Rafael Herrera

Rafael Herrera (born 7 January 1945) is a Mexican former professional boxer. He has won the Lineal championship in the bantamweight division.

Rafael Herrera
Statistics
Real nameRafael Herrera
Weight(s)Bantamweight
Height5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Reach65 in (165 cm)
NationalityMexican
Born (1945-01-07) January 7, 1945
Huascato, Jalisco, Mexico
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights61
Wins48
Wins by KO20
Losses9
Draws4
No contests0

Professional career

Herrera turned pro in 1963 and in 1972 defeated Rubén Olivares by TKO to capture the Lineal, WBC and WBA bantamweight titles.[1] 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.[2]

Professional boxing record
Professional record summary
61 fights 48 wins 9 losses
By knockout 19 3
By decision 29 6
Draws 4
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
61 Win 48–9–4 Alfredo Meneses MD 4 1986-02-25 The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.
60 Draw 47–9–4 Jose Cervantes MD 12 1976-05-23 Maestranza Cesar Giron, Maracay, Venezuela
59 Loss 47–9–3 Jose Luis Soto UD 10 1975-11-10 Los Mochis, Mexico
58 Loss 47–8–3 Octavio Gomez UD 10 1975-07-05 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
57 Loss 47–7–3 Rodolfo Martinez TKO 4 (15) 1974-12-07 Plaza de Toros, Mérida, Mexico Lost WBC bantamweight title
56 Win 47–6–3 Romeo Anaya TKO 6 (15) 1974-05-25 Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City, Mexico Retained WBC bantamweight title
55 Win 46–6–3 Venice Borkhorsor SD 15 1973-10-13 The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. Retained WBC bantamweight title
54 Win 45–6–3 Rodolfo Martinez TKO 12 (15) 1973-04-14 Monterrey, Mexico Won vacant WBC bantamweight title
53 Win 44–6–3 Rubén Olivares MD 10 1972-11-14 The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.
52 Loss 43–6–3 Enrique Pinder UD 15 1972-07-29 Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama Lost WBA, WBC, and The Ring bantamweight titles
51 Win 43–5–3 Rubén Olivares KO 8 (15) 1972-03-19 Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City, Mexico Won WBA, WBC, and The Ring bantamweight titles
50 Win 42–5–3 Chucho Castillo SD 12 1971-08-23 The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. Retained NABF bantamweight title
49 Win 41–5–3 Modesto Boy Dayaganon KO 2 (8) 1971-06-14 Tijuana, Mexico
48 Win 40–5–3 Cesar Deciga TKO 10 (10) 1971-04-02 The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.
47 Win 39–5–3 Rodolfo Martinez MD 12 1971-01-20 The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. Won vacant NABF bantamweight title
46 Win 38–5–3 Octavio Gomez UD 10 1970-09-05 The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.
45 Win 37–5–3 Jose Lopez UD 10 1970-04-18 The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.
44 Win 36–5–3 Cesar Chuy Chavez TKO 2 (8) 1970-03-17 Tijuana, Mexico
43 Win 35–5–3 Yoshiki Suda KO 3 (10) 1970-01-20 Tijuana, Mexico
42 Win 34–5–3 Lenny Brice TKO 3 (10) 1969-09-25 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
41 Loss 33–5–3 Raul Cruz SD 10 1969-07-26 Arena Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico
40 Draw 33–4–3 Billy McGrandle SD 10 1969-04-17 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
39 Win 33–4–2 Ricardo Solis TKO 5 (10) 1969-03-29 Plaza de Toros, Torreón, Mexico
38 Win 32–4–2 Ken Nagamine UD 10 1969-03-04 Valley Music Theatre, Woodland Hills, California, U.S.
37 Loss 31–4–2 Chucho Castillo TKO 3 (12) 1969-02-15 Plaza de Toros Monumental, Monterrey, Mexico For Mexico bantamweight title
36 Win 31–3–2 Jerry Stokes UD 10 1968-12-19 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
35 Win 30–3–2 Lenny Brice UD 10 1968-11-21 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
34 Win 29–3–2 Guillermo Tellez TKO 9 (10) 1968-09-28 Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Mexico
33 Win 28–3–2 Ronnie Jones TKO 3 (10) 1968-08-03 Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Mexico
32 Win 27–3–2 Santos Sandoval TKO 2 (10) 1968-06-29 Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Mexico
31 Win 26–3–2 Raul Vega UD 10 1968-03-30 Arena Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico
30 Win 25–3–2 Alex Rivera UD 10 1967-12-05 Civic Auditorium, San Jose, California, U.S.
29 Win 24–3–2 Ricardo Solis KO 5 (10) 1967-10-17 Civic Auditorium, San Jose, California, U.S.
28 Draw 23–3–2 Lupe Gonzalez TD 8 (10) 1967-09-19 Civic Auditorium, San Jose, California, U.S.
27 Win 23–3–1 Elias Vargas UD 10 1967-08-12 San Bernardino, California, U.S.
26 Win 22–3–1 Elias Vargas UD 10 1967-07-06 Arena Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico
25 Win 21–3–1 Pedro Rodriguez UD 10 1967-06-08 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
24 Win 20–3–1 Alex Rivera UD 10 1967-06-05 Stockton, California, U.S.
23 Win 19–3–1 Antonio Perez UD 10 1967-05-16 San Jose, California, U.S.
22 Win 18–3–1 Jose Hernandez UD 6 1967-04-06 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
21 Win 17–3–1 Manuel Magallanes UD 6 1967-03-02 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
20 Draw 16–3–1 Gerardo Luna MD 10 1967-01-21 Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Mexico
19 Win 16–3 Alfredo Meneses UD 10 1966-11-16 Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Mexico
18 Win 15–3 Cornelio Vega UD 10 1966-07-13 Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Mexico
17 Win 14–3 Gerardo Luna UD 10 1966-06-08 Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Mexico
16 Win 13–3 Coruco Contreras KO 10 (10) 1966-01-06 Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Mexico
15 Win 12–3 Coruco Contreras KO 8 (10) 1965-11-08 Tuxtla Gutierrez, Mexico
14 Win 11–3 Alfredo Meneses UD 10 1965-10-09 Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Mexico
13 Loss 10–3 Gerardo Luna UD 10 1965-05-01 Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Mexico
12 Win 10–2 Rogelio Rea TKO 4 (8) 1965-04-03 Arena Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico
11 Win 9–2 Cid Cardenas UD 8 1965-01-27 Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Mexico
10 Win 8–2 Andres Molina TKO 7 (8) 1964-11-21 Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Mexico
9 Win 7–2 Alfonso Izquierdo UD 6 1964-10-10 Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Mexico
8 Win 6–2 Miguel Zamudio TKO 8 (8) 1964-09-20 Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Mexico
7 Win 5–2 Jose Luis Madrid TKO 2 (6) 1964-08-26 Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Mexico
6 Loss 4–2 Jose Luis Madrid KO 4 (6) 1964-02-07 Poza Rica, Mexico
5 Loss 4–1 Alfonso Jose Cazares SD 6 1963-09-21 Arena Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico
4 Win 4–0 David Monroy UD 6 1963-07-13 Arena Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico
3 Win 3–0 Wenceslao Angeles UD 4 1963-05-25 Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Mexico
2 Win 2–0 Raul Martinez UD 4 1963-04-17 Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Mexico
1 Win 1–0 Memo Gonzalez UD 4 1963-03-20 Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Mexico

Personal life

Born into a large working-class family, Herrera originally wanted to be a priest. In 1971 he married Leticia, his longtime wife with whom he had two daughters.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Rafael Herrera - Lineal Bantamweight Champion". The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia.
  2. "Rafael Herrera - Boxer". Boxrec.com. 1969-03-09. Retrieved 2010-12-23.
  3. http://www.cbznewswire.com. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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