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Featherweight · Colombia
Rubén Darío Palacios 45-11-2 19 KO · 1981–1992
Updated Oct 12, 2026 · Sources: Wikidata, English Wikipedia
Rubén Darío Palacios was a featherweight boxer from Colombia, born Dec 1, 1962. Record 45-11-2 with 19 knockouts over 1981–1992. World titles: WBO featherweight (1992–1993). Rubén Darío Palacios last fought Colin McMillan on Sep 26, 1992 and won by TKO in round 8 of 12.
Also: روبين داريو بالاسيوس · ルーベン・パラシオス · Ruben Dario Palacios +2 more Ruben Palacios · Rubén Darío Palacio
Born Dec 1, 1962
Died Nov 14, 2003
Country 🇨🇴 Colombia
Stance Orthodox
Nickname El Huracan
Debut Apr 27, 1981
Career 1981–1992
Rounds boxed 417
KO share 42%
Born in La Sierra, Colombia
Titles WBO featherweight · 1992–1993
Boxerbook rating 1543 ± 235 · inactive since Sep 1992Why here › Confirmed bouts 5 of 58
Career record Record
45-11-2, 19 KOs · 1981–1992
Last result W
Won WBO featherweight title TKO 8/12 · Olympia, London, 🇬🇧
The record 58 bouts, 1981–1992, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.
W
Won WBO featherweight title TKO 8/12 · Olympia, London, 🇬🇧
Palacios 44-11-2 · McMillan —
W
Dionisio Blanco
TKO 4/10 · Envigado, 🇨🇴
Palacios 43-11-2 · Blanco —
W
Alberto Zuluaga
PTS 10/10 · Bogotá, 🇨🇴
Palacios 42-11-2 · Zuluaga —
L
Mario Fuentes
TKO 4/10 · Arena Naucalpan, Naucalpan, 🇲🇽
Palacios 42-10-2 · Fuentes —
W
Omar Gonzalez
Won vacant Colombian super-featherweight title TKO 4/12 · Cartagena, 🇨🇴
Palacios 41-10-2 · Gonzalez —
L
Ever Beleno
PTS 10/10 · Cartagena, 🇨🇴
Palacios 41-9-2 · Beleno —
L
Joon Huh
KO 2/10 · Geumho Citizen Gymnasium, Yeongcheon, 🇰🇷
Palacios 41-8-2 · Huh —
W
Juan De la Cruz
TKO 7/10 · Puerto Nare, 🇨🇴
Palacios 40-8-2 · Cruz —
L
For vacant WBA super bantamweight title TKO 3/12 · Jai Alai Fronton, Miami, 🇺🇸
Palacios 40-7-2 · Mendoza 26-2-2
D
For vacant WBA super bantamweight title SD 12/12 · Plaza de Toros de Cartagena de Indias, Cartagena, 🇨🇴
Palacios 40-7-1 · Mendoza 26-2-1
W
Luis Navarro
KO 2 · Apartadó, 🇨🇴
Palacios 39-7-1 · Navarro —
W
Praphan Khamcha
UD 10/10 · Samut Sakhon, 🇹🇭
Palacios 38-7-1 · Khamcha —
W
Deus James Pemberti
PTS 8/8 · Barranquilla, 🇨🇴
Palacios 37-7-1 · Pemberti —
W
Angel Vargas
TKO 4 · Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan, 🇵🇷
Palacios 36-7-1 · Vargas —
W
Daniel Blanco
KO 3 · Medellín, 🇨🇴
Palacios 35-7-1 · Blanco —
W
Gustavo Espitia
KO 3 · Apartadó, 🇨🇴
Palacios 34-7-1 · Espitia —
W
Luis Berrio
KO 4 · Barranquilla, 🇨🇴
Palacios 33-7-1 · Berrio —
W
Juan Gomez Polo
PTS 8/8 · Barranquilla, 🇨🇴
Palacios 32-7-1 · Polo —
W
Alvaro Narvaez
PTS 12/12 · Bello, 🇨🇴
Palacios 31-7-1 · Narvaez —
W
Gustavo Espitia
KO 1 · Colombia
Palacios 30-7-1 · Espitia —
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Jaime Castellon
TD 7/12 · Coliseo Vicente Díaz Romero, Bucaramanga, 🇨🇴
Palacios 29-7-1 · Castellon —
W
Pedro Arroyo
MD 10/10 · Holiday Beach Hotel, Willemstad
Palacios 28-7-1 · Arroyo —
W
Manuel Mejia
TKO 4/12 · Medellín, 🇨🇴
Palacios 27-7-1 · Mejia —
W
Luis Mendieta
KO 2 · Medellín, 🇨🇴
Palacios 26-7-1 · Mendieta —
W
Alvaro Bohorquez
Won vacant Colombian featherweight title PTS 10/10 · Montería, 🇨🇴
Palacios 25-7-1 · Bohorquez —
W
Eduardo Rodriguez
PTS 8/8 · Laredo, 🇨🇴
Palacios 24-7-1 · Rodriguez —
L
TKO 2/10 · Cartagena, 🇨🇴
Palacios 24-6-1 · Zuñiga —
W
Ley Umba Sengi
PTS 8/8 · Palazzo Dello Sport, Cesena, 🇮🇹
Palacios 23-6-1 · Sengi —
W
Vicente Jorge
KO 4 · Lerici, 🇮🇹
Palacios 22-6-1 · Jorge —
W
Faical Naifer
PTS 8/8 · Porlezza, 🇮🇹
Palacios 21-6-1 · Naifer —
L
TKO 7/10 · Royal Albert Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Palacios 21-5-1 · McDonnell —
L
PTS 10/10 · Carisport, Cesena, 🇮🇹
Palacios 21-4-1 · Nati 30-3-4
L
For IBF super-bantamweight title UD 15/15 · Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon, 🇰🇷
Palacios 21-3-1 · Ji-won 12-0-2
W
José Cervantes
KO 8/10 · Cartagena, 🇨🇴
Palacios 20-3-1 · Cervantes —
L
Tommy Valoy
For vacant WBC Continental Americas super-bantamweight title KO 11/12 · Sentro Deportivo Korsou, Willemstad
Palacios 20-2-1 · Valoy —
W
Jefferson Gomez
Won vacant Colombian super-bantamweight title PTS 10/10 · Buenaventura, 🇨🇴
Palacios 19-2-1 · Gomez —
W
Hilario Diaz
PTS 10/10 · Caracas, 🇻🇪
Palacios 18-2-1 · Diaz —
W
Mario Livingston
PTS 10/10 · San Andrés, 🇨🇴
Palacios 17-2-1 · Livingston —
W
Bernardino Rubio
PTS 8/8 · Medellín, 🇨🇴
Palacios 16-2-1 · Rubio —
D
Pedro Barrera
PTS 10/10 · Barranquilla, 🇨🇴
Palacios 16-2-0 · Barrera —
W
Antonio Nisperuza
PTS 10/10 · Turbo, 🇨🇴
Palacios 15-2-0 · Nisperuza —
L
José Cervantes
KO 4 · Cartagena, 🇨🇴
Palacios 15-1-0 · Cervantes —
W
KO 6/10 · Colombia
Palacios 14-1-0 · Garcia —
L
For vacant WBC Continental Americas bantamweight title PTS 12/12 · Montería, 🇨🇴
Palacios 14-0-0 · Lora 14-0-0
W
Daniel Martinez
KO 2 · Plaza de toros de Cartagena, Cartagena, 🇨🇴
Palacios 13-0-0 · Martinez —
W
Henry Diaz
KO 4 · Colombia
Palacios 12-0-0 · Diaz —
W
Retained Colombian bantamweight title TKO 10/10 · Plaza Monumental, Cartagena, 🇨🇴
Palacios 11-0-0 · Maturana —
W
Homer Meza
Won Colombian bantamweight title PTS 12/12 · Medellín, 🇨🇴
Palacios 10-0-0 · Meza —
W
Wilson Salgado
KO 2 · Cartagena, 🇨🇴
Palacios 9-0-0 · Salgado —
W
Francisco Alvarez
PTS 10/10 · Cartagena, 🇨🇴
Palacios 8-0-0 · Alvarez —
W
Jose Rodriguez
PTS 10/10 · Cartagena, 🇨🇴
Palacios 7-0-0 · Rodriguez —
W
Valerio Zea
PTS 10/10 · San Onofre, 🇨🇴
Palacios 6-0-0 · Zea —
W
Pedro Rengifo
PTS 10/10 · Colombia
Palacios 5-0-0 · Rengifo —
W
Rafael Correa
PTS 8/8 · Colombia
Palacios 4-0-0 · Correa —
W
Antonio Galviz
PTS 8/8 · Coliseo Humberto Perea, Barranquilla, 🇨🇴
Palacios 3-0-0 · Galviz —
W
Hector Franklin
PTS 6/6 · Colombia
Palacios 2-0-0 · Franklin —
W
Alexis Klinger
PTS 6/6 · Colombia
Palacios 1-0-0 · Klinger —
W
Juan Mercado
PTS 6/6 · Colombia
Palacios 0-0-0 · Mercado —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles
Facts
What is Rubén Darío Palacios's record? Rubén Darío Palacios's professional record is 45-11-2 with 19 knockouts.
Who did Rubén Darío Palacios fight last? Rubén Darío Palacios last fought Colin McMillan on Sep 26, 1992 and won by TKO in round 8 of 12.
Which world titles has Rubén Darío Palacios held? Rubén Darío Palacios has held 1 world title reign: WBO featherweight (1992–1993). Sources Boxerbook ID 17901 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/17901 . Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Last fetched: 2026-10-11. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.