Rafael Herrera

Rafael Herrera (born January 7, 1945, in Huáscato, Jalisco) is a former boxer from Mexico. He has won the Lineal championship in the Bantamweight division. 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.[1]

Rafael Herrera
Statistics
Real nameRafael Herrera
Weight(s)Bantamweight
Height5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Reach65 in (165 cm)
Nationality Mexican
Born (1945-01-07) January 7, 1945
Huascato,Jalisco, Mexico
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights61
Wins48
Wins by KO20
Losses9
Draws4
No contests0

Professional career

Herrera turned pro in 1963 and in 1972 defeated Rubén Olivares by TKO to capture the Lineal, WBC and WBA bantamweight titles.[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. 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.[3]

Professional boxing record
48 Wins (19 Knockouts, 29 Decisions), 9 Losses (3 Knockout, 6 Decisions), 4 Draws
Res. Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Win 48–9–4 Alfredo Meneses MD 4 1986-02-25 Forum, Inglewood, California, United States
Draw 47–9–4 Jose Cervantes MD 12 1976-05-23 Maestranza Cesar Giron, Maracay, Venezuela
Loss 47–9–3 Jose Luis Soto UD 10 1975-11-10 Olympic Auditorium, Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico
Loss 47–8–3 Octavio Gomez UD 10 1975-07-05 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States
Loss 47–7–3 Rodolfo Martinez TKO 4 (15) 1974-12-07 Plaza de Toros, Merida, Yucatán, Mexico Lost WBC bantamweight title
Win 47–6–3 Romeo Anaya TKO 6 (15) 1974-05-25 Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico Retained WBC bantamweight title
Win 46–6–3 Venice Borkhorsor SD 15 1973-10-13 Forum, Inglewood, California, United States Retained WBC bantamweight title
Win 45–6–3 Rodolfo Martinez TKO 12 (15) 1973-04-14 Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico Won vacant WBC bantamweight title
Win 44–6–3 Rubén Olivares MD 10 1972-11-14 Forum, Inglewood, California, United States
Loss 43–6–3 Enrique Pinder UD 15 1972-07-29 Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama Lost WBA, WBC, The Ring, and lineal bantamweight titles
Win 43–5–3 Rubén Olivares KO 8 (15) 1972-03-19 Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico Won WBA, WBC, The Ring, and lineal bantamweight titles
Win 42–5–3 Chucho Castillo SD 12 1971-08-23 Forum, Inglewood, California, United States Retained NABF Bantamweight title
Win 41–5–3 Modesto Boy Dayaganon KO 2 (8) 1971-06-14 Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
Win 40–5–3 Cesar Deciga TKO 10 (10) 1971-04-02 Forum, Inglewood, California, United States
Win 39–5–3 Rodolfo Martinez MD 12 1971-01-20 Forum, Inglewood, California, United States Won vacant NABF Bantamweight title
Win 38–5–3 Octavio Gomez UD 10 1970-09-05 Forum, Inglewood, California, United States
Win 37–5–3 Jose Lopez UD 10 1970-04-18 Forum, Inglewood, California, United States
Win 36–5–3 Cesar Chuy Chavez TKO 2 (8) 1970-03-17 Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
Win 35–5–3 Yoshiki Suda KO 3 (10) 1970-01-20 Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
Win 34–5–3 Lenny Brice TKO 3 (10) 1969-09-25 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States
Loss 33–5–3 Raul Cruz SD 10 1969-07-26 Arena Mexico, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Draw 33–4–3 Billy McGrandle SD 10 1969-04-17 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Win 33–4–2 Ricardo Solis TKO 5 (10) 1969-03-29 Plaza de Toros, Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico
Win 32–4–2 Ken Nagamine UD 10 1969-03-04 Valley Music Theatre, Woodland Hills, California, United States
Loss 31–4–2 Chucho Castillo TKO 3 (12) 1969-02-15 Plaza de Toros Monumental, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico For Mexico Bantamweight title
Win 31–3–2 Jerry Stokes UD 10 1968-12-19 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States
Win 30–3–2 Lenny Brice UD 10 1968-11-21 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States
Win 29–3–2 Guillermo Tellez TKO 9 (10) 1968-09-28 Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Win 28–3–2 Ronnie Jones TKO 3 (10) 1968-08-03 Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Win 27–3–2 Santos Sandoval TKO 2 (10) 1968-06-29 Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Win 26–3–2 Raul Vega UD 10 1968-03-30 Arena Mexico, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Win 25–3–2 Alex Rivera UD 10 1967-12-05 Civic Auditorium, San Jose, California, United States
Win 24–3–2 Ricardo Solis KO 5 (10) 1967-10-17 Civic Auditorium, San Jose, California, United States
Draw 23–3–2 Lupe Gonzalez TD 8 (10) 1967-09-19 Civic Auditorium, San Jose, California, United States
Win 23–3–1 Elias Vargas UD 10 1967-08-12 San Bernardino, California, United States
Win 22–3–1 Elias Vargas UD 10 1967-07-06 Arena Mexico, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Win 21–3–1 Pedro Rodriguez UD 10 1967-06-08 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States
Win 20–3–1 Alex Rivera UD 10 1967-06-05 Stockton, California, United States
Win 19–3–1 Antonio Perez UD 10 1967-05-16 San Jose, California, United States
Win 18–3–1 Jose Hernandez UD 6 1967-04-06 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States
Win 17–3–1 Manuel Magallanes UD 6 1967-03-02 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States
Draw 16–3–1 Gerardo Luna MD 10 1967-01-21 Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Win 16–3 Alfredo Meneses UD 10 1966-11-16 Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Win 15–3 Cornelio Vega UD 10 1966-07-13 Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Win 14–3 Gerardo Luna UD 10 1966-06-08 Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Win 13–3 Coruco Contreras KO 10 (10) 1966-01-06 Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Win 12–3 Coruco Contreras KO 8 (10) 1965-11-08 Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, Mexico
Win 11–3 Alfredo Meneses UD 10 1965-10-09 Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Loss 10–3 Gerardo Luna UD 10 1965-05-01 Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Win 10–2 Rogelio Rea TKO 4 (8) 1965-04-03 Arena Mexico, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Win 9–2 Cid Cardenas UD 8 1965-01-27 Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Win 8–2 Andres Molina TKO 7 (8) 1964-11-21 Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Win 7–2 Alfonso Izquierdo UD 6 1964-10-10 Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Win 6–2 Miguel Zamudio TKO 8 (8) 1964-09-20 Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Win 5–2 Jose Luis Madrid TKO 2 (6) 1964-08-26 Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Loss 4–2 Jose Luis Madrid KO 4 (6) 1964-02-07 Poza Rica, Veracruz, Mexico
Loss 4–1 Alfonso Jose Cazares SD 6 1963-09-21 Arena Mexico, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Win 4–0 David Monroy UD 6 1963-07-13 Arena Mexico, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Win 3–0 Wenceslao Angeles UD 4 1963-05-25 Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Win 2–0 Raul Martinez UD 4 1963-04-17 Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Win 1–0 Memo Gonzalez UD 4 1963-03-20 Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico Professional Debut

See also

References
  1. http://www.cbznewswire.com. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. "Rafael Herrera - Lineal Bantamweight Champion". The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia.
  3. "Rafael Herrera - Boxer". Boxrec.com. 1969-03-09. Retrieved 2010-12-23.
Achievements
Preceded by
Rubén Olivares		 WBA bantamweight champion
March 19, 1972 - July 29, 1972		 Succeeded by
Enrique Pinder
WBC bantamweight champion
March 19, 1972 - July 29, 1972
The Ring bantamweight champion
March 19, 1972 - July 29, 1972
Lineal bantamweight champion
March 19, 1972 - July 29, 1972
Undisputed bantamweight champion
March 19, 1972 - July 29, 1972
Vacant
Title last held by
Enrique Pinder		 WBC bantamweight champion
April 14, 1973 - December 7, 1974		 Succeeded by
Rodolfo Martinez
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