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	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 world titles in the Bantamweight division.

Professional career

Herrera turned pro in 1963 and in 1972 defeated Rubén Olivares by TKO to capture the 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
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	48-9-4	Alfredo Meneses	MD	4	1986-02-25	Forum, Inglewood, California, USA
style="background:#c5d2ea; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-draw" |Draw	47-9-4	Jose Cervantes	MD	12	1976-05-23	Maestranza Cesar Giron, Maracay, Venezuela
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	47-9-3	Jose Luis Soto	UD	10	1975-11-10	Olympic Auditorium, Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	47-8-3	Octavio Gomez	UD	10	1975-07-05	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, USA
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	47-7-3	Rodolfo Martinez	TKO	4 (15)	1974-12-07	Plaza de Toros, Merida, Yucatán, Mexico	Lost WBC World Bantamweight title
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	47-6-3	Romeo Anaya	TKO	6 (15)	1974-05-25	Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico	Retained WBC World Bantamweight title
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	46-6-3	Venice Borkhorsor	SD	15	1973-10-13	Forum, Inglewood, California, USA	Retained WBC World Bantamweight title
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	45-6-3	Rodolfo Martinez	TKO	12 (15)	1973-04-14	Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico	Won vacant WBC World Bantamweight title
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	44-6-3	Ruben Olivares	MD	10	1972-11-14	Forum, Inglewood, California, USA
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	43-6-3	Enrique Pinder	UD	15	1972-07-29	Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama	Lost WBC & WBA World Bantamweight title
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	43-5-3	Ruben Olivares	KO	8 (15)	1972-03-19	Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico	Won WBC & WBA World Bantamweight title
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	42-5-3	Chucho Castillo	SD	12	1971-08-23	Forum, Inglewood, California, USA	Retained NABF Bantamweight title
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	41-5-3	Modesto Boy Dayaganon	KO	2 (8)	1971-06-14	Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	40-5-3	Cesar Deciga	TKO	10 (10)	1971-04-02	Forum, Inglewood, California, USA
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	39-5-3	Rodolfo Martinez	MD	12	1971-01-20	Forum, Inglewood, California, USA	Won vacant NABF Bantamweight title
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	38-5-3	Octavio Gomez	UD	10	1970-09-05	Forum, Inglewood, California, USA
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	37-5-3	Jose Lopez	UD	10	1970-04-18	Forum, Inglewood, California, USA
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	36-5-3	Cesar Chuy Chavez	TKO	2 (8)	1970-03-17	Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	35-5-3	Yoshiki Suda	KO	3 (10)	1970-01-20	Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	34-5-3	Lenny Brice	TKO	3 (10)	1969-09-25	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, USA
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	33-5-3	Raul Cruz	SD	10	1969-07-26	Arena Mexico, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
style="background:#c5d2ea; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-draw" |Draw	33-4-3	Billy McGrandle	SD	10	1969-04-17	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	33-4-2	Ricardo Solis	TKO	5 (10)	1969-03-29	Plaza de Toros, Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	32-4-2	Ken Nagamine	UD	10	1969-03-04	Valley Music Theatre, Woodland Hills, California, USA
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	31-4-2	Chucho Castillo	TKO	3 (12)	1969-02-15	Plaza de Toros Monumental, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico	For Mexico Bantamweight title
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	31-3-2	Jerry Stokes	UD	10	1968-12-19	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, USA
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	30-3-2	Lenny Brice	UD	10	1968-11-21	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, USA
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	29-3-2	Guillermo Tellez	TKO	9 (10)	1968-09-28	Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	28-3-2	Ronnie Jones	TKO	3 (10)	1968-08-03	Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	27-3-2	Santos Sandoval	TKO	2 (10)	1968-06-29	Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	26-3-2	Raul Vega	UD	10	1968-03-30	Arena Mexico, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	25-3-2	Alex Rivera	UD	10	1967-12-05	Civic Auditorium, San Jose, California, USA
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	24-3-2	Ricardo Solis	KO	5 (10)	1967-10-17	Civic Auditorium, San Jose, California, USA
style="background:#c5d2ea; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-draw" |Draw	23-3-2	Lupe Gonzalez	TD	8 (10)	1967-09-19	Civic Auditorium, San Jose, California, USA
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	23-3-1	Elias Vargas	UD	10	1967-08-12	San Bernardino, California, USA
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	22-3-1	Elias Vargas	UD	10	1967-07-06	Arena Mexico, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	21-3-1	Pedro Rodriguez	UD	10	1967-06-08	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, USA
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	20-3-1	Alex Rivera	UD	10	1967-06-05	Stockton, California, USA
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	19-3-1	Antonio Perez	UD	10	1967-05-16	San Jose, California, USA
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	18-3-1	Jose Hernandez	UD	6	1967-04-06	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, USA
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	17-3-1	Manuel Magallanes	UD	6	1967-03-02	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, USA
style="background:#c5d2ea; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-draw" |Draw	16-3-1	Gerardo Luna	MD	10	1967-01-21	Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	16-3	Alfredo Meneses	UD	10	1966-11-16	Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	15-3	Cornelio Vega	UD	10	1966-07-13	Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	14-3	Gerardo Luna	UD	10	1966-06-08	Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	13-3	Coruco Contreras	KO	10 (10)	1966-01-06	Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	12-3	Coruco Contreras	KO	8 (10)	1965-11-08	Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, Mexico
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	11-3	Alfredo Meneses	UD	10	1965-10-09	Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	10-3	Gerardo Luna	UD	10	1965-05-01	Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	10-2	Rogelio Rea	TKO	4 (8)	1965-04-03	Arena Mexico, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	9-2	Cid Cardenas	UD	8	1965-01-27	Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	8-2	Andres Molina	TKO	7 (8)	1964-11-21	Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	7-2	Alfonso Izquierdo	UD	6	1964-10-10	Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	6-2	Miguel Zamudio	TKO	8 (8)	1964-09-20	Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	5-2	Jose Luis Madrid	TKO	2 (6)	1964-08-26	Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	4-2	Jose Luis Madrid	KO	4 (6)	1964-02-07	Poza Rica, Veracruz, Mexico
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	4-1	Alfonso Jose Cazares	SD	6	1963-09-21	Arena Mexico, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	4-0	David Monroy	UD	6	1963-07-13	Arena Mexico, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	3-0	Wenceslao Angeles	UD	4	1963-05-25	Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	2-0	Raul Martinez	UD	4	1963-04-17	Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	1-0	Memo Gonzalez	UD	4	1963-03-20	Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico	Professional Debut

See also

• List of WBC world champions
• List of WBA world champions

References

External links

• Professional boxing record for Rafael Herrera from BoxRec