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Raúl García (boxer)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Garcia and the second or maternal family name is Hirales.

Raúl "Rayito" García Hirales (born September 10, 1982) is a Mexican former professional boxer. He has held the IBF mini flyweight title from June 2008 until March 2010 and WBO mini flyweight title from April 2011 until October 2011. He is the twin brother of former WBO light flyweight champion Ramón García Hirales.

Raúl García
Born
Raul Garcia Hirales

(1982-09-10) September 10, 1982 (age 42)
La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Other namesRayito
Statistics
Weight(s)Mini flyweight
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights43
Wins38
Wins by KO23
Losses4
Draws1

Professional career

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On June 14, 2008, he challenged Filipino IBF mini flyweight champion Florante Condes and defeated him by a 12 round split decision in La Paz, Mexico.[1] He defended his IBF title four times. Garcia lost the IBF mini flyweight title against South African Nkosinathi Joyi on 26 March 2010 by a unanimous decision.

After losing his IBF title, Garcia went on to win the WBO interim mini flyweight title on October 30, 2010 by a split decision against Luis de la Rosa. He was scheduled to face Donnie Nietes on March 12, 2011 for the full championship, however, just two weeks prior to the fight date, Nietes announced that he would be vacating his world title and moving up in weight.[2] Therefore, Garcia was promoted to full champion. On May 30, 2011, he successfully defended the title for the first time by third round tko against Rommel Asenjo. Garcia and his brother Ramón made history on this night when they became the first set of twin brothers to win world title fights on the same card.[3]

Professional boxing record

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43 fights 38 wins 4 losses
By knockout 23 1
By decision 15 3
Draws 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
43 Loss 38–4–1   Donnie Nietes RTD 5 (12), 3:00 28 May 2016   La Salle Coliseum, Bacolod, Philippines For WBO and The Ring light flyweight titles
42 Win 38–3–1   Jesus Hernandez KO 3 (10) 5 Dec 2015   Auditorio Municipal, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
41 Win 37–3–1   Francisco Reyes UD 10 20 Mar 2015   Auditorio Municipal, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
40 Win 36–3–1   Andres Garcia Guzman UD 10 12 Dec 2014   Auditorio Municipal, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
39 Win 35–3–1   Job Solano UD 10 12 Sep 2014   Arena California, La Paz, Mexico
38 Win 34–3–1   Arcadio Salazar KO 1 (?) 15 Mar 2014   Estadio de Beisbol, Los Cabos, Mexico
37 Loss 33–3–1   Pedro Guevara SD 12 30 Mar 2013   Estadio Francisco Carranza Limón, Guasave, Mexico For vacant WBC Silver light flyweight title
36 Win 33–2–1   Sammy Gutiérrez TKO 3 (10), 1:25 22 Dec 2012   Auditorio del Bicentenario, Morelia, Mexico
35 Win 32–2–1   Michael Landero TKO 3 (10), 1:49 3 Mar 2012   Auditorio Fausto Gutierrez Moreno, Tijuana, Mexico
34 Win 31–2–1   Erik Ramirez TKO 6 (10) 2 Dec 2011   Gimnasio Auditorio Jorge Campos, La Paz, Mexico
33 Loss 30–2–1   Moisés Fuentes SD 12 27 Aug 2011   Auditorio Benito Juarez, Guadalajara, Mexico Lost WBO mini flyweight title
32 Win 30–1–1   Rommel Asenjo TKO 3 (12), 2:52 30 Apr 2011   Foro Polanco, Mexico City, Mexico Retained WBO mini flyweight title
31 Win 29–1–1   Luis de la Rosa SD 12 30 Oct 2010   Centro de Convenciones, Cartagena, Colombia Won vacant WBO interim mini flyweight title
30 Win 28–1–1   Samuel Garcia TKO 7 (10) 4 Sep 2010   Gimnasio Auditorio del Centro, Ciudad Constitución, Mexico
29 Loss 27–1–1   Nkosinathi Joyi UD 12 26 Mar 2010   International Convention Centre, East London, South Africa Lost IBF mini flyweight title
28 Win 27–0–1   Sammy Gutiérrez MD 12 22 Aug 2009   Auditorio Unidad Deportiva, Los Cabos, Mexico Retained IBF mini flyweight title
27 Win 26–0–1   Ronald Barrera TKO 6 (12), 2:26 11 Apr 2009   Estadio de Beisbol Arturo C. Nahl, La Paz, Mexico Retained IBF mini flyweight title
26 Win 25–0–1   José Luis Varela UD 12 13 Dec 2008   Gimnasio Medardo Meza Dominguez, Loreto, Mexico Retained IBF mini flyweight title
25 Win 24–0–1   José Luis Varela UD 12 13 Sep 2008   Estadio de Beisbol Arturo C. Nahl, La Paz, Mexico Retained IBF mini flyweight title
24 Win 23–0–1   Florante Condes SD 12 14 Jun 2008   Estadio de Beisbol Arturo C. Nahl, La Paz, Mexico Won IBF mini flyweight title
23 Win 22–0–1   Ronald Barrera UD 12 29 Feb 2008   Estadio de Beisbol Arturo C. Nahl, La Paz, Mexico
22 Win 21–0–1   Oscar Saturnino UD 12 19 Oct 2007   Deportivo Corona, La Paz, Mexico Retained Mexican mini flyweight title
21 Win 20–0–1   Noe Flores KO 1 (10), 2:31 31 Aug 2007   Deportivo Corona, La Paz, Mexico
20 Win 19–0–1   Sammy Gutiérrez SD 12 15 Jun 2007   Estadio de Beisbol Arturo C. Nahl, La Paz, Mexico Won Mexican mini flyweight title
19 Win 18–0–1   Jesus Iribe TKO 8 (12) 16 Mar 2007   Estadio de Beisbol Arturo C. Nahl, La Paz, Mexico Won WBC Mundo Hispano mini flyweight title
18 Win 17–0–1   Osvaldo Ibarra KO 9 (10) 15 Dec 2006   Estadio de Beisbol Arturo C. Nahl, La Paz, Mexico
17 Win 16–0–1   Noe Flores TKO 1 (?) 1 Dec 2006   Estadio de Beisbol Arturo C. Nahl, La Paz, Mexico
16 Win 15–0–1   Fred Heberto Valdez KO 4 (12) 14 Jul 2006   La Paz, Mexico
15 Draw 14–0–1   Sammy Gutiérrez PTS 12 2 Jun 2006   Estadio de Beisbol Arturo C. Nahl, La Paz, Mexico For Mexican mini flyweight title
14 Win 14–0   Jose Espinoza KO 3 (10) 15 Apr 2006   Loreto, Mexico
13 Win 13–0   Godofredo Valdez UD 12 4 Mar 2006   Loreto, Mexico
12 Win 12–0   Indalecio Meza TKO 1 (12) 10 Dec 2005   Loreto, Mexico
11 Win 11–0   Carlos Balmea KO 3 (10) 15 Oct 2005   Loreto, Mexico
10 Win 10–0   Godofredo Valdez UD 10 16 Sep 2005   Loreto, Mexico
9 Win 9–0   Leonardo Rodriguez TKO 1 (10), 2:31 30 Jul 2005   Estadio de Beisbol Arturo C. Nahl, La Paz, Mexico
8 Win 8–0   Edgar Arizmendi KO 2 (8) 17 Jun 2005   La Paz, Mexico
7 Win 7–0   Andres Garcia Guzman UD 8 14 May 2005   Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
6 Win 6–0   Edgar Ramos KO 2 (8) 15 Apr 2005   La Paz, Mexico
5 Win 5–0   Jose Espinoza PTS 8 18 Dec 2004   La Paz, Mexico
4 Win 4–0   Charly Valenzuela TKO 4 (6), 2:07 3 Dec 2004   La Paz, Mexico
3 Win 3–0   Carlos Garcia KO 1 (4) 17 Sep 2004   La Paz, Mexico
2 Win 2–0   Arnoldo Perez KO 3 (4) 14 Aug 2004   La Paz, Mexico
1 Win 1–0   Arnoldo Perez KO 1 (4) 2 Jul 2004   La Paz, Mexico

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Condes' Recent Loss Was Actually By Split-Decision". Boxing Scene. 17 June 2008.
  2. ^ Aznar, Edri (28 February 2011). "Nietes chases another dream". Sunstar. Archived from the original on 2 March 2011. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Garcia Brothers Make History: KO Asenjo and Geles". Boxing Scene. 30 April 2011.
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Achievements
Preceded by IBF mini flyweight champion
June 14, 2008 - March 26, 2010 		Succeeded by
Vacant
Title last held by
Manuel Vargas 		WBO mini flyweight champion
Interim title
October 30, 2010 - February 25, 2011
Promoted 		Vacant
Title next held by
Merlito Sabillo
Preceded by WBO mini flyweight champion
February 28, 2011 - August 27, 2011 		Succeeded by


 

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