Ruben Villa

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Ruben Villa
Statistics
Nickname(s)RV4
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Reach66+12 in (169 cm)
NationalityAmerican
Born (1997-04-16) April 16, 1997 (age 26)
Salinas, California, U.S.
Stance Southpaw
Boxing record [1]
Total fights22
Wins21
Wins by KO7
Losses1

Ruben Villa (born April 16, 1997) is an American professional boxer who challenged for the WBO featherweight title in October 2020. As an amateur he was a two-time U.S. National Golden Gloves champion. As of June 2020, he is ranked as the world's eighth best active featherweight by The Ring. [2]

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Amateur career

As an amateur, Villa compiled a record of 116–17, winning two U.S. National Golden Gloves Championships and competing at the U.S. Olympic Trials. He holds notable wins over WBO featherweight champion, Shakur Stevenson, [3] and WBC lightweight champion, Devin Haney. [4]

Professional career

Villa made his professional debut on July 29, 2016, scoring a first-round knockout (KO) victory over Gerardo Molina at the DoubleTree Hotel in Ontario, California. [5]

After compiling a record of 10–0 (4 KOs) he defeated Marlon Olea on April 14, 2018, at the Salinas Storm House in Salinas, California, capturing the WBO Youth featherweight title [6] by unanimous decision (UD) over eight rounds. All three judges scored the bout 80–72. [7]

After four more wins in non-title fights, one by KO, he won his second professional title by defeating Luis Lopez-Vargas via UD on May 10, 2019, to capture the vacant WBO International featherweight title, [8] with the judges' scorecards reading 98–92, 97–93 and 96–94. [9] He retained the title against Enrique Vivas by UD in September [10] followed by a UD victory against Alexei Collado in January 2020. [11]

Professional boxing record

21 fights20 wins1 loss
By knockout70
By decision131
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
21Win20–1 Flag of Mexico.svg Maickol Lopez VillagranaKO5 (8), 0:55May 13, 2023 Flag of the United States.svg Stockton Arena, Stockton, California, U.S.
20Win19–1 Flag of Mexico.svg Horacio García KO9 (10), 1:12Apr 15, 2022 Flag of the United States.svg DoubleTree Hotel, Ontario, California, U.S.
19Loss18–1 Flag of Mexico.svg Emanuel Navarrete UD12Oct 9, 2020 Flag of the United States.svg MGM Grand Conference Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.For vacant WBO featherweight title
18Win18–0 Flag of Cuba.svg Alexei Collado UD10Dec 21, 2019 Flag of the United States.svg Hirsch Memorial Coliseum, Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S.Retained WBO International featherweight title
17Win17–0 Flag of Mexico.svg Enrique VivasUD10Sep 20, 2019 Flag of the United States.svg La Hacienda Event Center, Midland, Texas, U.S.Retained WBO International featherweight title
16Win16–0 Flag of Mexico.svg Luis Lopez-Vargas UD10May 10, 2019 Flag of the United States.svg Omega Products International, Corona, California, U.S.Won vacant WBO International featherweight title
15Win15–0 Flag of Colombia.svg Ruben CerveraUD8Jan 11, 2019 Flag of the United States.svg StageWorks, Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S.
14Win14–0 Flag of Mexico.svg Miguel CarrizozaUD8Oct 13, 2018 Flag of the United States.svg Salinas Storm House, Salinas, California, U.S.
13Win13–0 Flag of Mexico.svg José GonzálezUD8Aug 24, 2018 Flag of the United States.svg Omega Products International, Corona, California, U.S.
12Win12–0 Flag of Mexico.svg Ricardo TorresKO6 (8), 2:49Jun 30, 2018 Flag of the United States.svg Omega Products International, Sacramento, California, U.S.
11Win11–0 Flag of Colombia.svg Marlon OleaUD8Apr 14, 2018 Flag of the United States.svg Salinas Storm House, Salinas, California, U.S.Won vacant WBO Youth featherweight title
10Win10–0 Flag of the United States.svg Juan SandovalUD6Feb 16, 2018 Flag of the United States.svg DoubleTree Hotel, Ontario, California, U.S.
9Win9–0 Flag of Mexico.svg German Meraz UD6Oct 21, 2017 Flag of the United States.svg Turning Stone Resort Casino, Verona, New York, U.S.
8Win8–0 Flag of Mexico.svg Ernesto GuerreroUD6Sep 22, 2017 Flag of the United States.svg DoubleTree Hotel, Ontario, California, U.S.
7Win7–0 Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan AlcantaraUD4Jul 1, 2017 Flag of the United States.svg Omega Products International, Sacramento, California, U.S.
6Win6–0 Flag of Mexico.svg Anthony SanchezKO5 (6), 2:43May 19, 2017 Flag of the United States.svg DoubleTree Hotel, Ontario, California, U.S.
5Win5–0 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Luis TorresTKO6 (6), 1:34Apr 14, 2017 Flag of the United States.svg MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill, Maryland, U.S.
4Win4–0 Flag of Mexico.svg Francisco CamachoUD4Feb 10, 2017 Flag of the United States.svg DoubleTree Hotel, Ontario, California, U.S.
3Win3–0 Flag of Mexico.svg Aaron LopezUD4Nov 4, 2016 Flag of the United States.svg Omega Products International, Corona, California, U.S.
2Win2–0 Flag of Mexico.svg Jose MoraKO1 (4), 2:31Sep 23, 2016 Flag of the United States.svg DoubleTree Hotel, Ontario, California, U.S.
1Win1–0 Flag of Mexico.svg Gerardo MolinaKO1 (4), 2:25Jul 29, 2016 Flag of the United States.svg DoubleTree Hotel, Ontario, California, U.S.

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