Victor Rabanales

Victor Manuel Rabanales (born December 23, 1962) is a Mexican former professional boxer. He is a former WBC bantamweight Champion. He was trained by Boxing Hall of Famer Ignacio Beristáin.

Victor Rabanales
Born	Victor Manuel Rabanales (1962-12-23) December 23, 1962 Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico
Other names	Lacandon
Statistics
Weight(s)	Bantamweight Super bantamweight
Height	5 ft 4+1⁄2 in (164 cm)
Reach	65 in (165 cm)
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	73
Wins	49
Wins by KO	26
Losses	21
Draws	3

Professional career

In August 1983, Rabanales won his pro debut by knocking out veteran Mario Asteaga in Mexico City.

WBC bantamweight title

His first shot at a WBC bantamweight title was against Greg Richardson, but he lost a disputed decision. In Inglewood, California he upset Yong-Hoon Lee to win the Interim WBC bantamweight title. On September 17, 1992 he won the WBC Bantamweight Championship by beating an undefeated Joichiro Tatsuyoshi in Japan. He would lose his title to Byun Jung-il in another very disputed decision in South Korea. He also had close decision losses to an undefeated Wayne McCullough and Sirimongkol Singwancha.

Professional boxing record

73 fights	49 wins	21 losses
By knockout	26	5
By decision	23	14
By disqualification	0	2
Draws	3

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
73	Loss	49–21–3	Fernando Beltrán Jr.	UD	10 (10)	2003-11-21	Culiacan
72	Loss	49–20–3	Saul Briseno	TD	8 (10)	2003-07-17	Salon La Maraka, Mexico City	For FECARBOX Super bantamweight title
71	Win	49–19–3	Jaime Ortiz	SD	12 (12)	2002-10-31	Foro Las Americas, Mexico City
70	Win	48–19–3	Diego Andrade	KO	5 (12)	2002-06-12	Salon 21, Mexico City
69	Loss	47–19–3	Heriberto Ruiz	PTS	8 (8)	2001-11-25	Stateline Casino, West Wendover
68	Win	47–18–3	Saul Briseno	MD	12 (12)	2001-10-30	Mexico City
67	Win	46–18–3	Hugo Romero	PTS	12 (12)	2001-04-12	Mexico
66	Loss	45–18–3	Carlos Contreras	TKO	9 (?)	2000-09-29	Ciudad Juarez	For WBU World Super bantamweight title
65	Loss	45–17–3	Sergio Perez	TKO	7 (10)	2000-04-07	Auditorio Fausto Gutierrez Moreno, Tijuana
64	Win	45–16–3	Justo Almazan	UD	10 (10)	2000-03-11	Ciudad Hidalgo
63	Win	44–16–3	Jesus Almazan	TKO	3 (?)	1999-09-25	Irapuato
62	Loss	43–16–3	Genaro García	SD	10 (10)	1999-03-13	Mexico City
61	Draw	43–15–3	Justo Almazan	TD	5 (?)	1998-12-04	San Luis Potosi
60	Loss	43–15–2	Sirimongkol Singwancha	UD	12 (12)	1997-07-04	Pattani	For WBC Bantamweight title
59	Win	43–14–2	Marius Heriberto Frias	MD	10 (10)	1997-02-14	Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio
58	Win	42–14–2	Arturo Estrada	KO	5 (10)	1996-05-13	Humble
57	Win	41–14–2	Alejandro Sanabria	KO	4 (10)	1996-02-05	Honda Center, Anaheim
56	Win	40–14–2	Rafael Márquez	KO	8 (?)	1995-09-14	Campeche
55	Win	39–14–2	Javier Cintron	TKO	4 (?)	1995-05-20	Miami
54	Win	38–14–2	Silverio Tan	KO	7 (?)	1994-11-14	Japan
53	Loss	37–14–2	Nana Konadu	UD	10 (10)	1994-10-07	Salón La Paloma, Barcelona
52	Loss	37–13–2	Wayne McCullough	UD	12 (12)	1994-06-17	Etess Arena, Atlantic City	For NABF Bantamweight title
51	Win	37–12–2	Juan Francisco Soto	UD	10 (10)	1993-11-15	The Forum, Inglewood
50	Loss	36–12–2	Joichiro Tatsuyoshi	SD	12 (12)	1993-07-22	Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka	For Interim WBC Bantamweight title
49	Loss	36–11–2	Byun Jung-il	UD	12 (12)	1993-03-28	Hyundai Hotel, Gyeongju	Lost WBC Bantamweight title
48	Win	36–10–2	Dadoy Andujar	UD	12 (12)	1993-01-25	The Forum, Inglewood	Retained WBC Bantamweight title
47	Win	35–10–2	Joichiro Tatsuyoshi	TKO	9 (12)	1992-09-17	Osaka-jō Hall, Osaka	Won WBC Bantamweight title
46	Win	34–10–2	Jang Kyun Oh	UD	12 (12)	1992-07-27	The Forum, Inglewood	Retained Interim WBC Bantamweight title
45	Win	33–10–2	Luis Alberto Ocampo	TKO	4 (12)	1992-05-16	Plaza de Toros San Roque, Tuxtla Gutierrez	Retained Interim WBC Bantamweight title
44	Win	32–10–2	Yong Hoon Lee	TD	9 (12)	1992-03-30	The Forum, Inglewood	Won Interim WBC Bantamweight title
43	Win	31–10–2	Gustavo Rodriguez	TKO	6 (?)	1992-02-16	Tuxtla Gutierrez
42	Win	30–10–2	Abraham Barrientos	UD	10 (10)	1992-01-12	Tuxtla Gutierrez
41	Win	29–10–2	Jose Valdez	UD	12 (12)	1991-11-30	Tijuana
40	Win	28–10–2	Luis Espinoza	TKO	9 (?)	1991-08-03	Campeche
39	Loss	27–10–2	Greg Richardson	SD	12 (12)	1991-05-20	The Forum, Inglewood	For WBC Bantamweight title
38	Win	27–9–2	Javier Leon	TKO	7 (10)	1991-03-11	The Forum, Inglewood
37	Win	26–9–2	César Soto	UD	10 (10)	1990-11-19	The Forum, Inglewood
36	Win	25–9–2	Cardenio Ulloa	TD	7 (10)	1990-08-06	The Forum, Inglewood
35	Win	24–9–2	Jose Luis Vegagil	KO	10 (10)	1990-05-07	The Forum, Inglewood
34	Win	23–9–2	Julio Pliego	UD	10 (10)	1990-02-03	Mexico City
33	Win	22–9–2	César Soto	SD	10 (10)	1989-10-15	Plaza de Toros Alberto Balderas, Ciudad Lerdo
32	Win	21–9–2	Tomas Valdez	KO	9 (?)	1989-06-16	Navojoa
31	Win	20–9–2	Jose Luis Vegagil	TKO	9 (?)	1989-04-15	Arena Coliseo, Mexico City
30	Draw	19–9–2	Guadalupe Rubio	PTS	10 (10)	1989-01-27	Mazatlan
29	Win	19–9–1	Efrain Pintor	TD	6 (?)	1988-11-19	Arena Naucalpan, Naucalpan de Juárez
28	Win	18–9–1	Roberto Rios	TKO	4 (?)	1988-10-22	Arena Naucalpan, Naucalpan de Juárez
27	Win	17–9–1	Fernando Varguez	MD	10 (10)	1988-09-10	Arena Coliseo, Mexico City
26	Win	16–9–1	Armando Salazar	UD	1O (1O)	1988-06-18	Arena Naucalpan, Naucalpan de Juárez
25	Loss	15–9–1	Efrain Pintor	DQ	4 (?)	1988-05-21	Arena Naucalpan, Naucalpan de Juárez
24	Win	15–8–1	Abraham Barrientos	PTS	10 (10)	1988-03-18	Tapachula
23	Loss	14–8–1	Diego Avila	PTS	10 (10)	1988-01-23	Mexico City
22	Loss	14–7–1	Santiago Caballero	DQ	8 (10)	1987-12-05	Mexico City
21	Loss	14–6–1	Diego Avila	SD	10 (10)	1987-10-31	Mexico City
20	Win	14–5–1	Armando Castro	TKO	1 (?)	1987-10-03	Mexico City
19	Win	13–5–1	Julio Blanco	PTS	10 (10)	1987-08-21	Guadalajara
18	Win	12–5–1	Javier Herrera	TKO	5 (?)	1987-07-18	Mexico City
17	Win	11–5–1	Manuel Ramos	TKO	6 (?)	1987-06-27	Mexico City
16	Win	10–5–1	Martin Lopez	PTS	10 (10)	1987-04-04	Mexico City
15	Win	9–5–1	Javier Esquivel	PTS	10 (10)	1987-02-21	Mexico City
14	Loss	8–5–1	Felipe Gutierrez	TKO	5 (?)	1986-04-01	Mexico City
13	Win	8–4–1	Edgar Garcia	TKO	5 (?)	1986-02-01	Mexico City
12	Win	7–4–1	Octavio Santos	TKO	3 (?)	1986-01-31	Tapachula
11	Win	6–4–1	Arturo Mendoza	TKO	5 (?)	1985-12-28	Mexico City
10	Loss	5–4–1	Arturo Mendoza	PTS	8 (8)	1985-11-13	Mexico City
9	Win	5–3–1	Victor Manuel Gomez	KO	3 (?)	1985-08-21	Mexico City
8	Draw	4–3–1	Saul Martinez	PTS	6 (6)	1985-08-02	Arena Naucalpan, Naucalpan de Juárez
7	Win	4–3	Jose Jaimes	PTS	4 (4)	1985-03-16	Mexico City
6	Win	3–3	Guillermo Alonso	KO	1 (?)	1985-02-02	Arena Coliseo, Mexico City
5	Win	2–3	Jose Jaimes	TKO	2 (?)	1984-12-22	Mexico City
4	Loss	1–3	Jose Jaimes	PTS	4 (4)	1984-11-10	Mexico City
3	Loss	1–2	Hector Garcia	TKO	1 (?)	1984-06-13	Mexico City
2	Loss	1–1	Oscar Ortiz	TKO	3 (?)	1983-09-14	Arena Coliseo, Mexico City
1	Win	1–0	Mario Asteaga	TKO	1 (?)	1983-08-13	Mexico City

See also

• List of Mexican boxing world champions
• List of bantamweight boxing champions

External links

• Boxing record for Victor Rabanales from BoxRec (registration required)