Rafael Herrera
Born
Rafael Herrera Lemus

(1945-01-07) January 7, 1945
Degollado, Jalisco, Mexico
NationalityMexican
Statistics
Weight(s)Bantamweight
Height5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
Reach65 in (165 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights60
Wins47
Wins by KO20
Losses9
Draws4

Rafael Herrera (born 7 January 1945) is a Mexican former professional boxer. He has won the Lineal championship in the bantamweight division.

Professional career

Herrera turned pro in 1963 and in 1972 defeated Rubén Olivares by TKO to capture the Lineal, WBC and WBA bantamweight titles.[1][2] He lost the titles in his first defense to Enrique Pinder. Pinder was stripped of the WBC title after this fight for failure to defend against Rodolfo Martinez. Herrera fought Martinez for the vacant WBC bantamweight title the following year and won by TKO, a fight in which Martinez down four times (twice in 4th, twice in 11th), and Herrera was down in the 8th. He defended the title twice before losing it in 1974 in a rematch with Martinez.[3] The outcome of the bout was controversial, as Herrera was on his feet at the count of 7 after being knocked down and was asked by the referee if he could continue. Herrera nodded "yes" but a split second later the referee raised Martinez' hand and declared him the winner. Herrera lurched forward but the referee contained him. The ensuing conversation between Herrera and the referee was heard on the national TV broadcast.

Professional boxing record

60 fights 47 wins 9 losses
By knockout 20 3
By decision 27 6
Draws 4
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
60 Win 47–9–4 Mexico Alfredo Meneses MD 4 1986-02-25 United States The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.
59 Draw 46–9–4 Colombia Jose Cervantes MD 12 1976-05-23 Venezuela Maestranza Cesar Giron, Maracay, Venezuela
58 Loss 46–9–3 Mexico Jose Luis Soto UD 10 1975-11-10 Mexico Los Mochis, Mexico
57 Loss 46–8–3 Mexico Octavio Gomez UD 10 1975-07-05 United States Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
56 Loss 46–7–3 Mexico Rodolfo Martínez TKO 4 (15) 1974-12-07 Mexico Plaza de Toros, Mérida, Mexico Lost WBC bantamweight title
55 Win 46–6–3 Mexico Romeo Anaya TKO 6 (15) 1974-05-25 Mexico Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City, Mexico Retained WBC bantamweight title
54 Win 45–6–3 Thailand Venice Borkhorsor SD 15 1973-10-13 United States The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. Retained WBC bantamweight title
53 Win 44–6–3 Mexico Rodolfo Martínez TKO 12 (15) 1973-04-14 Mexico Monterrey, Mexico Won vacant WBC bantamweight title
52 Win 43–6–3 Mexico Rubén Olivares MD 10 1972-11-14 United States The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.
51 Loss 42–6–3 Panama Enrique Pinder UD 15 1972-07-29 Panama Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama Lost WBA, WBC, and The Ring bantamweight titles
50 Win 42–5–3 Mexico Rubén Olivares KO 8 (15) 1972-03-19 Mexico Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City, Mexico Won WBA, WBC, and The Ring bantamweight titles
49 Win 41–5–3 Mexico Chucho Castillo SD 12 1971-08-23 United States The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. Retained NABF bantamweight title
48 Win 40–5–3 Philippines Modesto Boy Dayaganon KO 2 (8) 1971-06-14 Mexico Tijuana, Mexico
47 Win 39–5–3 Mexico Cesar Deciga TKO 10 (10) 1971-04-02 United States The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.
46 Win 38–5–3 Mexico Rodolfo Martinez MD 12 1971-01-20 United States The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. Won vacant NABF bantamweight title
45 Win 37–5–3 Mexico Octavio Gomez UD 10 1970-09-05 United States The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.
44 Win 36–5–3 Mexico Jose Lopez UD 10 1970-04-18 United States The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.
43 Win 35–5–3 Mexico Cesar Chuy Chavez TKO 2 (8) 1970-03-17 Mexico Tijuana, Mexico
42 Win 34–5–3 Japan Yoshiki Suda KO 3 (10) 1970-01-20 United States Tijuana, Mexico
41 Win 33–5–3 United States Lenny Brice TKO 3 (10) 1969-09-25 United States Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
40 Loss 32–5–3 Mexico Raul Cruz SD 10 1969-07-26 Mexico Arena Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico
39 Draw 32–4–3 Canada Billy McGrandle SD 10 1969-04-17 Canada Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
38 Win 32–4–2 Mexico Ricardo Solis TKO 5 (10) 1969-03-29 Mexico Plaza de Toros, Torreón, Mexico
37 Win 31–4–2 United States Ken Nagamine UD 10 1969-03-04 United States Valley Music Theatre, Woodland Hills, California, U.S.
36 Loss 30–4–2 Mexico Chucho Castillo TKO 3 (12) 1969-02-15 Mexico Plaza de Toros Monumental, Monterrey, Mexico For Mexico bantamweight title
35 Win 30–3–2 United States Jerry Stokes UD 10 1968-12-19 United States Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
34 Win 29–3–2 United States Lenny Brice UD 10 1968-11-21 United States Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
33 Win 28–3–2 Mexico Guillermo Tellez TKO 9 (10) 1968-09-28 Mexico Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Mexico
32 Win 27–3–2 United States Ronnie Jones TKO 3 (10) 1968-08-03 Mexico Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Mexico
31 Win 26–3–2 Mexico Santos Sandoval TKO 2 (10) 1968-06-29 Mexico Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Mexico
30 Win 25–3–2 Mexico Raul Vega UD 10 1968-03-30 Mexico Arena Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico
29 Win 24–3–2 Mexico Alex Rivera UD 10 1967-12-05 United States Civic Auditorium, San Jose, California, U.S.
28 Win 23–3–2 Mexico Ricardo Solis KO 5 (10) 1967-10-17 United States Civic Auditorium, San Jose, California, U.S.
27 Draw 22–3–2 Mexico Lupe Gonzalez TD 8 (10) 1967-09-19 United States Civic Auditorium, San Jose, California, U.S.
26 Win 22–3–1 Mexico Elias Vargas UD 10 1967-08-18 United States San Bernardino, California, U.S.
25 Win 21–3–1 Mexico Elias Vargas UD 10 1967-07-06 Mexico Arena Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico
24 Win 20–3–1 Mexico Alex Rivera UD 10 1967-06-05 United States Memorial Civic Auditorium, Stockton, California, U.S.
23 Win 19–3–1 Mexico Antonio Perez UD 10 1967-05-16 United States San Jose, California, U.S.
22 Win 18–3–1 Mexico Jose Hernandez UD 6 1967-04-06 United States Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
21 Win 17–3–1 Mexico Manuel Magallanes UD 6 1967-03-02 United States Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
20 Draw 16–3–1 Mexico Gerardo Luna MD 10 1967-01-21 Mexico Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Mexico
19 Win 16–3 Mexico Alfredo Meneses UD 10 1966-11-16 Mexico Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Mexico
18 Win 15–3 Mexico Cornelio Vega UD 10 1966-07-13 Mexico Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Mexico
17 Win 14–3 Mexico Gerardo Luna UD 10 1966-06-08 Mexico Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Mexico
16 Win 13–3 Mexico Coruco Contreras KO 10 (10) 1966-01-06 Mexico Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Mexico
15 Win 12–3 Mexico Coruco Contreras KO 8 (10) 1965-11-08 Mexico Tuxtla Gutierrez, Mexico
14 Win 11–3 Mexico Alfredo Meneses UD 10 1965-10-09 Mexico Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Mexico
13 Loss 10–3 Mexico Gerardo Luna UD 10 1965-05-01 Mexico Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Mexico
12 Win 10–2 Mexico Rogelio Rea TKO 4 (8) 1965-04-03 Mexico Arena Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico
11 Win 9–2 Mexico Cid Cardenas UD 8 1965-01-27 Mexico Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Mexico
10 Win 8–2 Mexico Andres Molina TKO 7 (8) 1964-11-21 Mexico Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Mexico
9 Win 7–2 Mexico Alfonso Izquierdo UD 6 1964-10-10 Mexico Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Mexico
8 Win 6–2 Mexico Miguel Zamudio TKO 8 (8) 1964-09-20 Mexico Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Mexico
7 Win 5–2 Mexico Jose Luis Madrid TKO 2 (6) 1964-08-26 Mexico Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Mexico
6 Loss 4–2 Mexico Jose Luis Madrid KO 4 (6) 1964-02-07 Mexico Poza Rica, Mexico
5 Loss 4–1 Mexico Alfonso Jose Cazares SD 6 1963-09-21 Mexico Arena Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico
4 Win 4–0 Mexico David Monroy UD 6 1963-07-13 Mexico Arena Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico
3 Win 3–0 United States Wenceslao Angeles UD 4 1963-05-25 Mexico Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Mexico
2 Win 2–0 Mexico Raul Martinez UD 4 1963-04-17 Mexico Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Mexico
1 Win 1–0 Mexico Memo Gonzalez UD 4 1963-03-20 Mexico Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Mexico

Personal life

Born into a large working-class family, Herrera originally wanted to be a priest. In 1971 he married Leticia, his longtime wife with whom he had two daughters.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Herrera Stops Olivares in 8th And Gains Bantamweight Title". The New York Times. 20 March 1972. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
  2. ↑ "Rafael Herrera - Lineal Bantamweight Champion". The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia.
  3. ↑ "The WBC mourns the death of Rodolfo Martínez". World Boxing Council. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
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