Adelaida Ruiz (born October 17, 1988) is an American

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who has held the WBC Interim female super flyweight title since September 2022. Adelaida Ruiz previously won and held

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female super flyweight title from 2021 to 2022. As of March 2023, she is ranked number one in the USA and number eighth in the world in the super flyweight division by BoxRec. Adelaida Ruiz was born in Los Angeles, California , USA raised in the city of Lynwood, California, USA .

Professional career

Ruiz made her professional debut on April 21, 2017, scoring a four-round

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(UD) victory against Rebecca Light at the Quiet Cannon in

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. After compiling a record of 9–0 (4 KOs), she faced reigning champion Sonia Osorio for the WBC female

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super flyweight title on March 20, 2021 at the Krystal Grand Hotel in

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, Mexico. Following an accidental clash of heads in the first round, the referee called a halt to the contest on advice from the ringside doctor at the end of round two, resulting in a second-round

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(TD). In her next fight she faced Nancy Franco de Alba for the vacant

female super flyweight title on September 25 at the

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in Pico Rivera, California. After unleashing a barrage of punches, referee Raul Caiz Jr. stepped in to call a halt to the contest at 1 minute and 20 seconds of the ninth round.

Professional boxing record

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ruiz, Adelaida Living people 1988 births Boxers from Los Angeles American women boxers Super-flyweight boxers 21st-century American women