In a career spanning 23 years and 2 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).
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BT w2 d4 | BT w2 d4 | BT w2 d4 |
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 2-weight-class world champion. Olivares turned 76 last month, on the 14th. 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 |
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Rubén Olivares' professional boxing career spanned more than 23 years — from 1965 to 1988.
Olivares made his 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 2 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 Bobby Chacon, Lionel Rose, Alan Rudkin, Jesús Pimentel, Efren Torres, Angel Hernandez, and Romy Guelas.
Rubén Olivares had a total of 13 losses in his professional boxing career — five of them in title bouts and eight in non-title bouts. He suffered his first loss against Chucho Castillo via 14th round TKO on October 16, 1970, which ended his 61-fight win streak. He has been stopped nine times and lost four times via decision. For more details about these defeats, refer to "All of Rubén Olivares' losses".
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 34 years, 10 months, and 20 days since this fight.
Olivares retired from professional boxing with a record of 89-13-3, which included 79 knockout wins and 9 losses via knockout, and 8 title wins. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 1991.
Rubén Olivares fought a total of 105 times during his professional career. These four fights are the highlight of his career.
A 22-year old Rubén Olivares (52-0-1, 50 KO) had his first world title fight against Lionel Rose for Rose's WBA, WBC, and The Ring 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.
Olivares defeated Rose via 5th round KO to win the WBA, WBC, and Ring Magazine bantamweight titles.
A 22-year old Rubén Olivares (54-0-1, 52 KO) faced Alan Rudkin in a undisputed bantamweight championship bout.
Olivares defeated Rudkin via 2nd round TKO to retain the WBA, WBC, and Ring Magazine bantamweight titles.In a rematch, a 24-year old Rubén Olivares (62-1-1, 58 KO) faced Chucho Castillo in a undisputed bantamweight championship bout.
Olivares defeated Castillo via 15th round unanimous decision to win the WBA, WBC, and Ring Magazine bantamweight titles.In a rematch, a 28-year old Rubén Olivares (79-5-1, 71 KO) faced Bobby Chacon, who was now 23 years old with a record of 26-1. 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.
Olivares defeated Chacon via 2nd round TKO to win the WBC featherweight title.
Some of Olivares' best wins were against Bobby Chacon, Lionel Rose, Alan Rudkin, Jesús Pimentel, Efren Torres, Angel Hernandez, and Romy Guelas.
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%).
Olivares had 13 losses. Ignacio Madrid, Margarito Marquez, Rafael Gandarilla, Eusebio Pedroza, and Bobby Chacon are some of the boxers who have beaten Olivares.