| Gabriel Ruelas | |
| Weight: | Super featherweight |
| Height: | 5 ft 7 in |
| Reach: | 69 in |
| Birth Date: | July 23, 1970 |
| Birth Place: | Mascota, Jalisco, Mexico |
| Style: | Orthodox |
| Total: | 56 |
| Wins: | 49 |
| Ko: | 24 |
| Losses: | 7 |
Gabriel Ruelas, (born on July 23, 1970, in Yerbabuena, Jalisco, Mexico),[1] is a Mexican former professional boxer who held the WBC Super Featherweight world championship from 1994 to 1995.[2]
Ruelas turned pro in 1988 and in 1993 challenged WBC Super Featherweight Title holder Azumah Nelson, losing a close majority decision.[3] In 1994 he was able to capture the title by outpointing Jesse James Leija. He defended the belt twice, including an 11th round TKO of Jimmy Garcia of Colombia, who later died from his injuries.[4] Ruelas contemplated retirement after Garcia's death, however, he decided to continue, promising to donate some of his earnings to the Garcia family. Ruelas later reflected that he was never the same fighter following that incident.[5] His fight with Garcia was an undercard to his brother's (Rafael Ruelas) lost title fight with Oscar De La Hoya.[6] Ruelas lost his title in a rematch to Nelson in 1995, via TKO in the 5th. In 1997 he took on hard-hitting Arturo Gatti for the IBF Super Featherweight Title but was TKO'd in the 5th. The fifth round of this bout was chosen as The Ring magazine Round of the Year for 1997. The fight itself was also named "Fight of the Year" by the same magazine.
Ruelas retired in 2003 after losing to Courtney Burton. Gabriel's brother, Rafael (also a professional boxer) and relative Guillermo U. Ruelas, all attended Poly Technic High School in Sun Valley, California.
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | Loss | 49–7 | Courtney Burton | TKO | 8 (10) | 2003-03-24 | |||
| 55 | Win | 49–6 | Gene Vassar | UD | 6 (6) | 2002-06-28 | |||
| 54 | Win | 48–6 | Lee Cargle | UD | 6 (6) | 2002-05-22 | |||
| 53 | Win | 47–6 | Pedro Garcia | UD | 8 (8) | 2001-03-11 | |||
| 52 | Loss | 46–6 | Manuel Garnica | MD | 10 (10) | 1999-10-03 | |||
| 51 | Win | 46–5 | Jose Alfonso Rodriguez | UD | 10 (10) | 1999-08-07 | |||
| 50 | Loss | 45–5 | John Brown | TKO | 8 (10) | 1998-10-24 | |||
| 49 | Win | 45–4 | Troy Dorsey | TKO | 6 (12) | 1998-07-11 | |||
| 48 | Loss | 44–4 | Arturo Gatti | TKO | 5 (12) | 1997-10-04 | |||
| 47 | Win | 44–3 | James Crayton | UD | 10 (10) | 1997-02-14 | |||
| 46 | Win | 43–3 | Angelo Nunez | TD | 8 (10) | 1996-09-16 | |||
| 45 | Win | 42–3 | Julio Cesar Herrera | UD | 10 (10) | 1996-03-13 | |||
| 44 | Loss | 41–3 | Azumah Nelson | TKO | 5 (12) | 1995-12-01 | |||
| 43 | Win | 41–2 | Jimmy Garcia | TKO | 11 (12) | 1995-05-06 | |||
| 42 | Win | 40–2 | Freddie Liberatore | RTD | 2 (12) | 1995-01-28 | |||
| 41 | Win | 39–2 | Jesse James Leija | UD | 12 (12) | 17 Sep 1994 | |||
| 40 | Win | 38–2 | Paris Alexander | TKO | 7 (10) | 1994-05-20 | |||
| 39 | Win | 37–2 | Raul Hernandez | TKO | 7 (10) | 1994-02-08 | |||
| 38 | Win | 36–2 | Eduardo Jacques | KO | 7 (10) | 1994-01-21 | |||
| 37 | Win | 35–2 | Mike Grow | TKO | 8 (10) | 1993-10-22 | |||
| 36 | Win | 34–2 | Ben Lopez | TKO | 5 (10) | 1993-08-28 | |||
| 35 | Loss | 33–2 | Azumah Nelson | MD | 12 (12) | Feb 20, 1993 | |||
| 34 | Win | 33–1 | Gabriel Castro | UD | 10 (10) | 1992-09-29 | |||
| 33 | Win | 32–1 | Ismael Diaz | UD | 10 (10) | 1992-08-25 | |||
| 32 | Win | 31–1 | Ditau Paul Molefyane | MD | 10 (10) | 1992-06-27 | |||
| 31 | Win | 30–1 | Raymundo Arce | TKO | 7 (10) | 1992-05-26 | |||
| 30 | Win | 29–1 | Moises Martinez | TKO | 1 (10) | 1992-04-02 | |||
| 29 | Win | 28–1 | Tomas Valdez | UD | 8 (8) | 1992-02-22 | |||
| 28 | Win | 27–1 | Jorge Palomares | UD | 12 (12) | 1992-01-30 | |||
| 27 | Win | 26–1 | Ascencion Lugo | KO | 1 (10) | 1991-11-26 | |||
| 26 | Win | 25–1 | Alvaro Bohorquez | UD | 12 (12) | 1991-08-17 | |||
| 25 | Win | 24–1 | Aaron Lopez | UD | 12 (12) | 1991-07-31 | |||
| 24 | Win | 23–1 | Eduardo Montoya | KO | 1 (10) | 1991-06-25 | |||
| 23 | Win | 22–1 | Pedro Mendoza | UD | 10 (10) | 1991-06-01 | |||
| 22 | Loss | 21–1 | Jeff Franklin | TKO | 7 (10) | 1990-04-14 | |||
| 21 | Win | 21–0 | Leonardo Moreno | UD | 6 (6) | 1990-03-08 | |||
| 20 | Win | 20–0 | Dana Roston | KO | 3 (10) | 1990-02-27 | |||
| 19 | Win | 19–0 | Arturo Hernandez | TKO | 3 (6) | 1990-02-05 | |||
| 18 | Win | 18–0 | Javier Macias | KO | 2 (8) | 1989-11-28 | |||
| 17 | Win | 17–0 | Freddie Santos | UD | 6 (6) | 1989-10-24 | |||
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Fred Hernandez | UD | 8 (8) | 1989-09-26 | |||
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Abe Castro | KO | 4 (?) | 1989-08-29 | |||
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Randy Reedy | UD | 6 (6) | 1989-07-14 | |||
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Francisco Pascasio | TKO | 5 (6) | 1989-06-27 | |||
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Antonio Marin | KO | 1 (?) | 1989-06-16 | |||
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Jorge Rodriguez | UD | 6 (6) | 1989-05-30 | |||
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Mario Lozano | UD | 4 (4) | 1989-04-25 | |||
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Josefino Suarez | UD | 4 (4) | 1989-03-28 | |||
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Vicente Arias | TKO | 1 (4) | 1989-02-14 | |||
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Martin Urias | TKO | 2 (4) | 1989-01-17 | |||
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Alberto Almaguer | KO | 1 (4) | 1988-12-09 | |||
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Juvenal Molina | UD | 6 (6) | 1988-11-29 | |||
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Willie Garcia | KO | 1 (4) | 1988-11-15 | |||
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Jaime Morales | KO | 1 (?) | 1988-10-14 | |||
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Tranquilino Martinez | UD | 4 (4) | 1988-09-27 | |||
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Raul Martinez | TKO | 1 (4) | 1988-09-16 |
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