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John RUIZ
Male
"The Quiet Man"
Heavyweight, USA, Sommerville & Methun, Massachusetts
Born: January 4, 1972, Chelsea, Massachusetts
Height 6ft 2in, mt 1,87 - Weight 221-229-238 lbs
as an amateur:
1991 Sydney World Sr. Championships Lt.Heavyweight for USA
Wpt Mohamed Benguismia (Alg)
Wrtd3 Miodrag Radulovic (Yug)
Quarters: Lpt Andrey Kurniavka (URS)
1992 West Palm Beach, USA-Germany
Wpt Torsten May (Ger)
1992 U.S. Olympic Trials Lt.Heavyweight
Lpt Jeremy Williams 5-0
as a professional:
become the first Hispanic fighter to win a heavyweight world title
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No amateur resultsProfessional record| Date | Opponent | Place | Result | | 1992 | | + Aug. 8 | Kevin Parker | Atlantic City, New Jersey | W 4 | | + Sept. 12 | Michael Vasser | Revere, Massachusetts | KO 1 | | + Nov. 3 | Barry Kirton | Ledyard, Connecticut | TKO 2 | | + Nov. 13 | J.J. Johnson | Revere, Massachusetts | W 6 | | + Dec. 10 | Jesus Rochena | Revere, Massachusetts | KO 1 | | 1993 | | + Jan. 16 | J.J. Jackson | Bellmont, New Hampshire | W 6 | | + Jan. 30 | Miguel Rosa | Revere, Massachusetts | TKO 2 | | + Feb. 20 | Phil Prince | E.Boston, Massachusetts | TKO 1 | | + Mar. 5 | Derrick Jones | Revere, Massachusetts | TKO 1 | | + Mar. 20 | Lorenzo Poole | Revere, Massachusetts | TKO 1 | | + Apr. 3 | Juan Quintana | Somerville, Massachusetts | W 6 | | + Apr. 16 | Mark Sonier | Boston, Massachusetts | TKO 1 | | + Apr. 30 | George Chambers | Chelsea, Massachusetts | KO 1 | | + June 25 | Exum Speight | Chelsea, Massachusetts | W 8 | | - Aug. 12 | Sergey Kobozev | Bay St.Louis, Mississippi | L 10 | | + Nov. 3 | Cordwell Hylton | Bristol, Gt.Britain | W 6 | | + Nov. 27 | Carl Williams | Cleveland, Ohio | W 6 | | 1994 | | + May 25 | Julius Francis | Bristol, Gt.Britain | KO 4 | | + June 25 | Muhammad Askai | Revere, Massachusetts | TKO 2 | | - Aug. 4 | Danell Nicholson | Ledyard, Connecticut | L 12 | | (For vacant IBO Heavyweight Title) | | + Oct. 1 | Rick Sullivan | Boston, Massachusetts | KO 2 | | 1995 | | + Feb. 4 | Boris Powell | N.Las Vegas, Nevada | W 10 | | + Mar. 30 | Jack Basting | Bethnal Green, Gt.Britain | TKO 1 | | + May 17 | Michael Murray | Ipswich, Gt.Britain | TKO 4 | | + June 16 | Derrick Roddy | Southwark, Gt.Britain | KO 2 | | (Won vacant WBC International Heavyweight Title) | | + Aug. 24 | Willie Jackson | Somerville, Massachusetts | KO 1 | | + Oct. 7 | Steve Pannell | Atlantic City, New Jersey | TKO 4 | | 1996 | | - Mar. 15 | David Tua | Atlantic City, New Jersey | TKO by 1 | | (Lost WBC International Heavyweight Title) | | + June 6 | Doug Davis | Boston, Massachusetts | TKO 6 | | + July 18 | Greg Pickrom | Boston, Massachusetts | KO 1 | | + Oct. 25 | Nathaniel Fitch | Boston, Massachusetts | TKO 3 | | + Nov. 26 | Yuri Yelistratov | Bethnal Green, Gt.Britain | cTKO 3 | | 1997 | | + Jan. 21 | Jimmy Thunder | Kansas City, Missouri | W 12 | | (Won vacant NABF Heavyweight Title) | | + June 17 | Ray Anis | Bay St Louis, Mississippi | TKO 1 | | (Retained NABF Heavyweight Title) | | 1998 | | + Jan. 31 | Tony Tucker | Tampa, Florida | TKO 11 | | (Retained NABF Heavyweight Title) | | + Sept. 19 | Jerry Ballard | Atlanta, Georgia | TKO 4 | | (Retained NABF and won vacant NABA Heavyweight Titles) | | 1999 | | + Mar. 13 | Mario Cawley | New York City, New York | TKO 4 | | + June 12 | Fernely Feliz | Wilmington, Massachusette | KO 7 | | (Retained NABF Heavyweight Title) | | + Dec. 11 | Thomas Williams | Tunica, Mississippi | TKO 2 | | (Won vacant WBA North American Heavyweight Title) | | 2000 | | - Aug. 12 | Evander Holyfield | Las Vegas, Nevada | L 12 | | (For vacant WBA Heavyweight Title) | | 2001 | | + Mar. 3 | Evander Holyfield | Las Vegas, Nevada | W 12 | | (Won WBA Heavyweight Title) | | = Dec. 15 | Evander Holyfield | Ledyard, Connecticut | Draw 12 | | (Retained WBA Heavyweight Title) | | 2002 | | + July 27 | Kirk Johnson | Las Vegas, Nevada | WDQ 10 | | (Retained WBA Heavyweight Title) | | 2003 | | - Mar. 1 | Roy Jones Jr | Las Vegas, Nevada | L 12 | | (Lost WBA Heavyweight Title) | | + Dec. 13 | Hasim Rahman | Atlantic City, New Jersey | W 12 | | (Regained vacant WBA Heavyweight Title) | | 2004 | | + Apr. 17 | Fres Oquendo | New York City, New York | TKO 11 | | (Retained WBA Heavyweight Title) | | + Nov. 13 | Andrew Golota | New York City, New York | W 12 | | (Retained WBA Heavyweight Title) | | 2005 | | * Apr. 30 | James Toney | New York City, New York | NC 12 | | (Retained WBA Heavyweight Title) | | - Dec. 17 | Nikolai Valuev | Berlin, Germany | L 12 | | (Lost WBA Heavyweight Title) | | 2006 | | - Nov. 18 | Ruslan Chagaev | Düsseldorf, Germany | L 12 | | (For WBA Heavyweight Title Eliminator) | | 2007 | | + Oct. 13 | Otis Tisdale | Hoffman Estates, Illinois | TKO 2 | | 2008 | | + Mar. 8 | Jameel McCline | Cancún, Mexico | W 12 | | (Won WBC Heavyweight Title Eliminator) | | - Aug. 30 | Nikolai Valuev | berlin, Germany | L 12 | | (For vacant WBA Heavyweight Title) | | 2009 | | + Nov. 7 | Adnan Serin | Nürnberg, Germany | TKO 7 | | 2010 | | - Apr. 3 | David Haye | Manchester, England | TKO by 9 (2:01) | | (Foir WBA Heavyweight Title) |
Summary
Total bouts: 55, Won: 44 (30 inside the limit), Lost: 9 (2 inside the limit), Draw: 1, NC: 1
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