Jun 25, 1968 | 21 | Enrique Yepes | win | KO 5 |
39 | Jun 08, 1968 | 21 | Octavio Gomez | win | KO 5 |
38 | May 20, 1968 | 21 | King Gavilan | win | KO 4 |
37 | Apr 27, 1968 | 21 | Manuel Arnal | win | DQ 6 |
36 | Mar 31, 1968 | 21 | Salvatore Burruni | win | TKO 3 |
35 | Mar 03, 1968 | 21 | Pornchai Poprai-ngam | win | TKO 9 |
34 | Jan 28, 1968 | 21 | German Bastidas | win | TKO 5 |
33 | Nov 19, 1967 | 20 | Felipe Gonzalez | win | TKO 6 |
32 | Nov 03, 1967 | 20 | Chamaco Castillo | win | KO 5 |
31 | Oct 14, 1967 | 20 | Ushiwakamaru Harada | win | TKO 2 |
30 | Sep 20, 1967 | 20 | Gustavo Sosa | win | TKO 3 |
29 | Sep 06, 1967 | 20 | Grillito Aguilar | win | KO 5 |
28 | Jul 29, 1967 | 20 | German Bastidas | draw | MD 10 |
27 | Jul 14, 1967 | 20 | Angel Hernandez | win | KO 5 |
26 | Jun 17, 1967 | 20 | Julio Guerrero | win | KO 4 |
25 | Feb 26, 1967 | 20 | Felipe Gonzalez | win | UD 10 |
24 | Feb 05, 1967 | 20 | Antonio Leal | win | KO 1 |
23 | Dec 17, 1966 | 19 | Daniel Gutierrez | win | TKO 10 |
22 | Nov 09, 1966 | 19 | Rafael Martinez | win | TKO 5 |
21 | Oct 18, 1966 | 19 | Rafael Macias | win | TKO 5 |
20 | Oct 07, 1966 | 19 | Ernesto Aguilar | win | TKO 3 |
19 | Sep 17, 1966 | 19 | Ramiro Garcia | win | KO 9 |
18 | Aug 07, 1966 | 19 | Oscar Rivas | win | TKO 3 |
17 | Jul 10, 1966 | 19 | Gerardo Lujano | win | TKO 5 |
16 | Jun 24, 1966 | 19 | German Guzman | win | KO 4 |
15 | Jun 11, 1966 | 19 | Alfonso Jose Cazares | win | TKO 2 |
14 | May 20, 1966 | 19 | Emeterio Campos | win | TKO 4 |
13 | Apr 23, 1966 | 19 | Juan Molina | win | TKO 2 |
12 | Mar 12, 1966 | 19 | Gallito Camacho | win | TKO 1 |
11 | Feb 16, 1966 | 19 | Eduardo Alvarado | win | KO 2 |
10 | Jan 28, 1966 | 19 | Reynaldo De La Cerda | win | TKO 3 |
9 | Nov 24, 1965 | 18 | Pablo Martinez | win | TKO 2 |
8 | Oct 20, 1965 | 18 | Mateo Jaimes | win | TKO 5 |
7 | Sep 09, 1965 | 18 | Jorge Gomez | win | TKO 8 |
6 | Aug 14, 1965 | 18 | Nemesio Zenil | win | TKO 2 |
5 | Apr 01, 1965 | 18 | Antonio Gallegos | win | TKO 4 |
4 | Feb 18, 1965 | 18 | Torito Silva | win | KO 6 |
3 | Feb 01, 1965 | 18 | Geronimo Cisneros | win | TKO 3 |
2 | Jan 18, 1965 | 18 | Freddie Garcia | win | KO 1 |
1 | Jan 04, 1965 | 17 | Isidro Sotelo | win | KO 1 |