Raúl Ruiz Pérez (born 14 February 1967) is a Mexican former professional boxer who competed between 1984 and 2000. He is a world champion in two weight classes, having held the World Boxing Council (WBC) bantamweight title from 1988 to 1991 and the World Boxing Association (WBA) super bantamweight title from 1991 to 1992.

Professional career Known as "Jibaro", Perez turned pro in 1984 with a knockout victory over Jose Alvarado. Before challenging for a world title, he accumulated a record of 61-6-3, with victories over former champion Prudencio Cardona and future champions Gaby Canizales and Wilfredo Vazquez. He lost to Vazquez in a rematch.

WBC bantamweight title In 1988, Pérez defeated Miguel Lora for the WBC bantamweight title in an extremely bloody fight in which both fighters were cut. He defended the title six times against capable challengers Lucio Omar Lopez, Cardenio Ulloa, Diego Avila, Gerardo Martinez, Jose Valdez, Candelario Carmona, and Gaby Canizales in a rematch. In 1991, he lost his title to Greg Richardson by decision.

WBA super bantamweight title He moved up in weight later that year to defeat WBA super bantamweight title holder Luis Mendoza by decision. He lost the belt in his first defense by third round tko to Wilfredo Vazquez in a rematch.

Super featherweight and retirement In 1993, Perez moved up to the Super featherweight division where he unsuccessfully challenged WBA champion Genaro Hernandez, losing by 8th round knockout. He remained inactive for nearly two years, and in 1995, he suffered another knockout loss to Luisito Espinoza. He retired in 2000 after a loss to Hector Velazquez.

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRoundDateLocationNotes71LossHector VelazquezTKO8 (10), 18 Aug 200070Win61–6–3 Valentin LopezKO4 (12)31 Mar 200069Win60–5–3 Jose Luis MontesTKO4 (10), 15 Jan 200068Win59–5–3 Roberto MartinezKO4 (?)18 Dec 199967Win58–5–3 Alejandro RamirezTKO4 (?)29 Oct 199966Win57–5–3 Roberto Vera IbarraKO3 (?)3 Sep 199965Win56–5–3 Juan GutierrezTKO4 (10)10 Jul 199964Win55–5–3 Carlos BarraganUD105 Mar 199963Win54–5–3 Janing Fong KeeKO2 (10)15 Feb 199962Win53–5–3 Carlos ZamoraKO3 (?)11 Dec 199861Win52–5–3 Carlos BadilloTKO2 (?)13 Nov 199860Win51–5–3 Pablo ValenzuelaKO3 (10)8 Oct 199859Loss50–5–3 Luisito EspinosaKO1 (10), 9 Oct 199558NC50–4–3 Rafael MeranNC2 (12), 18 Mar 199557Loss50–4–3Genaro HernándezKO8 (12), 28 Jun 199356Draw50–3–3Genaro HernándezTD1 (12), 26 Apr 199355Win50–3–2Miguel Angel PenaTKO8 (10)13 Feb 199354Loss49–3–2Wilfredo VázquezTKO3 (12), 27 Mar 199253Win49–2–2Luis MendozaSD127 Oct 199152Loss48–2–2Greg RichardsonUD1225 Feb 199151Win48–1–2Candelario CarmonaKO8 (12), 17 Dec 199050Draw47–1–2Jose ValdezSD1214 Sep 199049Win47–1–1Gerardo MartinezTKO9 (12), 7 May 199048Win46–1–1Gaby CanizalesUD1222 Jan 199047Win45–1–1Diego AvilaUD1223 Oct 198946Win44–1–1Cardenio UlloaTKO8 (12)26 Aug 198945Win43–1–1Lucio Omar LopezUD129 Mar 198944Win42–1–1Miguel LoraUD1229 Oct 198843Win41–1–1Wilfredo VázquezUD101 Aug 198842Win40–1–1Hilario SotoKO4 (?)27 Jun 198841Win39–1–1Martin LopezKO44 Apr 198840Win38–1–1Rodolfo OrtegaPTS101 Feb 198839Win37–1–1Eduardo TorresKO1 (?)7 Dec 198738Win36–1–1Jorge RamirezPTS1012 Oct 198737Draw35–1–1Edel GeronimoTD3 (10), 10 Sep 198736Win35–1Gaby CanizalesTKO9 (?)6 Jul 198735Win34–1Calvin WilliamsKO1 (?)27 Apr 198734Win33–1Victor Moreno KO1 (10)20 Mar 198733Win32–1Antonio EscobarKO10 (10)27 Jan 198732Win31–1James ManningPTS108 Dec 198631Win30–1Caprti LinkinPTS1010 Nov 198630Win29–1Prudencio CardonaPTS1030 Aug 198629Win28–1Miguel PequenoKO3 (?)8 Aug 198628Win27–1Diego AvilaPTS1018 Jul 198627Win26–1Eliseo OliveraKO2 (10)16 Jun 198626Loss25–1Roldolfo OrtegaPTS103 May 198625Win25–0Lucilo NolascoPTS1013 Mar 198624Win24–0Ubaldo GonzalezKO1 (?)24 Feb 198623Win23–0Lupe TorresPTS104 Feb 198622Win22–0Lucilo NolascoSD1010 Dec 198521Win21–0Juan Carlos SalazarKO7 (?)25 Nov 198520Win20–0Elencio MercedesUD1023 Sep 198519Win19–0Enrique AguilarKO9 (10)12 Aug 198518Win18–0Pedro RodriguezKO7 (?)27 Jul 198517Win17–0Carlos de la PazKO4 (?)24 Jun 198516Win16–0Martin GarciaKO9 (10)6 May 198515Win15–0Alberto MartinezPTS1025 Mar 198514Win14–0Victor MorenoKO2 (?)8 Mar 198513Win13–0Lupe AcostaKO4 (?)1 Feb 198512Win12–0Canas LozadaKO6 (?)6 Jan 198511Win11–0Jorge ConsKO3 (?)10 Dec 198410Win10–0Antonio FloresKO4 (?)21 Nov 19849Win9–0David BautistaKO6 (?)27 Oct 19848Win8–0Abraham GarciaKO4 (?)1 Oct 19847Win7–0Jose BurbonKO4 (?)13 Sep 19846Win6–0Estudiantes RamirezKO3 (?)29 Aug 19845Win5–0Rufino LogoKO3 (?)17 Aug 19844Win4–0Zacarias HernandezKO7 (?)23 Jul 19843Win3–0Juan Jose LopezKO4 (?)10 Jun 19842Win2–0Roberto Garcia412 May 19841Win1–0Jose AlvaradoKO1 (?)19 Mar 1984

See also List of Mexican boxing world champions List of world bantamweight boxing champions List of world super-bantamweight boxing champions

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