Record details

John RUIZ

"The Quiet Man"

Heavyweight

Male

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

No amateur results

Professional record


1992
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ 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
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ 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
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ 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
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ 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
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- 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
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ 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
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ 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
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ 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
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- Aug. 12	Evander Holyfield	Las Vegas, Nevada	L 12
(For vacant WBA Heavyweight Title)

2001
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ 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
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ July 27	Kirk Johnson	Las Vegas, Nevada	WDQ 10
(Retained WBA Heavyweight Title)

2003
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- 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
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ 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
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
* 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
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- Nov. 18	Ruslan Chagaev	Düsseldorf, Germany	L 12
(For WBA Heavyweight Title Eliminator)

2007
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Oct. 13	Otis Tisdale	Hoffman Estates, Illinois	TKO 2

2008
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ 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
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Nov. 7	Adnan Serin	Nürnberg, Germany	TKO 7

2010
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- Apr. 3	David Haye	Manchester, England	TKO by 9 (2:01)
(Foir WBA Heavyweight Title)