Hugo Ruiz Dominguez (born September 21, 1988) is a Mexican

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. He is the former WBC Super bantamweight and WBA

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Bantamweight champion.

Professional career

In September 2010, Ruiz beat the veteran Jesús Vázquez to win the WBC Continental Americas

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championship, the bout was held at the Arena Solidaridad, in Monterrey, Nuevo León,

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WBA bantamweight championship (interim)

On January 22, 2011, Ruiz won a technical ninth round decision over Nicaraguan Álvaro Pérez to capture the interim WBA bantamweight title. He would go to fight for the Regular title against Japanese boxer Kōki Kameda but would lose via split decision.

WBC super bantamweight title fight (interim)

In 2016, Ruiz beat fellow countryman Julio Ceja in a rematch to win the WBC Super bantamweight title. He would end up losing the title in his first defense against Japanese boxer Hozumi Hasegawa.

Ruiz vs. Guevara

On, 19 January, 2019, Ruiz beat Alberto Guevara by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest The scorecards read 99-90, 100-89, 99-90 in favor of Ruiz.

Ruiz vs. Davis

In his next bout, Ruiz faced WBA super featherweight champion

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. Ruiz was ranked as the #8 super feathwerweight in the world by the WBA. Davis cornered Ruiz from the opening bell, and was able to crack his guard towards the end of the round and drop him with a left hook. Ruiz made the count, but the referee decided to end the fight, awarding Davis with a first round knockout victory.

Professional boxing record

References

External links

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Hugo Ruiz - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings
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