What is Rafael Herrera's record?

Rafael Herrera's professional record is 47-9-4 with 19 knockouts.

When is Rafael Herrera's next fight?

No next fight is confirmed as of 12 Oct 2026.

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).

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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Rafael Herrera Lemus · ラファエル・エレラ

BornJan 7, 1945

Country🇲🇽 Mexico

StanceOrthodox

Height163 cm

Reach165 cm

DebutMar 20, 1963

Career1963–1986

Rounds boxed468

KO share40%

Born inDegollado, Jalisco, Mexico

TitlesWBC bantamweight 1973

Boxerbook rating1700 ± 277 · inactive since Feb 1986Why here ›

Confirmed bouts7 of 60

Record and next fight

Record

47-9-4, 19 KOs · 1963–1986

Next fight

No next fight confirmed

Last result

Alfredo Meneses

MD 4/4 · The Forum, Inglewood, 🇺🇸

1986-02-25 ›
✓ one source

The record

60 bouts, 1963–1986, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.

Alfredo Meneses

MD 4/4 · The Forum, Inglewood, 🇺🇸

Herrera 46-9-4 · Meneses —

1986-02-25 ›
✓ one source

Jose Cervantes

MD 12/12 · Maestranza Cesar Giron, Maracay, 🇻🇪

Herrera 46-9-3 · Cervantes —

1976-05-23 ›
✓ one source

Jose Luis Soto

UD 10/10 · Los Mochis, 🇲🇽

Herrera 46-8-3 · Soto —

1975-11-10 ›
✓ one source

Octavio Gomez

UD 10/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸

Herrera 46-7-3 · Gomez —

1975-07-05 ›
✓ one source

Rodolfo Martínez 🇲🇽

Lost WBC bantamweight title

TKO 4/15 · Plaza de Toros, Mérida, 🇲🇽

Herrera 46-6-3 · Martínez —

1974-12-07 ›
✓ one source

Romeo Anaya 🇲🇽

Retained WBC bantamweight title

TKO 6/15 · Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City, 🇲🇽

Herrera 45-6-3 · Anaya 41-6-1

1974-05-25 ›
✓✓ two sources

Venice Borkhorsor 🇹🇭

For WBC bantamweight title

SD 15/15 · The Forum, Inglewood, 🇺🇸

Herrera 44-6-3 · Borkhorsor 34-1-0

1973-10-13 ›
✓✓ two sources

Rodolfo Martínez 🇲🇽

Won vacant WBC bantamweight title

TKO 12/15 · Monterrey, 🇲🇽

Herrera 43-6-3 · Martínez —

1973-04-14 ›
✓ one source

Rubén Olivares 🇲🇽

MD 10/10 · The Forum, Inglewood, 🇺🇸

Herrera 42-6-3 · Olivares 70-2-1

1972-11-14 ›
✓✓ two sources

Enrique Pinder 🇵🇦

Won WBA, WBC, and The Ring bantamweight titles

UD 15/15 · Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, 🇵🇦

Herrera 42-5-3 · Pinder 33-4-2

1972-07-29 ›
✓✓ two sources

Rubén Olivares 🇲🇽

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

1972-03-19 ›
✓✓ two sources

Chucho Castillo 🇲🇽

For NABF bantamweight title

SD 12/12 · Great Western Forum, Inglewood, 🇺🇸

Herrera 40-5-3 · Castillo 43-10-2

1971-08-23 ›
✓✓ two sources

Modesto Boy Dayaganon

KO 2/8 · Tijuana, 🇲🇽

Herrera 39-5-3 · Dayaganon —

1971-06-14 ›
✓ one source

Cesar Deciga

TKO 10/10 · The Forum, Inglewood, 🇺🇸

Herrera 38-5-3 · Deciga —

1971-04-02 ›
✓ one source

Rodolfo Martínez 🇲🇽

Won vacant NABF bantamweight title

MD 12/12 · The Forum, Inglewood, 🇺🇸

Herrera 37-5-3 · Martínez —

1971-01-20 ›
✓ one source

Octavio Gomez

UD 10/10 · The Forum, Inglewood, 🇺🇸

Herrera 36-5-3 · Gomez —

1970-09-05 ›
✓ one source

José López 🇺🇸

UD 10/10 · The Forum, Inglewood, California, 🇺🇸

Herrera 35-5-3 · López 0-2-0

1970-04-18 ›
✓ one source

Cesar Chuy Chavez

TKO 2/8 · Tijuana, 🇲🇽

Herrera 34-5-3 · Chavez —

1970-03-17 ›
✓ one source

Yoshiki Suda

KO 3/10 · Tijuana, 🇲🇽

Herrera 33-5-3 · Suda —

1970-01-20 ›
✓ one source

Lenny Brice

TKO 3/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸

Herrera 32-5-3 · Brice —

1969-09-25 ›
✓ one source

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Raul Cruz

SD 10/10 · Arena Mexico, Mexico City, 🇲🇽

Herrera 32-4-3 · Cruz —

1969-07-26 ›
✓ one source

Billy McGrandle

SD 10/10 · Edmonton, Alberta, 🇨🇦

Herrera 32-4-2 · McGrandle —

1969-04-17 ›
✓ one source

Ricardo Solis

TKO 5/10 · Plaza de Toros, Torreón, 🇲🇽

Herrera 31-4-2 · Solis —

1969-03-29 ›
✓ one source

Ken Nagamine

UD 10/10 · Valley Music Theatre, Woodland Hills, California, 🇺🇸

Herrera 30-4-2 · Nagamine —

1969-03-04 ›
✓ one source

Chucho Castillo 🇲🇽

Retained Mexican bantamweight title

TKO 3/12 · Plaza de Toros Monumental, Monterrey, 🇲🇽

Herrera 30-3-2 · Castillo 34-7-0

1969-02-15 ›
✓✓ two sources

Jerry Stokes

UD 10/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸

Herrera 29-3-2 · Stokes —

1968-12-19 ›
✓ one source

Lenny Brice

UD 10/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸

Herrera 28-3-2 · Brice —

1968-11-21 ›
✓ one source

Guillermo Tellez

TKO 9/10 · Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, 🇲🇽

Herrera 27-3-2 · Tellez —

1968-09-28 ›
✓ one source

Ronnie Jones

TKO 3/10 · Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, 🇲🇽

Herrera 26-3-2 · Jones —

1968-08-03 ›
✓ one source

Santos Sandoval

TKO 2/10 · Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, 🇲🇽

Herrera 25-3-2 · Sandoval —

1968-06-29 ›
✓ one source

Raul Vega

UD 10/10 · Arena Mexico, Mexico City, 🇲🇽

Herrera 24-3-2 · Vega —

1968-03-30 ›
✓ one source

Alex Rivera

UD 10/10 · Civic Auditorium, San Jose, 🇺🇸

Herrera 23-3-2 · Rivera —

1967-12-05 ›
✓ one source

Ricardo Solis

KO 5/10 · Civic Auditorium, San Jose, 🇺🇸

Herrera 22-3-2 · Solis —

1967-10-17 ›
✓ one source

Lupe Gonzalez

TD 8/10 · Civic Auditorium, San Jose, 🇺🇸

Herrera 22-3-1 · Gonzalez —

1967-09-19 ›
✓ one source

Elias Vargas

UD 10/10 · San Bernardino, California, 🇺🇸

Herrera 21-3-1 · Vargas —

1967-08-18 ›
✓ one source

Elias Vargas

UD 10/10 · Arena Mexico, Mexico City, 🇲🇽

Herrera 20-3-1 · Vargas —

1967-07-06 ›
✓ one source

Alex Rivera

UD 10/10 · Memorial Civic Auditorium, Stockton, 🇺🇸

Herrera 19-3-1 · Rivera —

1967-06-05 ›
✓ one source

Antonio Perez

UD 10/10 · San Jose, California, 🇺🇸

Herrera 18-3-1 · Perez —

1967-05-16 ›
✓ one source

Jose Hernandez

UD 6/6 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸

Herrera 17-3-1 · Hernandez —

1967-04-06 ›
✓ one source

Manuel Magallanes

UD 6/6 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸

Herrera 16-3-1 · Magallanes —

1967-03-02 ›
✓ one source

Gerardo Luna

MD 10/10 · Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, 🇲🇽

Herrera 16-3-0 · Luna —

1967-01-21 ›
✓ one source

Alfredo Meneses

UD 10/10 · Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, 🇲🇽

Herrera 15-3-0 · Meneses —

1966-11-16 ›
✓ one source

Cornelio Vega

UD 10/10 · Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, 🇲🇽

Herrera 14-3-0 · Vega —

1966-07-13 ›
✓ one source

Gerardo Luna

UD 10/10 · Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, 🇲🇽

Herrera 13-3-0 · Luna —

1966-06-08 ›
✓ one source

Coruco Contreras

KO 10/10 · Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, 🇲🇽

Herrera 12-3-0 · Contreras —

1966-01-06 ›
✓ one source

Coruco Contreras

KO 8/10 · Tuxtla Gutierrez, 🇲🇽

Herrera 11-3-0 · Contreras —

1965-11-08 ›
✓ one source

Alfredo Meneses

UD 10/10 · Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, 🇲🇽

Herrera 10-3-0 · Meneses —

1965-10-09 ›
✓ one source

Gerardo Luna

UD 10/10 · Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, 🇲🇽

Herrera 10-2-0 · Luna —

1965-05-01 ›
✓ one source

Rogelio Rea

TKO 4/8 · Arena Mexico, Mexico City, 🇲🇽

Herrera 9-2-0 · Rea —

1965-04-03 ›
✓ one source

Cid Cardenas

UD 8/8 · Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, 🇲🇽

Herrera 8-2-0 · Cardenas —

1965-01-27 ›
✓ one source

Andrés Molina 🇨🇺

TKO 7/8 · Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, 🇲🇽

Herrera 7-2-0 · Molina —

1964-11-21 ›
✓ one source

Alfonso Izquierdo

UD 6/6 · Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, 🇲🇽

Herrera 6-2-0 · Izquierdo —

1964-10-10 ›
✓ one source

Miguel Zamudio

TKO 8/8 · Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, 🇲🇽

Herrera 5-2-0 · Zamudio —

1964-09-20 ›
✓ one source

Jose Luis Madrid

TKO 2/6 · Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, 🇲🇽

Herrera 4-2-0 · Madrid —

1964-08-26 ›
✓ one source

Jose Luis Madrid

KO 4/6 · Poza Rica, 🇲🇽

Herrera 4-1-0 · Madrid —

1964-02-07 ›
✓ one source

Alfonso Jose Cazares

SD 6/6 · Arena Mexico, Mexico City, 🇲🇽

Herrera 4-0-0 · Cazares —

1963-09-21 ›
✓ one source

David Monroy

UD 6/6 · Arena Mexico, Mexico City, 🇲🇽

Herrera 3-0-0 · Monroy —

1963-07-13 ›
✓ one source

Wenceslao Angeles

UD 4/4 · Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, 🇲🇽

Herrera 2-0-0 · Angeles —

1963-05-25 ›
✓ one source

Raúl Martínez 🇺🇸

UD 4/4 · Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, 🇲🇽

Herrera 1-0-0 · Martínez —

1963-04-17 ›
✓ one source

Memo Gonzalez

UD 4/4 · Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, 🇲🇽

Herrera 0-0-0 · Gonzalez —

1963-03-20 ›
✓ one source

Ratings now

Not in any current ranking.

World titles

WBCBantamweight

1973-04-14 – 1974-12-07

WBABantamweight

1972-03-19 – 1972-07-29

WBCBantamweight

1972-03-19 – 1972-07-29

Facts

What is Rafael Herrera's record?: Rafael Herrera's professional record is 47-9-4 with 19 knockouts.
When is Rafael Herrera's next fight?: No next fight is confirmed as of 12 Oct 2026.
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: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.

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