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Bantamweight · Mexico
Rafael Herrera 47-9-4 19 KO · 1963–1986
Rafael Herrera is a bantamweight boxer from Mexico, born Jan 7, 1945. Record 47-9-4 with 19 knockouts over 1963–1986. World titles: WBC bantamweight (1973–1974), WBA bantamweight (1972), WBC bantamweight (1972). Rafael Herrera last fought Alfredo Meneses on Feb 25, 1986 and won by MD over 4 rounds.
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Born Jan 7, 1945
Country 🇲🇽 Mexico
Height 163 cm
Titles WBC bantamweight 1973
Boxerbook rating 1700 ± 277 · inactive since Feb 1986Why here › Confirmed bouts 7 of 60
The record 60 bouts, 1963–1986, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.
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Alfredo Meneses
MD 4/4 · The Forum, Inglewood, 🇺🇸
Herrera 46-9-4 · Meneses —
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Jose Cervantes
MD 12/12 · Maestranza Cesar Giron, Maracay, 🇻🇪
Herrera 46-9-3 · Cervantes —
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Jose Luis Soto
UD 10/10 · Los Mochis, 🇲🇽
Herrera 46-8-3 · Soto —
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Octavio Gomez
UD 10/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Herrera 46-7-3 · Gomez —
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Lost WBC bantamweight title TKO 4/15 · Plaza de Toros, Mérida, 🇲🇽
Herrera 46-6-3 · Martínez —
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Retained WBC bantamweight title TKO 6/15 · Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Herrera 45-6-3 · Anaya 41-6-1
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For WBC bantamweight title SD 15/15 · The Forum, Inglewood, 🇺🇸
Herrera 44-6-3 · Borkhorsor 34-1-0
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Won vacant WBC bantamweight title TKO 12/15 · Monterrey, 🇲🇽
Herrera 43-6-3 · Martínez —
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MD 10/10 · The Forum, Inglewood, 🇺🇸
Herrera 42-6-3 · Olivares 70-2-1
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Won WBA, WBC, and The Ring bantamweight titles UD 15/15 · Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, 🇵🇦
Herrera 42-5-3 · Pinder 33-4-2
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Lost WBA, WBC, and The Ring bantamweight titles KO 8/15 · Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Herrera 41-5-3 · Olivares 69-1-1
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For NABF bantamweight title SD 12/12 · Great Western Forum, Inglewood, 🇺🇸
Herrera 40-5-3 · Castillo 43-10-2
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Modesto Boy Dayaganon
KO 2/8 · Tijuana, 🇲🇽
Herrera 39-5-3 · Dayaganon —
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Cesar Deciga
TKO 10/10 · The Forum, Inglewood, 🇺🇸
Herrera 38-5-3 · Deciga —
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Won vacant NABF bantamweight title MD 12/12 · The Forum, Inglewood, 🇺🇸
Herrera 37-5-3 · Martínez —
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Octavio Gomez
UD 10/10 · The Forum, Inglewood, 🇺🇸
Herrera 36-5-3 · Gomez —
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UD 10/10 · The Forum, Inglewood, California, 🇺🇸
Herrera 35-5-3 · López 0-2-0
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Cesar Chuy Chavez
TKO 2/8 · Tijuana, 🇲🇽
Herrera 34-5-3 · Chavez —
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Yoshiki Suda
KO 3/10 · Tijuana, 🇲🇽
Herrera 33-5-3 · Suda —
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Lenny Brice
TKO 3/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Herrera 32-5-3 · Brice —
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Raul Cruz
SD 10/10 · Arena Mexico, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Herrera 32-4-3 · Cruz —
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Billy McGrandle
SD 10/10 · Edmonton, Alberta, 🇨🇦
Herrera 32-4-2 · McGrandle —
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Ricardo Solis
TKO 5/10 · Plaza de Toros, Torreón, 🇲🇽
Herrera 31-4-2 · Solis —
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Ken Nagamine
UD 10/10 · Valley Music Theatre, Woodland Hills, California, 🇺🇸
Herrera 30-4-2 · Nagamine —
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Retained Mexican bantamweight title TKO 3/12 · Plaza de Toros Monumental, Monterrey, 🇲🇽
Herrera 30-3-2 · Castillo 34-7-0
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Jerry Stokes
UD 10/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Herrera 29-3-2 · Stokes —
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Lenny Brice
UD 10/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Herrera 28-3-2 · Brice —
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Guillermo Tellez
TKO 9/10 · Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Herrera 27-3-2 · Tellez —
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Ronnie Jones
TKO 3/10 · Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Herrera 26-3-2 · Jones —
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Santos Sandoval
TKO 2/10 · Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Herrera 25-3-2 · Sandoval —
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Raul Vega
UD 10/10 · Arena Mexico, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Herrera 24-3-2 · Vega —
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Alex Rivera
UD 10/10 · Civic Auditorium, San Jose, 🇺🇸
Herrera 23-3-2 · Rivera —
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Ricardo Solis
KO 5/10 · Civic Auditorium, San Jose, 🇺🇸
Herrera 22-3-2 · Solis —
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Lupe Gonzalez
TD 8/10 · Civic Auditorium, San Jose, 🇺🇸
Herrera 22-3-1 · Gonzalez —
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Elias Vargas
UD 10/10 · San Bernardino, California, 🇺🇸
Herrera 21-3-1 · Vargas —
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Elias Vargas
UD 10/10 · Arena Mexico, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Herrera 20-3-1 · Vargas —
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Alex Rivera
UD 10/10 · Memorial Civic Auditorium, Stockton, 🇺🇸
Herrera 19-3-1 · Rivera —
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Antonio Perez
UD 10/10 · San Jose, California, 🇺🇸
Herrera 18-3-1 · Perez —
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Jose Hernandez
UD 6/6 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Herrera 17-3-1 · Hernandez —
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Manuel Magallanes
UD 6/6 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸
Herrera 16-3-1 · Magallanes —
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Gerardo Luna
MD 10/10 · Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Herrera 16-3-0 · Luna —
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Alfredo Meneses
UD 10/10 · Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Herrera 15-3-0 · Meneses —
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Cornelio Vega
UD 10/10 · Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Herrera 14-3-0 · Vega —
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Gerardo Luna
UD 10/10 · Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Herrera 13-3-0 · Luna —
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Coruco Contreras
KO 10/10 · Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Herrera 12-3-0 · Contreras —
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Coruco Contreras
KO 8/10 · Tuxtla Gutierrez, 🇲🇽
Herrera 11-3-0 · Contreras —
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Alfredo Meneses
UD 10/10 · Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Herrera 10-3-0 · Meneses —
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Gerardo Luna
UD 10/10 · Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Herrera 10-2-0 · Luna —
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Rogelio Rea
TKO 4/8 · Arena Mexico, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Herrera 9-2-0 · Rea —
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Cid Cardenas
UD 8/8 · Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Herrera 8-2-0 · Cardenas —
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TKO 7/8 · Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Herrera 7-2-0 · Molina —
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Alfonso Izquierdo
UD 6/6 · Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Herrera 6-2-0 · Izquierdo —
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Miguel Zamudio
TKO 8/8 · Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Herrera 5-2-0 · Zamudio —
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Jose Luis Madrid
TKO 2/6 · Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Herrera 4-2-0 · Madrid —
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Jose Luis Madrid
KO 4/6 · Poza Rica, 🇲🇽
Herrera 4-1-0 · Madrid —
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Alfonso Jose Cazares
SD 6/6 · Arena Mexico, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Herrera 4-0-0 · Cazares —
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David Monroy
UD 6/6 · Arena Mexico, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Herrera 3-0-0 · Monroy —
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Wenceslao Angeles
UD 4/4 · Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Herrera 2-0-0 · Angeles —
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UD 4/4 · Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Herrera 1-0-0 · Martínez —
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Memo Gonzalez
UD 4/4 · Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Herrera 0-0-0 · Gonzalez —
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Facts
What is Rafael Herrera's professional record? Rafael Herrera's professional record is 47-9-4 with 19 knockouts.
Who did Rafael Herrera fight last? Rafael Herrera last fought Alfredo Meneses on Feb 25, 1986 and won by MD over 4 rounds.
Which world titles has Rafael Herrera held? Rafael Herrera has held 3 world title reigns: WBC bantamweight (1973–1974), WBA bantamweight (1972), WBC bantamweight (1972). Sources Boxerbook ID 15882 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/15882 . Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Last fetched: 2026-10-11. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.