| Rafael Herrera | |
| Realname: | Rafael Herrera Lemus |
| Weight: | Bantamweight |
| Height: | 5 ft 4 in |
| Reach: | 65 in |
| Birth Date: | January 7, 1945 |
| Birth Place: | Degollado, Jalisco, Mexico |
| Style: | Orthodox |
| Total: | 60 |
| Wins: | 47 |
| Ko: | 20 |
| Losses: | 9 |
| Draws: | 4 |
Rafael Herrera (born 7 January 1945) is a Mexican former professional boxer. He has won the Lineal championship in the bantamweight division.
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.
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | Win | 47–9–4 | Alfredo Meneses | ||||||
| 59 | Draw | 46–9–4 | Jose Cervantes | ||||||
| 58 | Loss | 46–9–3 | Jose Luis Soto | ||||||
| 57 | Loss | 46–8–3 | Octavio Gomez | ||||||
| 56 | Loss | 46–7–3 | Rodolfo Martínez | ||||||
| 55 | Win | 46–6–3 | Romeo Anaya | ||||||
| 54 | Win | 45–6–3 | Venice Borkhorsor | ||||||
| 53 | Win | 44–6–3 | Rodolfo Martínez | ||||||
| 52 | Win | 43–6–3 | Rubén Olivares | ||||||
| 51 | Loss | 42–6–3 | Enrique Pinder | ||||||
| 50 | Win | 42–5–3 | Rubén Olivares | ||||||
| 49 | Win | 41–5–3 | Chucho Castillo | ||||||
| 48 | Win | 40–5–3 | Modesto Boy Dayaganon | ||||||
| 47 | Win | 39–5–3 | Cesar Deciga | ||||||
| 46 | Win | 38–5–3 | Rodolfo Martinez | ||||||
| 45 | Win | 37–5–3 | Octavio Gomez | ||||||
| 44 | Win | 36–5–3 | Jose Lopez | ||||||
| 43 | Win | 35–5–3 | Cesar Chuy Chavez | ||||||
| 42 | Win | 34–5–3 | Yoshiki Suda | ||||||
| 41 | Win | 33–5–3 | Lenny Brice | ||||||
| 40 | Loss | 32–5–3 | Raul Cruz | ||||||
| 39 | Draw | 32–4–3 | Billy McGrandle | ||||||
| 38 | Win | 32–4–2 | Ricardo Solis | ||||||
| 37 | Win | 31–4–2 | Ken Nagamine | ||||||
| 36 | Loss | 30–4–2 | Chucho Castillo | ||||||
| 35 | Win | 30–3–2 | Jerry Stokes | ||||||
| 34 | Win | 29–3–2 | Lenny Brice | ||||||
| 33 | Win | 28–3–2 | Guillermo Tellez | ||||||
| 32 | Win | 27–3–2 | Ronnie Jones | ||||||
| 31 | Win | 26–3–2 | Santos Sandoval | ||||||
| 30 | Win | 25–3–2 | Raul Vega | ||||||
| 29 | Win | 24–3–2 | Alex Rivera | ||||||
| 28 | Win | 23–3–2 | Ricardo Solis | ||||||
| 27 | Draw | 22–3–2 | Lupe Gonzalez | ||||||
| 26 | Win | 22–3–1 | Elias Vargas | ||||||
| 25 | Win | 21–3–1 | Elias Vargas | ||||||
| 24 | Win | 20–3–1 | Alex Rivera | ||||||
| 23 | Win | 19–3–1 | Antonio Perez | ||||||
| 22 | Win | 18–3–1 | Jose Hernandez | ||||||
| 21 | Win | 17–3–1 | Manuel Magallanes | ||||||
| 20 | Draw | 16–3–1 | Gerardo Luna | ||||||
| 19 | Win | 16–3 | Alfredo Meneses | ||||||
| 18 | Win | 15–3 | Cornelio Vega | ||||||
| 17 | Win | 14–3 | Gerardo Luna | ||||||
| 16 | Win | 13–3 | Coruco Contreras | ||||||
| 15 | Win | 12–3 | Coruco Contreras | ||||||
| 14 | Win | 11–3 | Alfredo Meneses | ||||||
| 13 | Loss | 10–3 | Gerardo Luna | ||||||
| 12 | Win | 10–2 | Rogelio Rea | ||||||
| 11 | Win | 9–2 | Cid Cardenas | ||||||
| 10 | Win | 8–2 | Andres Molina | ||||||
| 9 | Win | 7–2 | Alfonso Izquierdo | ||||||
| 8 | Win | 6–2 | Miguel Zamudio | ||||||
| 7 | Win | 5–2 | Jose Luis Madrid | ||||||
| 6 | Loss | 4–2 | Jose Luis Madrid | ||||||
| 5 | Loss | 4–1 | Alfonso Jose Cazares | ||||||
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | David Monroy | ||||||
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Wenceslao Angeles | ||||||
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Raul Martinez | ||||||
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Memo Gonzalez |
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.
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