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Rafael Herrera

BORN   January 7 1945; Jalisco, Mexico
WEIGHT 117-126 lbs
MANAGER Jesus Cuate

Herrera was a skilled boxer who lost only nine bouts in a career of 61 contests; He was not a heavy hitter but was a capable, effective hitter; During his career, he won the WBC Bantamweight Championship of the World, the WBA Bantamweight Championship of the World and the NABF Bantamweight Championship

He defeated such men as Ruben Olivares, Jesus "Chucho" Castillo, Romeo Anaya, Venice Borkhorsor, Rodolfo Martinez, Octavio Gomez, Raul Vega, Guillermo Tellez, Ronnie Jones and Lenny Brice

Herb Goldman ranked Herrera as the #22 All-Time Bantamweight

1963
Mar 20 Memo Gonzalez              Mexico City, Mexico                 W  4
Apr 17 Raul Martinez              Mexico City, Mexico                 W  4
May 25 Wenceslao Angeles          Mexico City, Mexico                 W  4
Jul 13 David Monroy               Mexico City, Mexico                 W  6
Sep 21 Alfonso Jose Cazares       Mexico City, Mexico                 L  6

1964
Feb  7 Jose Luis Madrid           Poza Rica, Mexico                  LK  4
Aug 26 Jose Luis Madrid           Mexico City, Mexico                TK  2
Sep 20 Miguel Zamudio             Mexico City, Mexico                TK  8
Oct 10 Alfonso Izquierdo          Mexico City, Mexico                 W  8
Nov 21 Andres Molina              Mexico City, Mexico                TK  7

1965
Jan 27 Cid Cardenas               Mexico City, Mexico                 W  8
Apr  3 Rogelio Rea                Mexico City, Mexico                TK  5
May  1 Gerardo Luna               Mexico City, Mexico                 L 10
Oct  9 Alfredo Meneses            Mexico City, Mexico                 W 10
Nov  8 Coruco Contreras           Tuxtla, Mexico                     KO  8

1966
Jan  6 Coruco Contreras           Mexico City, Mexico                KO 10
Jun  8 Gerardo Luna               Mexico City, Mexico                 W 10
Jul 13 Cornelio Vega              Mexico City, Mexico                 W 10
Nov 16 Alfredo Meneses            Mexico City, Mexico                 W 10

1967
Jan 21 Gerardo Luna               Mexico City, Mexico                 D 10
Mar  2 Manuel "Chango" Magallane  Los Angeles, Ca                     W  5
Apr  6 Jose Hernandez             Los Angeles, Ca                     W  6
May 16 Raton Perez                San Jose, Ca                        W 10
Jun  5 Alex Rivera                Stockton, Ca                        W 10
Jun  8 Pedro Rodriguez            Los Angeles, Ca                     W 10
Jul  6 Shorty Vargas              Mexico City, Mexico                 W 10
Aug 12 Shorty Vargas              San Bernardino, Ca                  W 10
Sep 19 Lupe Gonzalez              San Jose, Ca                       TD  8
Oct 17 Ricardo Solis              San Jose, Ca                       KO  5
Dec  5 Alex Rivera                San Jose, Ca                        W 10

1968
Mar 30 Raul Vega                  Mexico City, Mexico                 W 10
Jun 29 Santos Sandoval            Mexico City, Mexico                TK  2
Aug  3 Ronnie Jones               Mexico City, Mexico                TK  3
Sep 28 Guillermo Tellez           Mexico City, Mexico                TK  9
Nov 21 Lenny Brice                Los Angeles, Ca                     W 10
Dec 19 Jerry Stokes               Los Angeles, Ca                     W 10

1969
Feb 15 Jesus "Chucho" Castillo    Monterrey, Mexico                  LT  3
          -Bantamweight Championship of Mexico
Mar  4 Ken Nagamine               Woodland Hills, Ca                  W 10
Mar  9 Ricardo Solis              Torreon, Mexico                    TK  5
Apr 17 Billy McGrandle            Edmonton, Alta, Canada              D 10
Jul 26 Raul Cruz                  Mexico City, Mexico                 L 10
Sep 25 Lenny Brice                Los Angeles, Ca                    TK  3

1970
Jan 20 Yoshimoto Suda             Tijuana, Mexico                    KO  3
Mar 17 Cesar Chuy Chavez          Tijuana, Mexico                    TK  2
Apr 18 Jose Lopez                 Inglewood, Ca                       W 10
Sep  5 Octavio Gomez              Inglewood, Ca                       W 10

1971
Jan 20 Rodolfo Martinez           Inglewood, Ca                       W 12
          -NABF Bantamweight Championship
Apr  2 Cesar Deciga               Inglewood, Ca                      TK 10
Jun 14 Modesto Boy Dayaganon      Tijuana, Mexico                    KO  2
Aug 23 Jesus "Chucho" Castillo    Inglewood, Ca                       W 12
          -NABF Bantamweight Championship

1972
Mar 19 Ruben Olivares             Mexico City, Mexico                TK  8
          -WBC Bantamweight Championship of the World;
          WBA Bantamweight Championship of the World
Jul 29 Enrique Pinder             Panama City, Panama                 L 15
          -WBC Bantamweight Championship of the World;
          WBA Bantamweight Championship of the World
Nov 14 Ruben Olivares             Inglewood, Ca                       W 10

1973
Apr 14 Rodolfo Martinez           Monterrey, Mexico                  TK 12
          -WBC Bantamweight Championship of the World
Oct 13 Venice Borkhorsor          Inglewood, Ca                       W 15
          -WBC Bantamweight Championship of the World

1974
May 25 Romeo Anaya                Mexico City, Mexico                TK  6
          -WBC Bantamweight Championship of the World
Dec  7 Rodolfo Martinez           Merida, Mexico                     LT  4
          -WBC Bantamweight Championship of the World

1975
Jul  5 Octavio Gomez              Los Angeles, Ca                     L 10
Nov 10 Jose Luis Soto             Los Mochis, Mexico                  L 10

1976
May 23 Jose Cervantes             Maracaibo, Venezuela                D 12

1986
Feb 25 Alfredo Meneses            Inglewood, Ca                       W  4


Record courtesy of Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization

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