Hugo Ruiz Dominguez (born September 21, 1988) is a Mexican professional boxer. He is the former WBC Super bantamweight and WBA interim Bantamweight champion.
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Real name | Hugo Federico Ruiz Domínguez |
Nickname(s) | Cuatito |
Weight(s) |
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Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) |
Reach | 69 in (175 cm) |
Nationality | Mexican |
Born | (1988-09-21) September 21, 1988 (age 34) Los Mochis, Mexico |
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 44 |
Wins | 39 |
Wins by KO | 33 |
Losses | 5 |
In September 2010, Ruiz beat the veteran Jesús Vázquez to win the WBC Continental Americas super flyweight championship, the bout was held at the Arena Solidaridad, in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico.
On January 22, 2011, Ruiz won a technical ninth round decision over Nicaraguan Álvaro Pérez to capture the interim WBA bantamweight title. He would go to fight for the Regular title against Japanese boxer Kōki Kameda but would lose via split decision.[1]
In 2016, Ruiz beat fellow countryman Julio Ceja in a rematch to win the WBC Super bantamweight title. He would end up losing the title in his first defense against Japanese boxer Hozumi Hasegawa.[2]
On, 19 January, 2019, Ruiz beat Alberto Guevara by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest The scorecards read 99-90, 100-89, 99-90 in favor of Ruiz.[3]
In his next bout, Ruiz faced WBA super featherweight champion Gervonta Davis. Ruiz was ranked as the #8 super feathwerweight in the world by the WBA.[4] Davis cornered Ruiz from the opening bell, and was able to crack his guard towards the end of the round and drop him with a left hook. Ruiz made the count, but the referee decided to end the fight, awarding Davis with a first round knockout victory.[5]
44 fights | 39 wins | 5 losses |
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By knockout | 33 | 4 |
By decision | 6 | 1 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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44 | Loss | 39–5 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (12), 2:59 | Feb 9, 2019 | ![]() |
For WBA (Super) super featherweight title |
43 | Win | 39–4 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | Jan 19, 2019 | ![]() |
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42 | Win | 38–4 | ![]() |
KO | 2 (10), 0:35 | Nov 17, 2018 | ![]() |
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41 | Win | 37–4 | ![]() |
UD | 8 | Aug 11, 2018 | ![]() |
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40 | Loss | 36–4 | ![]() |
RTD | 9 (12), 3:00 | Sep 16, 2016 | ![]() |
Lost WBC super bantamweight title |
39 | Win | 36–3 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (12), 0:51 | Feb 27, 2016 | ![]() |
Won WBC super bantamweight title |
38 | Loss | 35–3 | ![]() |
TKO | 5 (12), 2:34 | Aug 29, 2015 | ![]() |
For WBC interim super bantamweight title |
37 | Win | 35–2 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (8), 2:08 | Nov 22, 2014 | ![]() |
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36 | Win | 34–2 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (10), 2:50 | Mar 22, 2014 | ![]() |
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35 | Win | 33–2 | ![]() |
MD | 12 | Sep 7, 2013 | ![]() |
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34 | Win | 32–2 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (10), 1:22 | Jun 1, 2013 | ![]() |
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33 | Loss | 31–2 | ![]() |
SD | 12 | Dec 4, 2012 | ![]() |
For WBA (Regular) bantamweight title |
32 | Win | 31–1 | ![]() |
KO | 9 (12), 3:02 | Jul 7, 2012 | ![]() |
Retained WBA interim bantamweight title |
31 | Win | 30–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 8 (12), 1:12 | Mar 31, 2012 | ![]() |
Retained WBA interim bantamweight title |
30 | Win | 29–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 4 (12), 0:24 | Oct 15, 2011 | ![]() |
Retained WBA interim bantamweight title |
29 | Win | 28–1 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 2011-05-14 | ![]() |
Retained WBA interim bantamweight title |
28 | Win | 27–1 | ![]() |
TD | 9 (12) | 2011-01-22 | ![]() |
Won WBA interim bantamweight title |
27 | Win | 26–1 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | 2010-09-04 | ![]() |
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26 | Win | 25–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (8), 0:17 | 2010-06-19 | ![]() |
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25 | Win | 24–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 7 (12), 1:22 | 2010-04-03 | ![]() |
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24 | Win | 23–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 (10) | 2010-02-13 | ![]() |
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23 | Win | 22–1 | ![]() |
KO | 4 (10) | 2009-11-13 | ![]() |
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22 | Win | 21–1 | ![]() |
KO | 8 | 2009-09-25 | ![]() |
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21 | Win | 20–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 7 (12) | 2009-06-12 | ![]() |
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20 | Win | 19–1 | ![]() |
KO | 2 (6) | 2009-04-03 | ![]() |
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19 | Win | 18–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (4) | 2009-02-28 | ![]() |
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18 | Win | 17–1 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (4) | 2008-12-12 | ![]() |
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17 | Win | 16–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (6) | 2008-11-02 | ![]() |
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16 | Win | 15–1 | ![]() |
KO | 2 (6) | 2008-06-14 | ![]() |
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15 | Win | 14–1 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (4) | 2008-04-18 | ![]() |
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14 | Win | 13–1 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (4) | 2008-02-22 | ![]() |
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13 | Win | 12–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 (4) | 2008-02-08 | ![]() |
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12 | Win | 11–1 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (4) | 2008-01-25 | ![]() |
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11 | Win | 10–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (4) | 2007-12-14 | ![]() |
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10 | Loss | 9–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 4 (6) | 2007-10-27 | ![]() |
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9 | Win | 9–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (4) | 2007-09-28 | ![]() |
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8 | Win | 8–0 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (4) | 2007-09-14 | ![]() |
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7 | Win | 7–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (6) | 2007-08-10 | ![]() |
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6 | Win | 6–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (4) | 2007-07-27 | ![]() |
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5 | Win | 5–0 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (4) | 2007-07-14 | ![]() |
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4 | Win | 4–0 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (4) | 2007-06-29 | ![]() |
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3 | Win | 3–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (4) | 2007-05-12 | ![]() |
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2 | Win | 2–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (4) | 2007-03-30 | ![]() |
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1 | Win | 1–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (4) | 2006-12-22 | ![]() |
Achievements | ||
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Vacant Title last held by Nehomar Cermeño |
WBA Bantamweight champion Interim Title January 22, 2011 – December 4, 2012 Lost bid for full title |
Vacant Title next held by Yonfrez Parejo |
Preceded by | WBC Super bantamweight champion February 27, 2016 – September 16, 2016 |
Succeeded by |