Bantamweight–Featherweight · Television Era (1960–1989)
Rubén Olivares
"El Púas"
Top 100 · #63 · 56.7 points89
Wins
13
Losses
3
Draws
79
KOs
89%
KO %
- Born
- 1947
- Died
- —
- Nationality
- Mexico
- Career
- 1964–1988
One of the hardest-punching bantamweights in history and a Mexican idol.
Titles & Honours
- World Bantamweight Champion
- World Featherweight Champion
Career Timeline
1964–1988- Milestone
First recorded professional bout
vs Pablo Martinez · W TKO
- Milestone
25th recorded win
vs Chamaco Castillo · KO. Newspaper decisions excluded.
- Milestone
50th recorded win
vs Takao Sakurai · TKO. Newspaper decisions excluded.
- Signature fight
vs Bobby Chacon
W RTD · The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.. Archive selection: one of the first three wins over distinct fighters profiled here, not an expert-selected signature fight.
- Milestone
Latest recorded bout
vs Ignacio Madrid · L KO. Not necessarily the retirement date.
Title wins · dates not yet documented
Derived from the current archive and profile honours. Title-reign years are not exact bout dates; title claims are not independently verified. Signature fights use existing profile selections, or clearly labelled wins over other archived fighters when no selections exist. Year-only dates retain their original precision.
Photo Archive
1 archival photographs under their original licences.
Fight-by-Fight Record
| Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | W | Pablo Martinez | TKO | 2 | Mexico City, Mexico |
| 1965 | W | Mateo Jaimes | TKO | 5 | Arena Coliseo , Mexico City, Mexico |
| 1965 | W | Jorge Gomez | TKO | 8 | Plaza de Toros, Torreón , Coahuila , Mexico |
| 1965 | W | Nemesio Zenil | TKO | 2 | Arena México , Mexico City, Mexico |
| 1965 | W | Antonio Gallegos | TKO | 4 | Arena Olímpico Laguna, Gómez Palacio, Durango, Mexico |
| 1965 | W | Torito Silva | KO | 6 | Arena Olímpico Laguna, Gómez Palacio, Durango , Mexico |
| 1965 | W | Jeronimo Cisneros | TKO | 3 | Mexico City , Mexico |
| 1965 | W | Freddie Garcia | KO | 1 | Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico |
| 1965 | W | Isidro Sotelo | KO | 1 | Cuernavaca , Morelos , Mexico |
| 1966 | W | Daniel Gutierrez | TKO | 10 | Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City, Mexico |
| 1966 | W | Rafael Martinez | TKO | 5 | León, Guanajuato , Mexico |
| 1966 | W | Rafael Macias | TKO | 5 | Mexico City, Mexico |
| 1966 | W | Ernesto Aguilar | TKO | 3 | Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
| 1966 | W | Ramiro Garcia | KO | 9 | Mexico City, Mexico |
| 1966 | W | Oscar Rivas | TKO | 3 | Toreo de Cuatro Caminos , Mexico City, Mexico |
| 1966 | W | Gerardo Lujano | TKO | 5 | Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
| 1966 | W | German Guzman | KO | 4 | Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
| 1966 | W | Alfonso Jose Cazares | TKO | 2 | Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Mexico |
| 1966 | W | Emeterio Campos | TKO | 4 | Auditorio Municipal, Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
| 1966 | W | Juan Molina | TKO | 2 | Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Mexico |
| 1966 | W | Gallito Camacho | TKO | 1 | Mexico City, Mexico |
| 1966 | W | Eduardo Alvarado | KO | 2 | Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Mexico |
| 1966 | W | Reynaldo De La Cerda | TKO | 3 | Tampico , Tamaulipas , Mexico |
| 1967 | W | Felipe Gonzalez | RTD | 6 | Estadio Arturo C. Nahl, La Paz, Baja California Sur , Mexico |
| 1967 | W | Chamaco Castillo | KO | 4 | Veracruz , Veracruz, Mexico |
| 1967 | W | Ushiwakamaru Harada | TKO | 2 | Estadio Azteca , Mexico City, Mexico |
| 1967 | W | Gustavo Sosa | TKO | 3 | Puebla , Puebla , Mexico |
| 1967 | W | Grillito Aguilar | KO | 5 | Poza Rica , Veracruz , Mexico |
| 1967 | D | German Bastidas | PTS | 10 | Mexico City, Mexico |
| 1967 | W | Angel Hernandez | KO | 5 | León, Guanajuato, Mexico |
| 1967 | W | Julio Guerrero | KO | 4 | Mexico City, Mexico |
| 1967 | W | Felipe Gonzalez | PTS | 10 | Gimnasio de Mexicali, Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico |
| 1967 | W | Antonio Leal | KO | 1 | Gimnasio de Mexicali, Mexicali , Baja California , Mexico |
| 1968 | W | José Medel | KO | 8 | Estadio Universitario , Monterrey , Nuevo León , Mexico |
| 1968 | W | Wally Brooks | KO | 1 | Mexico City, Mexico |
| 1968 | W | Antoine Porcel | KO | 1 | Mexico City, Mexico |
| 1968 | W | Bernabe Fernandez | TKO | 3 | The Forum , Inglewood, California , U.S. |
| 1968 | W | Tiny Palacio | TKO | 6 | Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico |
| 1968 | W | Gary Garber | TKO | 5 | Plaza de Toros, Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico |
| 1968 | W | Enrique Yepes | KO | 5 | Xalapa , Veracruz, Mexico |
| 1968 | W | Octavio Gomez | KO | 5 | Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico |
| 1968 | W | King Gavilan | KO | 4 | Puebla, Puebla, Mexico |
| 1968 | W | Manuel Arnal | DQ | 5 | Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico |
| 1968 | W | Salvatore Burruni | TKO | 3 | Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City, Mexico |
| 1968 | W | Pornchai Poprai-ngam | TKO | 9 | Arena, La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| 1968 | W | German Bastidas | TKO | 5 | Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City, Mexico |
| 1969 | W | Alan Rudkin | TKO | 2 | The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. |
| 1969 | W | Shigeyoshi Oki | KO | 3 | Ciudad Juárez , Chihuahua , Mexico |
| 1969 | W | Lionel Rose | KO | 5 | The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. |
| 1969 | W | Nene Jun | TKO | 1 | Plaza de Toros México , Mexico City, Mexico |
| 1969 | W | Takao Sakurai | TKO | 6 | The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. |
| 1969 | W | Frank Adame | KO | 2 | Heroica Nogales , Sonora , Mexico |
| 1969 | W | Ernie Cruz | TKO | 9 | The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. |
| 1969 | W | Carlos Zayas | TKO | 7 | Plaza de Toros San Roque, Tuxtla Gutiérrez , Chiapas , Mexico |
| 1969 | W | Jose Bisbal | KO | 3 | Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City, Mexico |
| 1969 | W | Kazuyoshi Kanazawa | TKO | 2 | Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City, Mexico |
| 1970 | L | Chucho Castillo | TKO | 14 | The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. |
| 1970 | W | Memo Rodriguez | KO | 5 | Acapulco , Guerrero , Mexico |
| 1970 | W | Jose Arranz | TKO | 3 | The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. |
| 1970 | W | Shuji Chiyoda | UD | 10 | International Amphitheatre , Chicago, Illinois , U.S. |
| 1970 | W | Chucho Castillo | UD | 15 | The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. |
| 1970 | W | Romy Guelas | RTD | 5 | Convention Center Arena , San Antonio, Texas , U.S. |
| 1970 | W | Angel Hernandez | KO | 3 | Acámbaro , Guanajuato, Mexico |
| 1971 | W | Jesús Pimentel | RTD | 11 | The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. |
| 1971 | W | Kazuyoshi Kanazawa | KO | 14 | Prefectural Gymnasium , Nagoya , Aichi , Japan |
| 1971 | W | Kid Pascualito | TKO | 9 | The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. |
| 1971 | W | Efren Torres | TKO | 4 | Auditorio del Estado, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico |
| 1971 | W | Vicente Blanco | KO | 5 | Estadio Somoza , Managua , Nicaragua |
| 1971 | W | Tsuguo Mineyama | TKO | 3 | Plaza de Toros El Toreo, Tijuana , Baja California , Mexico |
| 1971 | W | Chucho Castillo | UD | 15 | The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. |
| 1971 | W | Chung Park | KO | 6 | Auditorio del Estado, Guadalajara , Jalisco , Mexico |
| 1972 | L | Rafael Herrera | MD | 10 | The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. |
| 1972 | W | Godfrey Stevens | PTS | 10 | Estadio Universitario, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico |
| 1972 | L | Rafael Herrera | KO | 8 | Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City, Mexico |
| 1973 | W | Francisco Durango | UD | 10 | Plaza de Toros Monumental, Matamoros , Tamaulipas, Mexico |
| 1973 | L | Art Hafey | KO | 5 | Plaza de Toros Monumental, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico |
| 1973 | W | Bobby Chacon | RTD | 9 | The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. |
| 1973 | W | Walter Seeley | TKO | 2 | The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. |
| 1974 | L | Alexis Arguello | KO | 13 | The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. |
| 1974 | W | Carlos Mendoza | TKO | 6 | Plaza de Toros, Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico |
| 1974 | W | Enrique Garcia | TKO | 5 | Plaza de Toros Monumental, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico |
| 1974 | W | Zensuke Utagawa | KO | 7 | The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. |
| 1974 | W | Adrian Zapanta | KO | 2 | Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico |
| 1974 | W | Art Hafey | SD | 12 | The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. |
| 1975 | L | Danny Lopez | KO | 7 | The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. |
| 1975 | L | David Kotey | SD | 15 | The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. |
| 1975 | W | Bobby Chacon | TKO | 2 | The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. |
| 1975 | W | Benjamin Ortiz | KO | 6 | Arena Tijuana 72, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico |
| 1976 | L | Jose Cervantes | KO | 6 | Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| 1976 | W | Fernando Cabanela | UD | 10 | Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| 1976 | W | Pajet Lupikanet | TKO | 1 | Sports Arena , Los Angeles , California, U.S. |
| 1977 | W | Ricky Gutierrez | UD | 10 | Municipal Auditorium , San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
| 1977 | L | Bobby Chacon | UD | 10 | The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. |
| 1978 | W | Isaac Vega | RTD | 2 | Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| 1978 | W | Shig Fukuyama | KO | 2 | Sam Houston Coliseum , Houston , Texas, U.S. |
| 1978 | W | José Luis Ramírez | TKO | 2 | Arena, Ciudad Obregón , Sonora, Mexico |
| 1979 | L | Eusebio Pedroza | TKO | 12 | Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| 1979 | W | Adrian Zapanta | TKO | 2 | Tingley Coliseum , Albuquerque, New Mexico , U.S. |
| 1979 | D | Guillermo Morales | PTS | 10 | Plaza de Toros San Roque, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico |
| 1980 | L | Rafael Gandarilla | TKO | 8 | Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| 1980 | W | Sergio Reyes | TKO | 7 | Ciudad Deportiva, Nuevo Laredo , Tamaulipas, Mexico |
| 1980 | W | Carlos Serrano | TKO | 5 | Uptown Theatre , Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| 1981 | L | Margarito Marquez | SD | 10 | La Villa Real Convention Center, McAllen , Texas, U.S. |
| 1986 | D | Roman Almaguer | MD | 4 | The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. |
| 1988 | L | Ignacio Madrid | KO | 4 | Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico |
Showing 105 of 105 recorded fights · last updated 2026-10-11. Imported record tables are not independently verified and may be incomplete. Early-era logs include newspaper decisions (NWS), which are not counted in the official totals above.
Record notes
Fight record last retrieved: 2026-10-11. Title histories remain subject to archival review.
Historical-era totals differ between record-keeping conventions (newspaper decisions, exhibitions).
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