Rafael Herrera

Rafael Herrera
Statistics
Real name Rafael Herrera
Rated at Bantamweight
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Reach 65 in (165 cm)
Nationality Mexico Mexican
Born (1945-01-07) January 7, 1945
Jalisco, Mexico
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 61
Wins 48
Wins by KO 19
Losses 9
Draws 4
No contests 0

Rafael Herrera (born January 7, 1945 in Huáscato, Jalisco) is a former boxer from Mexico. He has won the Lineal championship in the Bantamweight division.

Professional career

Herrera turned pro in 1963 and in 1972 defeated Rubén Olivares by TKO to capture the Lineal, WBC and WBA bantamweight titles. He lost the titles in his first defense to Enrique Pinder. Pinder was stripped of the WBC title after this fight for failure to defend against Rodolfo Martinez. Herrera fought Martinez for the vacant WBC bantamweight title the following year and won by TKO, a fight in which Martinez down four times (twice in 4th, twice in 11th), and Herrera was down in the 8th. He defended the title twice before losing it in 1974 in a rematch with Martinez. The outcome of the bout was controversial, as Herrera was on his feet at the count of 7 after being knocked down and was asked by the referee if he could continue. Herrera nodded "yes" but a split second later the referee raised Martinez' hand and declared him the winner. Herrera lurched forward but the referee contained him. The ensuing conversation between Herrera and the referee was heard on the national TV broadcast.[1]

Professional boxing record

48 Wins (19 Knockouts, 29 Decisions), 9 Losses (3 Knockout, 6 Decisions), 4 Draws
Res. Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Win 48-9-4 Mexico Alfredo Meneses MD 4 1986-02-25 United States Forum, Inglewood, California, United States
Draw 47-9-4 Colombia Jose Cervantes MD 12 1976-05-23 Venezuela Maestranza Cesar Giron, Maracay, Venezuela
Loss 47-9-3 Mexico Jose Luis Soto UD 10 1975-11-10 Mexico Olympic Auditorium, Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico
Loss 47-8-3 Mexico Octavio Gomez UD 10 1975-07-05 United States Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States
Loss 47-7-3 Mexico Rodolfo Martinez TKO 4 (15) 1974-12-07 Mexico Plaza de Toros, Merida, Yucatán, Mexico Lost WBC World Bantamweight title
Win 47-6-3 Mexico Romeo Anaya TKO 6 (15) 1974-05-25 Mexico Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico Retained WBC World Bantamweight title
Win 46-6-3 Thailand Venice Borkhorsor SD 15 1973-10-13 United States Forum, Inglewood, California, United States Retained WBC World Bantamweight title
Win 45-6-3 Mexico Rodolfo Martinez TKO 12 (15) 1973-04-14 Mexico Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico Won vacant WBC World Bantamweight title
Win 44-6-3 Mexico Ruben Olivares MD 10 1972-11-14 United States Forum, Inglewood, California, United States
Loss 43-6-3 Panama Enrique Pinder UD 15 1972-07-29 Panama Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama Lost Lineal, WBC & WBA World Bantamweight title
Win 43-5-3 Mexico Ruben Olivares KO 8 (15) 1972-03-19 Mexico Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico Won Lineal, WBC & WBA World Bantamweight title
Win 42-5-3 Mexico Chucho Castillo SD 12 1971-08-23 United States Forum, Inglewood, California, United States Retained NABF Bantamweight title
Win 41-5-3 Philippines Modesto Boy Dayaganon KO 2 (8) 1971-06-14 Mexico Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
Win 40-5-3 Mexico Cesar Deciga TKO 10 (10) 1971-04-02 United States Forum, Inglewood, California, United States
Win 39-5-3 Mexico Rodolfo Martinez MD 12 1971-01-20 United States Forum, Inglewood, California, United States Won vacant NABF Bantamweight title
Win 38-5-3 Mexico Octavio Gomez UD 10 1970-09-05 United States Forum, Inglewood, California, United States
Win 37-5-3 Mexico Jose Lopez UD 10 1970-04-18 United States Forum, Inglewood, California, United States
Win 36-5-3 Mexico Cesar Chuy Chavez TKO 2 (8) 1970-03-17 Mexico Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
Win 35-5-3 Japan Yoshiki Suda KO 3 (10) 1970-01-20 United States Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
Win 34-5-3 United States Lenny Brice TKO 3 (10) 1969-09-25 United States Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States
Loss 33-5-3 Mexico Raul Cruz SD 10 1969-07-26 Mexico Arena Mexico, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Draw 33-4-3 Canada Billy McGrandle SD 10 1969-04-17 Canada Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Win 33-4-2 Mexico Ricardo Solis TKO 5 (10) 1969-03-29 Mexico Plaza de Toros, Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico
Win 32-4-2 United States Ken Nagamine UD 10 1969-03-04 United States Valley Music Theatre, Woodland Hills, California, United States
Loss 31-4-2 Mexico Chucho Castillo TKO 3 (12) 1969-02-15 Mexico Plaza de Toros Monumental, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico For Mexico Bantamweight title
Win 31-3-2 United States Jerry Stokes UD 10 1968-12-19 United States Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States
Win 30-3-2 United States Lenny Brice UD 10 1968-11-21 United States Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States
Win 29-3-2 Mexico Guillermo Tellez TKO 9 (10) 1968-09-28 Mexico Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Win 28-3-2 United States Ronnie Jones TKO 3 (10) 1968-08-03 Mexico Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Win 27-3-2 Mexico Santos Sandoval TKO 2 (10) 1968-06-29 Mexico Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Win 26-3-2 Mexico Raul Vega UD 10 1968-03-30 Mexico Arena Mexico, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Win 25-3-2 Mexico Alex Rivera UD 10 1967-12-05 United States Civic Auditorium, San Jose, California, United States
Win 24-3-2 Mexico Ricardo Solis KO 5 (10) 1967-10-17 United States Civic Auditorium, San Jose, California, United States
Draw 23-3-2 Mexico Lupe Gonzalez TD 8 (10) 1967-09-19 United States Civic Auditorium, San Jose, California, United States
Win 23-3-1 Mexico Elias Vargas UD 10 1967-08-12 United States San Bernardino, California, United States
Win 22-3-1 Mexico Elias Vargas UD 10 1967-07-06 Mexico Arena Mexico, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Win 21-3-1 Mexico Pedro Rodriguez UD 10 1967-06-08 United States Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States
Win 20-3-1 Mexico Alex Rivera UD 10 1967-06-05 United States Stockton, California, United States
Win 19-3-1 Mexico Antonio Perez UD 10 1967-05-16 United States San Jose, California, United States
Win 18-3-1 Mexico Jose Hernandez UD 6 1967-04-06 United States Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States
Win 17-3-1 Mexico Manuel Magallanes UD 6 1967-03-02 United States Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States
Draw 16-3-1 Mexico Gerardo Luna MD 10 1967-01-21 Mexico Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Win 16-3 Mexico Alfredo Meneses UD 10 1966-11-16 Mexico Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Win 15-3 Mexico Cornelio Vega UD 10 1966-07-13 Mexico Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Win 14-3 Mexico Gerardo Luna UD 10 1966-06-08 Mexico Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Win 13-3 Mexico Coruco Contreras KO 10 (10) 1966-01-06 Mexico Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Win 12-3 Mexico Coruco Contreras KO 8 (10) 1965-11-08 Mexico Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, Mexico
Win 11-3 Mexico Alfredo Meneses UD 10 1965-10-09 Mexico Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Loss 10-3 Mexico Gerardo Luna UD 10 1965-05-01 Mexico Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Win 10-2 Mexico Rogelio Rea TKO 4 (8) 1965-04-03 Mexico Arena Mexico, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Win 9-2 Mexico Cid Cardenas UD 8 1965-01-27 Mexico Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Win 8-2 Mexico Andres Molina TKO 7 (8) 1964-11-21 Mexico Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Win 7-2 Mexico Alfonso Izquierdo UD 6 1964-10-10 Mexico Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Win 6-2 Mexico Miguel Zamudio TKO 8 (8) 1964-09-20 Mexico Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Win 5-2 Mexico Jose Luis Madrid TKO 2 (6) 1964-08-26 Mexico Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Loss 4-2 Mexico Jose Luis Madrid KO 4 (6) 1964-02-07 Mexico Poza Rica, Veracruz, Mexico
Loss 4-1 Mexico Alfonso Jose Cazares SD 6 1963-09-21 Mexico Arena Mexico, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Win 4-0 Mexico David Monroy UD 6 1963-07-13 Mexico Arena Mexico, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Win 3-0 United States Wenceslao Angeles UD 4 1963-05-25 Mexico Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Win 2-0 Mexico Raul Martinez UD 4 1963-04-17 Mexico Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Win 1-0 Mexico Memo Gonzalez UD 4 1963-03-20 Mexico Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico Professional Debut

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Rafael Herrera - Boxer". Boxrec.com. 1969-03-09. Retrieved 2010-12-23.
Achievements
Preceded by
Rubén Olivares		 WBA Bantamweight Champion
WBC Bantamweight Champion
Lineal Bantamweight Champion
1972 Mar 19 – 1972 Jul 29 		Succeeded by
Enrique Pinder
Preceded by
Enrique Pinder
Stripped		 WBC Bantamweight Champion
1973 Apr 14 – 1974 Dec 7 		Succeeded by
Rodolfo Martinez
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