Featherweight · Mexico
Rubén Olivares 89-13-3 79 KO · 1965–1988
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Updated Oct 12, 2026 · Sources: Wikidata, English Wikipedia, Wikipedia (ja)
Rubén Olivares was a featherweight boxer from Mexico, born Jan 14, 1947. Record 89-13-3 with 79 knockouts over 1965–1988. World titles: WBC featherweight (1975), WBA featherweight (1974), WBA bantamweight (1971–1972), WBC bantamweight (1971–1972) and 2 more. Rubén Olivares last fought Ignacio Madrid on Mar 12, 1988 and lost by KO in round 4 of 10.
Also: Рубен Оліварес · روبن أوليفاريس · روبن اوليفاريس +6 more روبن اولیوارس · ルーベン・オリバレス · Ruben Olivares · Ruben Puas Olivares · Rubén Olivares Avila · Rubén Púas Olivares
Born Jan 14, 1947
Country 🇲🇽 Mexico
Stance Orthodox
Height 166 cm
Reach 170 cm
Nickname El Púas · Rockabye · Mr. Knockout
Debut Jan 4, 1965
Career 1965–1988
Rounds boxed 596
KO share 89%
Born in Iguala, Guerrero, Mexico
Titles WBA, WBC bantamweight · 1969–1972; WBA, WBC featherweight · 1974–1975
Boxerbook rating 1610 ± 265 · inactive since Mar 1988Why here › Confirmed bouts 18 of 105
Career record Record
89-13-3, 79 KOs · 1965–1988
Last result L
Ignacio Madrid
KO 4/10 · Arena México, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
The record 105 bouts, 1965–1988, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.
Bouts by source: English Wikipedia · 105, Wikipedia (ja) · 3
L
Ignacio Madrid
KO 4/10 · Arena México, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Olivares 89-12-3 · Madrid —
D
Roman Almaguer
MD 4/4 · The Forum, Inglewood, 🇺🇸
Olivares 89-12-2 · Almaguer —
L
Margarito Marquez
SD 10/10 · La Villa Real Convention Center, McAllen, 🇺🇸
Olivares 89-11-2 · Marquez —
L
Rafael Gandarilla
TKO 8/10 · Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, 🇺🇸
Olivares 89-10-2 · Gandarilla —
W
Sergio Reyes
TKO 7/10 · Ciudad Deportiva, Nuevo Laredo, 🇲🇽
Olivares 88-10-2 · Reyes —
W
TKO 5/10 · Uptown Theatre, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Olivares 87-10-2 · Serrano —
L
For WBA featherweight title TKO 12/15 · Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, 🇺🇸
Olivares 87-9-2 · Pedroza 22-3-0
W
Adrian Zapanta
TKO 2/10 · Tingley Coliseum, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 🇺🇸
Olivares 86-9-2 · Zapanta —
D
Guillermo Morales
PTS 10/10 · Plaza de Toros San Roque, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, 🇲🇽
Olivares 86-9-1 · Morales —
W
Isaac Vega
RTD 2/10 · Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, 🇺🇸
Olivares 85-9-1 · Vega —
W
KO 2/10 · Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, 🇺🇸
Olivares 84-9-1 · Fukuyama —
W
TKO 2/10 · Arena, Ciudad Obregon, 🇲🇽
Olivares 83-9-1 · Ramírez 43-1-0
W
Ricky Gutierrez
UD 10/10 · Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, 🇺🇸
Olivares 82-9-1 · Gutierrez —
L
UD 10/10 · The Forum, Inglewood, 🇺🇸
Olivares 82-8-1 · Chacon 36-3-0
L
Jose Cervantes
KO 6/12 · Sports Arena, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Olivares 82-7-1 · Cervantes —
W
Fernando Cabanela
UD 10/10 · Sports Arena, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Olivares 81-7-1 · Cabanela —
W
Pajet Lupikanet
TKO 1/10 · Sports Arena, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Olivares 80-7-1 · Lupikanet —
L
KO 7/10 · The Forum, Inglewood, 🇺🇸
Olivares 80-6-1 · Lopez 27-3-0
L
Lost WBC featherweight title SD 15/15 · The Forum, Inglewood, 🇺🇸
Olivares 80-5-1 · Kotei —
W
Won WBC featherweight title TKO 2/15 · The Forum, Inglewood, 🇺🇸
Olivares 79-5-1 · Chacon 26-1-0
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Benjamin Ortiz
KO 6/10 · Arena Tijuana 72, Tijuana, 🇲🇽
Olivares 78-5-1 · Ortiz —
L
Lost WBA featherweight title KO 13/15 · The Forum, Inglewood, 🇺🇸
Olivares 78-4-1 · Argüello 35-4-0
W
Carlos Mendoza
TKO 6/10 · Plaza de Toros, Ciudad Juárez, 🇲🇽
Olivares 77-4-1 · Mendoza —
W
Enrique Garcia
TKO 5/10 · Plaza de Toros Monumental, Monterrey, 🇲🇽
Olivares 76-4-1 · Garcia —
W
Zensuke Utagawa
Won vacant WBA featherweight title KO 7/15 · The Forum, Inglewood, 🇺🇸
Olivares 75-4-1 · Utagawa —
W
Adrian Zapanta
KO 2/10 · Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, 🇲🇽
Olivares 74-4-1 · Zapanta —
W
SD 12/12 · The Forum, Inglewood, 🇺🇸
Olivares 73-4-1 · Hafey —
W
Francisco Durango
UD 10/10 · Plaza de Toros Monumental, Matamoros, 🇲🇽
Olivares 72-4-1 · Durango —
L
KO 5/10 · Plaza de Toros Monumental, Monterrey, 🇲🇽
Olivares 72-3-1 · Hafey —
W
For NABF featherweight title RTD 9/12 · The Forum, Inglewood, 🇺🇸
Olivares 71-3-1 · Chacon 19-0-0
W
TKO 2/10 · The Forum, Inglewood, 🇺🇸
Olivares 70-3-1 · Seeley —
L
MD 10/10 · The Forum, Inglewood, 🇺🇸
Olivares 70-2-1 · Herrera 42-6-3
W
PTS 10/10 · Estadio Universitario, Monterrey, 🇲🇽
Olivares 69-2-1 · Stevens 2-0-0
L
Lost WBA, WBC, and The Ring bantamweight titles KO 8/15 · Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Olivares 69-1-1 · Herrera 41-5-3
W
Retained WBA, WBC, and The Ring bantamweight titles RTD 11/15 · The Forum, Inglewood, 🇺🇸
Olivares 68-1-1 · Pimentel —
W
Retained WBA, WBC, and The Ring bantamweight titles KO 14/15 · Prefectural Gymnasium, Nagoya, 🇯🇵
Olivares 67-1-1 · Kanazawa 30-8-1
W
TKO 9/10 · The Forum, Inglewood, 🇺🇸
Olivares 66-1-1 · Pascualito —
W
TKO 4/10 · Auditorio del Estado, Guadalajara, 🇲🇽
Olivares 65-1-1 · Torres 63-8-1
W
Vicente Blanco
KO 5/10 · Estadio Somoza, Managua, 🇳🇮
Olivares 64-1-1 · Blanco —
W
Tsuguo Mineyama
TKO 3/10 · Plaza de Toros El Toreo, Tijuana, 🇲🇽
Olivares 63-1-1 · Mineyama —
W
Won WBA, WBC, and The Ring bantamweight titles UD 15/15 · The Forum, Inglewood, 🇺🇸
Olivares 62-1-1 · Castillo 42-9-2
W
Chung Park
KO 6/10 · Auditorio del Estado, Guadalajara, 🇲🇽
Olivares 61-1-1 · Park —
L
Lost WBA, WBC, and The Ring bantamweight titles TKO 14/15 · The Forum, Inglewood, 🇺🇸
Olivares 61-0-1 · Castillo 40-9-2
W
Memo Rodriguez
KO 5/10 · Acapulco, Guerrero, 🇲🇽
Olivares 60-0-1 · Rodriguez —
W
Jose Arranz
TKO 3/10 · The Forum, Inglewood, 🇺🇸
Olivares 59-0-1 · Arranz —
W
Shuji Chiyoda
UD 10/10 · International Amphitheatre, Chicago, Illinois, 🇺🇸
Olivares 58-0-1 · Chiyoda —
W
Retained WBA, WBC, and The Ring bantamweight titles UD 15/15 · The Forum, Inglewood, 🇺🇸
Olivares 57-0-1 · Castillo 39-8-2
W
Romy Guelas
RTD 5/10 · Convention Center Arena, San Antonio, Texas, 🇺🇸
Olivares 56-0-1 · Guelas —
W
Angel Hernandez
KO 3/10 · Acámbaro, Guanajuato, 🇲🇽
Olivares 55-0-1 · Hernandez —
W
Retained WBA, WBC, and The Ring bantamweight titles TKO 2/15 · The Forum, Inglewood, 🇺🇸
Olivares 54-0-1 · Rudkin —
W
Shigeyoshi Oki
KO 3/10 · Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, 🇲🇽
Olivares 53-0-1 · Oki —
W
Won WBA, WBC, and The Ring bantamweight titles KO 5/15 · Forum, Inglewood, 🇺🇸
Olivares 52-0-1 · Rose 34-2-0
W
Nene Jun
TKO 1/10 · Plaza de Toros México, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Olivares 51-0-1 · Jun —
W
TKO 6/12 · The Forum, Inglewood, 🇺🇸
Olivares 50-0-1 · Sakurai —
W
Frank Adame
KO 2/10 · Heroica Nogales, Sonora, 🇲🇽
Olivares 49-0-1 · Adame —
W
Ernie Cruz
TKO 9/10 · The Forum, Inglewood, 🇺🇸
Olivares 48-0-1 · Cruz —
W
Carlos Zayas
TKO 7/10 · Plaza de Toros San Roque, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, 🇲🇽
Olivares 47-0-1 · Zayas —
W
Jose Bisbal
KO 3/10 · Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Olivares 46-0-1 · Bisbal —
W
TKO 2/10 · Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Olivares 45-0-1 · Kanazawa 19-4-1
W
KO 8/10 · Estadio Universitario, Monterrey, 🇲🇽
Olivares 44-0-1 · Medel —
W
Wally Brooks
KO 1/10 · Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Olivares 43-0-1 · Brooks —
W
KO 1/10 · Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Olivares 42-0-1 · Porcel —
W
Bernabe Fernandez
TKO 3/10 · The Forum, Inglewood, California, 🇺🇸
Olivares 41-0-1 · Fernandez —
W
Tiny Palacio
TKO 6/10 · Arena México, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Olivares 40-0-1 · Palacio —
W
Gary Garber
TKO 5/10 · Plaza de Toros, Torreón, 🇲🇽
Olivares 39-0-1 · Garber —
W
Enrique Yepes
KO 5/10 · Xalapa, Veracruz, 🇲🇽
Olivares 38-0-1 · Yepes —
W
Octavio Gomez
KO 5/10 · Arena México, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Olivares 37-0-1 · Gomez —
W
King Gavilan
KO 4/10 · Puebla, Puebla, 🇲🇽
Olivares 36-0-1 · Gavilan —
W
Manuel Arnal
DQ 5/10 · Arena México, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Olivares 35-0-1 · Arnal —
W
TKO 3/10 · Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Olivares 34-0-1 · Burruni 94-8-1
W
Pornchai Poprai-ngam
TKO 9/10 · Arena, La Paz, 🇲🇽
Olivares 33-0-1 · Poprai-ngam —
W
German Bastidas
TKO 5/10 · Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Olivares 32-0-1 · Bastidas —
W
Felipe Gonzalez
RTD 6/10 · Estadio Arturo C. Nahl, La Paz, Baja California Sur, 🇲🇽
Olivares 31-0-1 · Gonzalez —
W
Chamaco Castillo
KO 4/10 · Veracruz, Veracruz, 🇲🇽
Olivares 30-0-1 · Castillo —
W
KO 2/10 · Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Olivares 29-0-1 · Ushiwakamaru 16-2-4
W
Gustavo Sosa
TKO 3/10 · Puebla, Puebla, 🇲🇽
Olivares 28-0-1 · Sosa —
W
Grillito Aguilar
KO 5/10 · Poza Rica, Veracruz, 🇲🇽
Olivares 27-0-1 · Aguilar —
D
German Bastidas
PTS 10/10 · Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Olivares 27-0-0 · Bastidas —
W
Angel Hernandez
KO 5/10 · León, Guanajuato, 🇲🇽
Olivares 26-0-0 · Hernandez —
W
Julio Guerrero
KO 4/10 · Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Olivares 25-0-0 · Guerrero —
W
Felipe Gonzalez
PTS 10/10 · Gimnasio de Mexicali, Mexicali, 🇲🇽
Olivares 24-0-0 · Gonzalez —
W
Antonio Leal
KO 1/10 · Gimnasio de Mexicali, Mexicali, 🇲🇽
Olivares 23-0-0 · Leal —
W
Daniel Gutierrez
TKO 10/10 · Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Olivares 22-0-0 · Gutierrez —
W
Rafael Martinez
TKO 5 · León, Guanajuato, 🇲🇽
Olivares 21-0-0 · Martinez —
W
Rafael Macias
TKO 5/10 · Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Olivares 20-0-0 · Macias —
W
Ernesto Aguilar
TKO 3/10 · Tampico, Tamaulipas, 🇲🇽
Olivares 19-0-0 · Aguilar —
W
Ramiro Garcia
KO 9/10 · Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Olivares 18-0-0 · Garcia —
W
Oscar Rivas
TKO 3/10 · Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Olivares 17-0-0 · Rivas —
W
Gerardo Lujano
TKO 5/10 · Tampico, Tamaulipas, 🇲🇽
Olivares 16-0-0 · Lujano —
W
German Guzman
KO 4/10 · Tampico, Tamaulipas, 🇲🇽
Olivares 15-0-0 · Guzman —
W
Alfonso Jose Cazares
TKO 2/10 · Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Olivares 14-0-0 · Cazares —
W
Emeterio Campos
TKO 4/10 · Auditorio Municipal, Tampico, 🇲🇽
Olivares 13-0-0 · Campos —
W
Juan Molina
TKO 2/10 · Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Olivares 12-0-0 · Molina —
W
Gallito Camacho
TKO 1/10 · Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Olivares 11-0-0 · Camacho —
W
Eduardo Alvarado
KO 2/10 · Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Olivares 10-0-0 · Alvarado —
W
Reynaldo De La Cerda
TKO 3/10 · Tampico, Tamaulipas, 🇲🇽
Olivares 9-0-0 · Cerda —
W
Pablo Martinez
TKO 2/10 · Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Olivares 8-0-0 · Martinez —
W
Mateo Jaimes
TKO 5/10 · Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Olivares 7-0-0 · Jaimes —
W
Jorge Gomez
TKO 8/10 · Plaza de Toros, Torreón, 🇲🇽
Olivares 6-0-0 · Gomez —
W
Nemesio Zenil
TKO 2/8 · Arena México, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Olivares 5-0-0 · Zenil —
W
Antonio Gallegos
TKO 4/10 · Arena Olímpico Laguna, Gómez Palacio, 🇲🇽
Olivares 4-0-0 · Gallegos —
W
Torito Silva
KO 6/10 · Arena Olímpico Laguna, Gómez Palacio, Durango, 🇲🇽
Olivares 3-0-0 · Silva —
W
Jeronimo Cisneros
TKO 3/6 · Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Olivares 2-0-0 · Cisneros —
W
Freddie Garcia
KO 1/6 · Cuernavaca, Morelos, 🇲🇽
Olivares 1-0-0 · Garcia —
W
Isidro Sotelo
KO 1/6 · Cuernavaca, Morelos, 🇲🇽
Olivares 0-0-0 · Sotelo —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles
Facts
What is Rubén Olivares's record? Rubén Olivares's professional record is 89-13-3 with 79 knockouts.
Who did Rubén Olivares fight last? Rubén Olivares last fought Ignacio Madrid on Mar 12, 1988 and lost by KO in round 4 of 10.
Which world titles has Rubén Olivares held? Rubén Olivares has held 6 world title reigns: WBC featherweight (1975), WBA featherweight (1974), WBA bantamweight (1971–1972), WBC bantamweight (1971–1972) and 2 more. Sources Boxerbook ID 7587 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/7587 . Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), photo from Wikimedia Commons. Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.
