Ruben Villa

Ruben Villa
Born	(1997-04-16) April 16, 1997 (age 27) Salinas, California, U.S.
Nationality	American
Other names	RV4
Statistics
Weight(s)	Featherweight Super-featherweight
Height	5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Reach	66+1⁄2 in (169 cm)
Stance	Southpaw
Boxing record[1]
Total fights	24
Wins	22
Wins by KO	7
Losses	2

Ruben Villa (born April 16, 1997) is an American professional boxer. As an amateur he was a two-time U.S. National Golden Gloves champion.

Amateur career

As an amateur, Villa compiled a record of 116–17, winning two U.S. National Golden Gloves Championships and competing at the U.S. Olympic Trials. He holds notable wins over Shakur Stevenson[2] and Devin Haney.[3]

Professional career

Villa made his professional debut on July 29, 2016, scoring a first-round knockout (KO) victory over Gerardo Molina at the DoubleTree Hotel in Ontario, California.[4]

After compiling a record of 10–0 (4 KOs) he defeated Marlon Olea on April 14, 2018, at the Salinas Storm House in Salinas, California, capturing the WBO Youth featherweight title[5] by unanimous decision (UD) over eight rounds. All three judges scored the bout 80–72.[6]

After four more wins in non-title fights, one by KO, he won his second professional title by defeating Luis Lopez-Vargas via UD on May 10, 2019, to capture the vacant WBO International featherweight title,[7] with the judges' scorecards reading 98–92, 97–93 and 96–94.[8] He retained the title against Enrique Vivas by UD in September[9] followed by a UD victory against Alexei Collado in January 2020.[10]

On July 13, 2024 in Las Vegas, Villa suffered the defeat by unanimous decision against Sulaiman Segawa.[11]

Professional boxing record

24 fights	22 wins	2 losses
By knockout	7	0
By decision	15	2

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
24	Loss	22–2	Sulaiman Segawa	UD	10	Jul 13, 2024	Palms Casino Resort, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.	Lost WBC Silver featherweight title
23	Win	22–1	Cristian Cruz	UD	10	Apr 13, 2024	American Bank Center, Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S.	Won vacant WBC Silver featherweight title
22	Win	21–1	Brandon Valdes	UD	8	Sep 15, 2023	American Bank Center, Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S.
21	Win	20–1	Maickol Lopez Villagrana	KO	5 (8), 0:55	May 13, 2023	Stockton Arena, Stockton, California, U.S.
20	Win	19–1	Horacio García	KO	9 (10), 1:12	Apr 15, 2022	DoubleTree Hotel, Ontario, California, U.S.
19	Loss	18–1	Emanuel Navarrete	UD	12	Oct 9, 2020	MGM Grand Conference Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.	For vacant WBO featherweight title
18	Win	18–0	Alexei Collado	UD	10	Dec 21, 2019	Hirsch Memorial Coliseum, Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S.	Retained WBO International featherweight title
17	Win	17–0	Enrique Vivas	UD	10	Sep 20, 2019	La Hacienda Event Center, Midland, Texas, U.S.	Retained WBO International featherweight title
16	Win	16–0	Luis Lopez-Vargas	UD	10	May 10, 2019	Omega Products International, Corona, California, U.S.	Won vacant WBO International featherweight title
15	Win	15–0	Ruben Cervera	UD	8	Jan 11, 2019	StageWorks, Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S.
14	Win	14–0	Miguel Carrizoza	UD	8	Oct 13, 2018	Salinas Storm House, Salinas, California, U.S.
13	Win	13–0	José González	UD	8	Aug 24, 2018	Omega Products International, Corona, California, U.S.
12	Win	12–0	Ricardo Torres	KO	6 (8), 2:49	Jun 30, 2018	Omega Products International, Sacramento, California, U.S.
11	Win	11–0	Marlon Olea	UD	8	Apr 14, 2018	Salinas Storm House, Salinas, California, U.S.	Won vacant WBO Youth featherweight title
10	Win	10–0	Juan Sandoval	UD	6	Feb 16, 2018	DoubleTree Hotel, Ontario, California, U.S.
9	Win	9–0	German Meraz	UD	6	Oct 21, 2017	Turning Stone Resort Casino, Verona, New York, U.S.
8	Win	8–0	Ernesto Guerrero	UD	6	Sep 22, 2017	DoubleTree Hotel, Ontario, California, U.S.
7	Win	7–0	Jonathan Alcantara	UD	4	Jul 1, 2017	Omega Products International, Sacramento, California, U.S.
6	Win	6–0	Anthony Sanchez	KO	5 (6), 2:43	May 19, 2017	DoubleTree Hotel, Ontario, California, U.S.
5	Win	5–0	Luis Torres	TKO	6 (6), 1:34	Apr 14, 2017	MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill, Maryland, U.S.
4	Win	4–0	Francisco Camacho	UD	4	Feb 10, 2017	DoubleTree Hotel, Ontario, California, U.S.
3	Win	3–0	Aaron Lopez	UD	4	Nov 4, 2016	Omega Products International, Corona, California, U.S.
2	Win	2–0	Jose Mora	KO	1 (4), 2:31	Sep 23, 2016	DoubleTree Hotel, Ontario, California, U.S.
1	Win	1–0	Gerardo Molina	KO	1 (4), 2:25	Jul 29, 2016	DoubleTree Hotel, Ontario, California, U.S.

References

1. "Boxing record for Ruben Villa". BoxRec.
2. Abramson, Mitch (July 26, 2016). "Banner, Thompson Boxing sign amateur standout Ruben Villa". The Ring. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
3. Frauenheim, Norm (January 30, 2020). "Ruben Villa, former amateur star, fighting way into title mix". Boxing Junkie. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
4. "Ruben Villa Impresses in Pro Debut, Knocks Out Gerardo Molina in the First". FightBook MMA. July 31, 2016. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
5. "Photos: Ruben Villa, Marlon Olea Ready For Battle in Salinas". BoxingScene.com. April 13, 2018. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
6. Salazar, Francisco (April 14, 2018). "Ruben Villa shuts out Marlon Olea over eight rounds". The Ring. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
7. "BoxRec: List of WBO International featherweight champions". boxrec.com. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
8. Salazar, Francisco (May 10, 2019). "Ruben Villa outpoints Luis Alberto Lopez over 10 rounds in ShoBox main event". The Ring. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
9. Idec, Keith (September 21, 2019). "Ruben Villa Drops Vivas, Wins 10-Round Unanimous Decision". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
10. Christ, Scott (February 1, 2020). "ShoBox results: Ruben Villa shuts down Alexei Collado, Taras Shelestyuk wins". www.badlefthook.com. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
11. Iskenderov, Parviz (July 14, 2024). "Muratalla defeats Farmer, Segawa upsets Villa". FIGHTMAG.