| Hugo Ruiz | |
| Realname: | Hugo Federico Ruiz Domínguez |
| Birth Date: | September 21, 1988 |
| Birth Place: | Los Mochis, Mexico |
| Nickname: | Cuatito |
| Weight: | |
| Height: | 5 ft 9 in |
| Reach: | 69 in |
| Style: | Orthodox |
| Total: | 44 |
| Wins: | 39 |
| Ko: | 33 |
| Losses: | 5 |
Hugo Ruiz Dominguez (born September 21, 1988) is a Mexican professional boxer. He is the former WBC Super bantamweight.
In September 2010, Ruiz beat the veteran Jesús Vázquez to win the WBC Continental Americas super flyweight championship, the bout was held at the Arena Solidaridad, in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico.
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.[1]
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.[2]
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.[3]
In his next bout, Ruiz faced WBA super featherweight champion Gervonta Davis. Ruiz was ranked as the #8 super feathwerweight in the world by the WBA.[4] 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.[5]
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | Loss | 39–5 | Gervonta Davis | KO | 1 (12), | Feb 9, 2019 | |||
| 43 | Win | 39–4 | Alberto Guevara | UD | 10 | Jan 19, 2019 | |||
| 42 | Win | 38–4 | Jesus Galicia | KO | 2 (10), | Nov 17, 2018 | |||
| 41 | Win | 37–4 | Dennis Contreras | UD | 8 | Aug 11, 2018 | |||
| 40 | Loss | 36–4 | Hozumi Hasegawa | RTD | 9 (12), | Sep 16, 2016 | |||
| 39 | Win | 36–3 | Julio Ceja | TKO | 1 (12), | Feb 27, 2016 | |||
| 38 | Loss | 35–3 | Julio Ceja | TKO | 5 (12), | Aug 29, 2015 | |||
| 37 | Win | 35–2 | Carlos Medellin | TKO | 1 (8), | Nov 22, 2014 | |||
| 36 | Win | 34–2 | Ramon Maas | TKO | 1 (10), | Mar 22, 2014 | |||
| 35 | Win | 33–2 | Julio César Miranda | MD | 12 | Sep 7, 2013 | |||
| 34 | Win | 32–2 | Giovanni Caro | TKO | 2 (10), | Jun 1, 2013 | |||
| 33 | Loss | 31–2 | Kōki Kameda | SD | 12 | Dec 4, 2012 | |||
| 32 | Win | 31–1 | Jean Sampson | KO | 9 (12), | Jul 7, 2012 | |||
| 31 | Win | 30–1 | Yonfrez Parejo | TKO | 8 (12), | Mar 31, 2012 | |||
| 30 | Win | 29–1 | Francisco Arce Armenta | TKO | 4 (12), | Oct 15, 2011 | |||
| 29 | Win | 28–1 | Francisco Arce Armenta | UD | 12 | May 14, 2011 | |||
| 28 | Win | 27–1 | Alvaro Perez | TD | 9 (12) | Jan 22, 2011 | |||
| 27 | Win | 26–1 | Jesus Vazquez | UD | 10 | Sep 4, 2010 | |||
| 26 | Win | 25–1 | Cesar Ricardo Martinez | TKO | 2 (8), | Jun 19, 2010 | |||
| 25 | Win | 24–1 | Germán Meraz | TKO | 7 (12), | Apr 3, 2010 | |||
| 24 | Win | 23–1 | Francisco Reyes | TKO | 3 (10) | Feb 13, 2010 | |||
| 23 | Win | 22–1 | Fred Heberto Valdez | KO | 4 (10) | Nov 13, 2009 | |||
| 22 | Win | 21–1 | Jose Tamayo | KO | 8 | Sep 25, 2009 | |||
| 21 | Win | 20–1 | Esau Gaona | TKO | 7 (12) | Jun 12, 2009 | |||
| 20 | Win | 19–1 | Felipe Acosta | KO | 2 (6) | Apr 3, 2009 | |||
| 19 | Win | 18–1 | Ernesto Ochoa | TKO | 2 (4) | Feb 28, 2009 | |||
| 18 | Win | 17–1 | Hugo Cruz | KO | 1 (4) | Dec 12, 2008 | |||
| 17 | Win | 16–1 | Jose Carlos Vargas | TKO | 1 (6) | Nov 2, 2008 | |||
| 16 | Win | 15–1 | Carlos Balmea | KO | 2 (6) | Jun 14, 2008 | |||
| 15 | Win | 14–1 | Raul Ruiz | KO | 1 (4) | Apr 18, 2008 | |||
| 14 | Win | 13–1 | Daniel Contreras Jr. | KO | 1 (4) | Feb 22, 2008 | |||
| 13 | Win | 12–1 | Eduardo Gutierrez | TKO | 3 (4) | Feb 8, 2008 | |||
| 12 | Win | 11–1 | Jose Alvarez | KO | 1 (4) | Jan 25, 2008 | |||
| 11 | Win | 10–1 | Jesus Cota | TKO | 1 (4) | Dec 14, 2007 | |||
| 10 | Loss | 9–1 | Enrique Quevedo | TKO | 4 (6) | Oct 27, 2007 | |||
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Martin Jocobi | TKO | 1 (4) | Sep 28, 2007 | |||
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Raul Ruiz | KO | 1 (4) | Sep 14, 2007 | |||
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Jacobo Cinco Valenzuela | TKO | 1 (6) | Aug 10, 2007 | |||
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Trinidad Ruiz | TKO | 1 (4) | Jul 27, 2007 | |||
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Noe Flores | KO | 1 (4) | Jul 14, 2007 | |||
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Mauro Gonzalez | KO | 1 (4) | Jun 29, 2007 | |||
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Rigoberto Casillas | TKO | 1 (4) | May 12, 2007 | |||
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Martin Jocobi | TKO | 1 (4) | Mar 30, 2007 | |||
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Noe Flores | TKO | 1 (4) | Dec 22, 2006 |
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