Rubén Olivares
Rubén Olivares | |
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Born | Rubén Olivares Avila 14 January 1947 Mexico City, Mexico |
Other names | El Púas, Rockabye Mr. Knockout |
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Weight(s) | Super featherweight Featherweight Super bantamweight Bantamweight |
Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) |
Reach | 170 cm (67 in) |
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 105 |
Wins | 89 |
Wins by KO | 79 |
Losses | 13 |
Draws | 3 |
Rubén Olivares Avila (born January 14, 1947) is a Mexican former
Professional career
Olivares made his pro debut at the age of 17 by
He had back to back rematches with González and Bastidas, knocking González out in round six on November 19, and Bastidas in round four on January 28, 1968. Then came a step up in opponent quality, when he met former world champion
World Bantamweight Championship
After accumulating a record of 51-0-1, Olivares received his first world title bout when he faced world bantamweight champion
After beating Alan Rudkin in a title defense and a couple other fighters in non-title bouts, Olivares started his trilogy of bouts with arch-enemy and countryman Castillo. Olivares' knockout streak ended in that fight, but he won the first installment of the Olivares-Castillo rivalry after rising off the canvas to score a 15-round decision. After three more non-title wins, Olivares and Castillo met again, on October 16 of 1970. This time, Olivares suffered a cut in round one, and the fight was stopped in round 14, Castillo the winner and new world Bantamweight champion by a technical knockout. This was Olivares' first loss in his 62 fight career.
After one more win, Olivares and Castillo had their rubber match, on April 3 of 1971. Olivares was knocked down once, but he rose to regain the world Featherweight title in the last fight between him and Castillo with another 15-round decision.
On March 19, 1972, Olivares lost the world's Bantamweight title to another countryman,
Move to Featherweight
Next for Olivares was a move up in division, and he started to campaign in the Featherweight division by defeating Walter Seeley. On June 23 of 1973, he met future champion Bobby Chacón in the first installment of another trilogy of fights. What was contested for the NABF featherweight title, ended in round nine when Olivares knocked Chacón out. In his next fight, the 78th of his career, he suffered an upset, when unknown Art Hafey knocked him out in five rounds, but then he set off on a string of three more wins in a row, including a decision over Hafey in a rematch, before fighting for the WBA's vacant world Featherweight championship.
WBA Featherweight Championship
On July 9, 1974, Olivares became world Featherweight champion by beating Zenzuke Utagawa by a knockout in round seven. After two non-title wins, he met Alexis Argüello on November 23 of that year, losing the world title by a knockout in round 13.[9] He was winning this fight before he gassed and was eventually stopped.[10]
WBC Featherweight Championship
One more win, and Olivares met Chacón in the second installment of their trilogy, this time with Chacón as the WBC's world Featherweight champion. Olivares won the fight by a knockout in round two, to become world champion for the fourth time. This time, however, he also lost the title in his first defense, beaten by Ghana's David "Poison" Kotey, who became that nation's first world boxing champion ever by winning a 15-round decision against Olivares. A seven-round knockout defeat at the hands of future world champion Danny "Little Red" López followed.[11]
Olivares won two fights in 1976 and lost one, including a victory over world title challenger Fernando Cabanela of the Philippines and a loss to another world title challenger, José Cervantes, from Colombia. In 1977, Olivares and Chacón boxed the final bout of their trilogy, and this time Chacón came out the winner, by a 10-round decision. But in 1978, Olivares found what would be the beginning of his last hurrah in his 93rd bout, as he knocked out the future 2 time world Lightweight champion José Luis Ramírez in two rounds at Ciudad Obregón, and he followed that win with wins over Shig Fukuyama and Isaac Vega.[12]
After drawing in ten rounds with Guillermo Morales on April 22, 1979, he received what would turn out to be his last world title try: On July 21 of that year, he was knocked out in 12 rounds by WBA world Featherweight champion
For the next eight years, he fought sporadically and with mixed success, until he was able to walk away from professional boxing in 1988.
Legacy
Until Julio César Chávez came onto the scene, Olivares was considered Mexico's best boxer. He became a mainstream star, and had friends in the Mexican entertainment world. He frequently performed cameos in comic Mexican films. He remains a Mexican national hero.[13]
Olivares' acting career prolonged for 12 films,
He had a record of 89 wins, 13 losses and 3 draws, with 79 wins by knockout. His knockout winning streaks of 22 and 21 in a row qualify as two of the longest knockout winning streaks in the history of boxing. Similarly, his 78 knockout wins make him a member of an exclusive group of boxers to have won 50 or more fights by knockout. In 2003, The Ring placed him at number twelve in their list of the greatest punchers of all time.[16]
Olivares is a member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame.[17]
Olivares was voted as the #1 bantamweight (along with Carlos Zárate) of the 20th century by the Associated Press in 1999.[18]
Professional boxing record
105 fights | 89 wins | 13 losses |
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By knockout | 79 | 9 |
By decision | 9 | 4 |
By disqualification | 1 | 0 |
Draws | 3 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
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105 | Loss | 89–13–3 | Ignacio Madrid | KO | 4 (10) | 1988-03-12 | Distrito Federal, Mexico
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104 | Draw | 89–12–3 | Roman Almaguer | MD | 4 | 1986-02-25 | ||
103 | Loss | 89–12–2 | Margarito Marquez | SD | 10 | 1981-11-24 | Houston, Texas, United States | |
102 | Loss | 89–11–2 | Rafael Gandarilla | TKO | 9 (10) | 1980-08-24 | McAllen, Texas, United States
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101 | Win | 89–10–2 | Sergio Reyes | TKO | 7 (10) | 1980-04-25 | Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico | |
100 | Win | 88–10–2 | Carlos Serrano | TKO | 5 (10) | 1980-03-07 | Uptown Theatre, Chicago, Illinois, United States | |
99 | Loss | 87–10–2 | Eusebio Pedroza | TKO | 12 (15) | 1979-07-21 | Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas, United States | For WBA featherweight title |
98 | Win | 87–9–2 | Adrian Zapanta | TKO | 2 (10) | 1979-06-30 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
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97 | Draw | 86–9–2 | Guillermo Morales | MD | 10 | 1979-04-22 | ||
96 | Win | 86–9–1 | Isaac Vega | TKO | 3 (10) | 1978-11-20 | Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas, United States | |
95 | Win | 85–9–1 | Shig Fukuyama | KO | 2 (10) | 1978-10-18 | Houston, Texas, United States | |
94 | Win | 84–9–1 | José Luis Ramírez | TKO | 2 (10) | 1978-04-28 | Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, Mexico | |
93 | Win | 83–9–1 | Ricky Gutierrez | UD | 10 | 1977-12-06 | Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, Texas, United States | |
92 | Loss | 82–9–1 | Bobby Chacon | UD | 10 | 1977-08-20 | ||
91 | Loss | 82–8–1 | Jose Cervantes | KO | 6 (12) | 1976-11-19 | ||
90 | Win | 82–7–1 | Fernando Cabanela | UD | 10 | 1976-07-30 | ||
89 | Win | 81–7–1 | Pajet Lupikanet | TKO | 1 (10) | 1976-06-02 | ||
88 | Loss | 80–7–1 | Danny Lopez | KO | 7 (10) | 1975-12-04 | ||
87 | Loss | 80–6–1 | David Kotey
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SD | 15 | 1975-09-20 | Lost WBC featherweight title | |
86 | Win | 80–5–1 | Bobby Chacon | TKO | 2 (15) | 1975-06-20 | Won WBC featherweight title | |
85 | Win | 79–5–1 | Benjamin Ortiz | TKO | 6 (10) | 1975-04-07 | Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico | |
84 | Loss | 78–5–1 | Alexis Arguello
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KO | 13 (15) | 1974-11-23 | Lost WBA featherweight title | |
83 | Win | 78–4–1 | Carlos Mendoza | TKO | 6 (10) | 1974-10-05 | ||
82 | Win | 77–4–1 | Enrique Garcia | TKO | 5 (10) | 1974-08-31 | Nuevo Leon, Mexico
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81 | Win | 76–4–1 | Zensuke Utagawa | KO | 7 (15) | 1974-07-09 | Won vacant WBA featherweight title | |
80 | Win | 75–4–1 | Adrian Zapanta | KO | 2 (10) | 1974-05-14 | ||
79 | Win | 74–4–1 | Art Hafey | SD | 12 | 1974-03-04 | ||
78 | Win | 73–4–1 | Francisco Durango | UD | 10 | 1973-12-02 | Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico | |
77 | Loss | 72–4–1 | Art Hafey | TKO | 5 (10) | 1973-09-15 | Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico | |
76 | Win | 72–3–1 | Bobby Chacon | RTD | 9 (12) | 1973-06-23 | Won NABF featherweight title | |
75 | Win | 71–3–1 | Walter Seeley | TKO | 2 (10) | 1973-04-28 | ||
74 | Loss | 70–3–1 | Rafael Herrera | MD | 10 | 1972-11-14 | ||
73 | Win | 70–2–1 | Godfrey Stevens | UD | 10 | 1972-08-19 | Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico | |
72 | Loss | 69–2–1 | Rafael Herrera | KO | 8 (15) | 1972-03-19 | Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Distrito Federal, Mexico
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Lost WBA, WBC, and The Ring bantamweight titles |
71 | Win | 69–1–1 | Jesús Pimentel | TKO | 11 (15) | 1971-12-14 | Retained WBA, WBC, and The Ring bantamweight titles | |
70 | Win | 68–1–1 | Kazuyoshi Kanazawa | TKO | 14 (15) | 1971-10-25 | Aichi Prefectural Gym, Aichi, Japan
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Retained WBA, WBC, and The Ring bantamweight titles |
69 | Win | 67–1–1 | Kid Pascualito | TKO | 9 (10) | 1971-08-23 | ||
68 | Win | 66–1–1 | Efren Torres | TKO | 4 (10) | 1971-07-10 | Auditorio del Estado, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico | |
67 | Win | 65–1–1 | Vicente Blanco | KO | 5 (10) | 1971-06-07 | Managua, Nicaragua | |
66 | Win | 64–1–1 | Tsuguo Mineyama | TKO | 3 (10) | 1971-05-19 | Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico | |
65 | Win | 63–1–1 | Chucho Castillo | UD | 15 | 1971-04-02 | Won WBA, WBC, and The Ring bantamweight titles | |
64 | Win | 62–1–1 | Chung Park | KO | 6 (10) | 1971-03-03 | Auditorio del Estado, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico | |
63 | Loss | 61–1–1 | Chucho Castillo | TKO | 14 (15) | 1970-10-16 | Lost WBA, WBC, and The Ring bantamweight titles | |
62 | Win | 61–0–1 | Memo Rodriguez | KO | 5 (10) | 1970-09-11 | Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico | |
61 | Win | 60–0–1 | Jose Arranz | TKO | 3 (10) | 1970-08-14 | ||
60 | Win | 59–0–1 | Shuji Chiyoda | UD | 10 | 1970-07-22 | International Amphitheatre, Chicago, Illinois, United States | |
59 | Win | 58–0–1 | Chucho Castillo | UD | 15 | 1970-04-18 | Retained WBA, WBC, and The Ring bantamweight titles | |
58 | Win | 57–0–1 | Romy Guelas | TKO | 6 (10) | 1970-03-18 | Convention Center Arena, San Antonio, Texas, United States | |
57 | Win | 56–0–1 | Angel Hernandez | KO | 3 (10) | 1970-02-22 | Acambaro, Guanajuato, Mexico
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56 | Win | 55–0–1 | Alan Rudkin | TKO | 2 (15) | 1969-12-12 | Retained WBA, WBC, and The Ring bantamweight titles | |
55 | Win | 54–0–1 | Shigeyoshi Oki | KO | 3 (10) | 1969-10-27 | ||
54 | Win | 53–0–1 | Lionel Rose | KO | 5 (15) | 1969-08-22 | Won WBA, WBC, and The Ring bantamweight titles | |
53 | Win | 52–0–1 | Nene Jun | TKO | 1 (10) | 1969-06-29 | Distrito Federal, Mexico
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52 | Win | 51–0–1 | Takao Sakurai | TKO | 6 (12) | 1969-05-23 | ||
51 | Win | 50–0–1 | Frank Adame | KO | 2 (10) | 1969-05-06 | ||
50 | Win | 49–0–1 | Ernie Cruz | TKO | 9 (10) | 1969-03-17 | ||
49 | Win | 48–0–1 | Carlos Zayas | TKO | 7 (10) | 1969-03-09 | ||
48 | Win | 47–0–1 | Jose Bisbal | KO | 3 (10) | 1969-02-23 | Distrito Federal, Mexico
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47 | Win | 46–0–1 | Kazuyoshi Kanazawa | TKO | 2 (10) | 1969-01-26 | Distrito Federal, Mexico
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46 | Win | 45–0–1 | José Medel | KO | 8 (10) | 1968-11-24 | Estadio Universitario, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico | |
45 | Win | 44–0–1 | Wally Brooks | KO | 1 (10) | 1968-10-11 | Distrito Federal, Mexico
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44 | Win | 43–0–1 | Antoine Porcel | KO | 1 (10) | 1968-09-15 | Distrito Federal, Mexico
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43 | Win | 42–0–1 | Bernabe Fernandez | TKO | 3 (10) | 1968-08-28 | ||
42 | Win | 41–0–1 | Tiny Palacio | TKO | 6 (10) | 1968-08-10 | Distrito Federal, Mexico
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41 | Win | 40–0–1 | Gary Garber | TKO | 5 (10) | 1968-07-11 | ||
40 | Win | 39–0–1 | Enrique Yepes | KO | 5 (10) | 1968-06-25 | Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico | |
39 | Win | 38–0–1 | Octavio Gomez | KO | 5 (10) | 1968-06-08 | Distrito Federal, Mexico
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38 | Win | 37–0–1 | King Gavilan | KO | 4 (10) | 1968-05-20 | Puebla, Puebla, Mexico
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37 | Win | 36–0–1 | Manuel Arnal | DQ | 6 (10) | 1968-04-27 | Distrito Federal, Mexico
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36 | Win | 35–0–1 | Salvatore Burruni | TKO | 3 (10) | 1968-03-31 | Distrito Federal, Mexico
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35 | Win | 34–0–1 | Pornchai Poprai-ngam | TKO | 9 (10) | 1968-03-03 | La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico | |
34 | Win | 33–0–1 | German Bastidas | TKO | 5 (10) | 1968-01-28 | Distrito Federal, Mexico
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33 | Win | 32–0–1 | Felipe Gonzalez | TKO | 6 (10) | 1967-11-19 | La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico | |
32 | Win | 31–0–1 | Chamaco Castillo | KO | 5 (10) | 1967-11-03 | Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico
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31 | Win | 30–0–1 | Ushiwakamaru Harada | TKO | 2 (10) | 1967-10-14 | Distrito Federal, Mexico
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30 | Win | 29–0–1 | Gustavo Sosa | TKO | 3 (10) | 1967-09-20 | Puebla, Puebla, Mexico
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29 | Win | 28–0–1 | Grillito Aguilar | KO | 5 (10) | 1967-09-06 | Poza Rica, Veracruz, Mexico | |
28 | Draw | 27–0–1 | German Bastidas | MD | 10 | 1967-07-29 | Distrito Federal, Mexico
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27 | Win | 27–0 | Angel Hernandez | KO | 5 (10) | 1967-07-14 | Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico | |
26 | Win | 26–0 | Julio Guerrero | KO | 4 (10) | 1967-06-17 | Distrito Federal, Mexico
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25 | Win | 25–0 | Felipe Gonzalez | UD | 10 | 1967-02-26 | Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico | |
24 | Win | 24–0 | Antonio Leal | KO | 1 (10) | 1967-02-05 | Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico | |
23 | Win | 23–0 | Daniel Gutierrez | TKO | 10 (10) | 1966-12-17 | Distrito Federal, Mexico
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22 | Win | 22–0 | Rafael Martinez | TKO | 5 (8) | 1966-11-09 | Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico | |
21 | Win | 21–0 | Rafael Macias | TKO | 5 (10) | 1966-10-18 | Distrito Federal, Mexico
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20 | Win | 20–0 | Ernesto Aguilar | TKO | 3 (10) | 1966-10-07 | Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico | |
19 | Win | 19–0 | Ramiro Garcia | KO | 9 (10) | 1966-09-17 | Distrito Federal, Mexico
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18 | Win | 18–0 | Oscar Rivas | TKO | 3 (10) | 1966-08-07 | Distrito Federal, Mexico
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17 | Win | 17–0 | Gerardo Lujano | TKO | 5 (10) | 1966-07-10 | Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico | |
16 | Win | 16–0 | German Guzman | KO | 4 (10) | 1966-06-24 | Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico | |
15 | Win | 15–0 | Alfonso Jose Cazares | TKO | 2 (10) | 1966-06-11 | Distrito Federal, Mexico
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14 | Win | 14–0 | Emeterio Campos | TKO | 4 (10) | 1966-05-20 | Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico | |
13 | Win | 13–0 | Juan Molina | TKO | 2 (10) | 1966-04-23 | Distrito Federal, Mexico
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12 | Win | 12–0 | Gallito Camacho | TKO | 1 (10) | 1966-03-12 | Distrito Federal, Mexico
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11 | Win | 11–0 | Eduardo Alvarado | KO | 2 (10) | 1966-02-16 | Distrito Federal, Mexico
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10 | Win | 10–0 | Reynaldo De La Cerda | TKO | 3 (10) | 1966-01-28 | Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico | |
9 | Win | 9–0 | Pablo Martinez | TKO | 2 (10) | 1965-11-24 | Distrito Federal, Mexico
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8 | Win | 8–0 | Mateo Jaimes | TKO | 5 (10) | 1965-10-20 | Distrito Federal, Mexico
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7 | Win | 7–0 | Jorge Gomez | TKO | 8 (10) | 1965-09-09 | Plaza de Toros, | |
6 | Win | 6–0 | Nemesio Zenil | TKO | 2 (8) | 1965-08-14 | Distrito Federal, Mexico
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5 | Win | 5–0 | Antonio Gallegos | TKO | 4 (10) | 1965-04-01 | Arena Olímpico Laguna, | |
4 | Win | 4–0 | Torito Silva | KO | 6 (10) | 1965-02-18 | Arena Olímpico Laguna, | |
3 | Win | 3–0 | Geronimo Cisneros | TKO | 3 (6) | 1965-02-01 | Distrito Federal, Mexico
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2 | Win | 2–0 | Freddie Garcia | KO | 1 (6) | 1965-01-18 | Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico | |
1 | Win | 1–0 | Isidro Sotelo | KO | 1 (6) | 1965-01-04 | Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico |
See also
- List of WBC world champions
- List of WBA world champions
- List of featherweight boxing champions
- List of bantamweight boxing champions
- List of Mexican boxing world champions
- List of undisputed world boxing champions
References
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- ^ "Rubén Olivares - Lineal Bantamweight Champion". The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia.
- ^ "Talkin Sports : Ruben Olivares vs Lionel Rose". Talkinsport.com.au. Archived from the original on 2012-03-25. Retrieved 2012-10-15.
- ^ "Chucho Castillo vs. Ruben Olivares (3rd meeting) - Boxrec Boxing Encyclopaedia". Boxrec.com. Retrieved 2012-10-15.
- ^ "Ruben Olivares vs. Alexis Arguello - Boxrec Boxing Encyclopaedia". Boxrec.com. Retrieved 2012-10-15.
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- ^ "Ruben Olivares vs. Carlos Zarate: What If?". Eastsideboxing.com. 2005-10-22. Archived from the original on 2011-09-14. Retrieved 2012-10-15.
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- ^ "Las glorias del gran Púas (1984) - IMDb". IMDb.
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External links
- Rubén Olivares at IMDb
- International Boxing Hall of Fame Bio
- Boxing record for Rubén Olivares from BoxRec (registration required)
- Rubén Olivares - CBZ Profile