Victor Manuel Rabanales (born December 23, 1962) is a Mexican former professional boxer. He is a former WBC bantamweight Champion. He was trained by Boxing Hall of Famer Ignacio Beristáin.
Professional career In August 1983, Rabanales won his pro debut by knocking out veteran Mario Asteaga in Mexico City.
WBC bantamweight title His first shot at a WBC bantamweight title was against Greg Richardson, but he lost a disputed decision. In Inglewood, California he upset Yong-Hoon Lee to win the Interim WBC bantamweight title. On September 17, 1992 he won the WBC Bantamweight Championship by beating an undefeated Joichiro Tatsuyoshi in Japan. He would lose his title to Byun Jung-il in another very disputed decision in South Korea. He also had close decision losses to an undefeated Wayne McCullough and Sirimongkol Singwancha.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes73Loss49–21–3 Fernando Beltrán Jr. 72Loss49–20–3 Saul Briseno 71Win49–19–3 Jaime Ortiz 70Win48–19–3 Diego Andrade 69Loss47–19–3 Heriberto Ruiz 68Win47–18–3 Saul Briseno 67Win46–18–3 Hugo Romero 66Loss45–18–3 Carlos Contreras 65Loss45–17–3 Sergio Perez 64Win45–16–3 Justo Almazan 63Win44–16–3 Jesus Almazan 62Loss43–16–3 Genaro García 61Draw43–15–3 Justo Almazan 60Loss43–15–2 Sirimongkol Singwancha 59Win43–14–2 Marius Heriberto Frias 58Win42–14–2 Arturo Estrada 57Win41–14–2 Alejandro Sanabria 56Win40–14–2 Rafael Márquez 55Win39–14–2 Javier Cintron 54Win38–14–2 Silverio Tan 53Loss37–14–2 Nana Konadu 52Loss37–13–2 Wayne McCullough 51Win37–12–2 Juan Francisco Soto 50Loss36–12–2 Joichiro Tatsuyoshi 49Loss36–11–2 Byun Jung-il 48Win36–10–2 Dadoy Andujar 47Win35–10–2 Joichiro Tatsuyoshi 46Win34–10–2 Jang Kyun Oh 45Win33–10–2 Luis Alberto Ocampo 44Win32–10–2 Yong Hoon Lee 43Win31–10–2 Gustavo Rodriguez 42Win30–10–2 Abraham Barrientos 41Win29–10–2 Jose Valdez 40Win28–10–2 Luis Espinoza 39Loss27–10–2 Greg Richardson 38Win27–9–2 Javier Leon 37Win26–9–2 César Soto 36Win25–9–2 Cardenio Ulloa 35Win24–9–2 Jose Luis Vegagil 34Win23–9–2 Julio Pliego 33Win22–9–2 César Soto 32Win21–9–2 Tomas Valdez 31Win20–9–2 Jose Luis Vegagil 30Draw19–9–2 Guadalupe Rubio 29Win19–9–1 Efrain Pintor 28Win18–9–1 Roberto Rios 27Win17–9–1 Fernando Varguez 26Win16–9–1 Armando Salazar 25Loss15–9–1 Efrain Pintor 24Win15–8–1 Abraham Barrientos 23Loss14–8–1 Diego Avila 22Loss14–7–1 Santiago Caballero 21Loss14–6–1 Diego Avila 20Win14–5–1 Armando Castro 19Win13–5–1 Julio Blanco 18Win12–5–1 Javier Herrera 17Win11–5–1 Manuel Ramos 16Win10–5–1 Martin Lopez 15Win9–5–1 Javier Esquivel 14Loss8–5–1 Felipe Gutierrez 13Win8–4–1 Edgar Garcia 12Win7–4–1 Octavio Santos 11Win6–4–1 Arturo Mendoza 10Loss5–4–1 Arturo Mendoza 9Win5–3–1 Victor Manuel Gomez 8Draw4–3–1 Saul Martinez 7Win4–3 Jose Jaimes 6Win3–3 Guillermo Alonso 5Win2–3 Jose Jaimes 4Loss1–3 Jose Jaimes 3Loss1–2 Hector Garcia 2Loss1–1 Oscar Ortiz 1Win1–0 Mario Asteaga
See also List of Mexican boxing world champions List of bantamweight boxing champions
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