Raúl García (boxer)

Raúl "Rayito" García Hirales (born September 10, 1982) is a Mexican former professional boxer. He has held the IBF mini flyweight title from June 2008 until March 2010 and WBO mini flyweight title from April 2011 until October 2011. He is the twin brother of former WBO light flyweight champion Ramón García Hirales.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Garcia and the second or maternal family name is Hirales.
Raúl García
Statistics
Real nameRaul Garcia Hirales
Nickname(s)Rayito
Weight(s)Mini flyweight
NationalityMexican
Born (1982-09-10) September 10, 1982
La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights43
Wins38
Wins by KO23
Losses4
Draws1

Professional career

On June 14, 2008, he challenged Filipino IBF mini flyweight champion Florante Condes and defeated him by a 12 round split decision in La Paz, Mexico.[1] He defended his IBF title four times. Garcia lost the IBF mini flyweight title against South African Nkosinathi Joyi on 26 March 2010 by a unanimous decision.

After losing his IBF title, Garcia went on to win the WBO interim mini flyweight title on October 30, 2010 by a split decision against Luis de la Rosa. He was scheduled to face Donnie Nietes on March 12, 2011 for the full championship, however, just two weeks prior to the fight date, Nietes announced that he would be vacating his world title and moving up in weight.[2] Therefore, Garcia was promoted to full champion. On May 30, 2011, he successfully defended the title for the first time by third round tko against Rommel Asenjo. Garcia and his brother Ramón made history on this night when they became the first set of twin brothers to win world title fights on the same card.[3]

Professional boxing record
43 fights 38 wins 4 losses
By knockout 23 1
By decision 15 3
Draws 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
43 Loss 38–4–1 Philippines Donnie Nietes RTD 5 (12), 3:00 28 May 2016 Philippines La Salle Coliseum, Bacolod, Philippines For WBO and The Ring light flyweight titles
42 Win 38–3–1 Mexico Jesus Hernandez KO 3 (10) 5 Dec 2015 Mexico Auditorio Municipal, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
41 Win 37–3–1 Mexico Francisco Reyes UD 10 20 Mar 2015 Mexico Auditorio Municipal, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
40 Win 36–3–1 Mexico Andres Garcia Guzman UD 10 12 Dec 2014 Mexico Auditorio Municipal, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
39 Win 35–3–1 Mexico Job Solano UD 10 12 Sep 2014 Mexico Arena California, La Paz, Mexico
38 Win 34–3–1 Mexico Arcadio Salazar KO 1 (?) 15 Mar 2014 Mexico Estadio de Beisbol, Los Cabos, Mexico
37 Loss 33–3–1 Mexico Pedro Guevara SD 12 30 Mar 2013 Mexico Estadio Francisco Carranza Limón, Guasave, Mexico For vacant WBC Silver light flyweight title
36 Win 33–2–1 Mexico Sammy Gutiérrez TKO 3 (10), 1:25 22 Dec 2012 Mexico Auditorio del Bicentenario, Morelia, Mexico
35 Win 32–2–1 Philippines Michael Landero TKO 3 (10), 1:49 3 Mar 2012 Mexico Auditorio Fausto Gutierrez Moreno, Tijuana, Mexico
34 Win 31–2–1 Mexico Erik Ramirez TKO 6 (10) 2 Dec 2011 Mexico Gimnasio Auditorio Jorge Campos, La Paz, Mexico
33 Loss 30–2–1 Mexico Moisés Fuentes SD 12 27 Aug 2011 Mexico Auditorio Benito Juarez, Guadalajara, Mexico Lost WBO mini flyweight title
32 Win 30–1–1 Philippines Rommel Asenjo TKO 3 (12), 2:52 30 Apr 2011 Mexico Foro Polanco, Mexico City, Mexico Retained WBO mini flyweight title
31 Win 29–1–1 Colombia Luis de la Rosa SD 12 30 Oct 2010 Colombia Centro de Convenciones, Cartagena, Colombia Won vacant WBO interim mini flyweight title
30 Win 28–1–1 Mexico Samuel Garcia TKO 7 (10) 4 Sep 2010 Mexico Gimnasio Auditorio del Centro, Ciudad Constitución, Mexico
29 Loss 27–1–1 South Africa Nkosinathi Joyi UD 12 26 Mar 2010 South Africa International Convention Centre, East London, South Africa Lost IBF mini flyweight title
28 Win 27–0–1 Mexico Sammy Gutiérrez MD 12 22 Aug 2009 Mexico Auditorio Unidad Deportiva, Los Cabos, Mexico Retained IBF mini flyweight title
27 Win 26–0–1 Colombia Ronald Barrera TKO 6 (12), 2:26 11 Apr 2009 Mexico Estadio de Beisbol Arturo C. Nahl, La Paz, Mexico Retained IBF mini flyweight title
26 Win 25–0–1 Venezuela José Luis Varela UD 12 13 Dec 2008 Mexico Gimnasio Medardo Meza Dominguez, Loreto, Mexico Retained IBF mini flyweight title
25 Win 24–0–1 Venezuela José Luis Varela UD 12 13 Sep 2008 Mexico Estadio de Beisbol Arturo C. Nahl, La Paz, Mexico Retained IBF mini flyweight title
24 Win 23–0–1 Philippines Florante Condes SD 12 14 Jun 2008 Mexico Estadio de Beisbol Arturo C. Nahl, La Paz, Mexico Won IBF mini flyweight title
23 Win 22–0–1 Colombia Ronald Barrera UD 12 29 Feb 2008 Mexico Estadio de Beisbol Arturo C. Nahl, La Paz, Mexico
22 Win 21–0–1 Mexico Oscar Saturnino UD 12 19 Oct 2007 Mexico Deportivo Corona, La Paz, Mexico Retained Mexican mini flyweight title
21 Win 20–0–1 Mexico Noe Flores KO 1 (10), 2:31 31 Aug 2007 Mexico Deportivo Corona, La Paz, Mexico
20 Win 19–0–1 Mexico Sammy Gutiérrez SD 12 15 Jun 2007 Mexico Estadio de Beisbol Arturo C. Nahl, La Paz, Mexico Won Mexican mini flyweight title
19 Win 18–0–1 Mexico Jesus Iribe TKO 8 (12) 16 Mar 2007 Mexico Estadio de Beisbol Arturo C. Nahl, La Paz, Mexico Won WBC Mundo Hispano mini flyweight title
18 Win 17–0–1 Mexico Osvaldo Ibarra KO 9 (10) 15 Dec 2006 Mexico Estadio de Beisbol Arturo C. Nahl, La Paz, Mexico
17 Win 16–0–1 Mexico Noe Flores TKO 1 (?) 1 Dec 2006 Mexico Estadio de Beisbol Arturo C. Nahl, La Paz, Mexico
16 Win 15–0–1 Mexico Fred Heberto Valdez KO 4 (12) 14 Jul 2006 Mexico La Paz, Mexico
15 Draw 14–0–1 Mexico Sammy Gutiérrez PTS 12 2 Jun 2006 Mexico Estadio de Beisbol Arturo C. Nahl, La Paz, Mexico For Mexican mini flyweight title
14 Win 14–0 Mexico Jose Espinoza KO 3 (10) 15 Apr 2006 Mexico Loreto, Mexico
13 Win 13–0 Mexico Godofredo Valdez UD 12 4 Mar 2006 Mexico Loreto, Mexico
12 Win 12–0 Mexico Indalecio Meza TKO 1 (12) 10 Dec 2005 Mexico Loreto, Mexico
11 Win 11–0 Mexico Carlos Balmea KO 3 (10) 15 Oct 2005 Mexico Loreto, Mexico
10 Win 10–0 Mexico Godofredo Valdez UD 10 16 Sep 2005 Mexico Loreto, Mexico
9 Win 9–0 Mexico Leonardo Rodriguez TKO 1 (10), 2:31 30 Jul 2005 Mexico Estadio de Beisbol Arturo C. Nahl, La Paz, Mexico
8 Win 8–0 Mexico Edgar Arizmendi KO 2 (8) 17 Jun 2005 Mexico La Paz, Mexico
7 Win 7–0 Mexico Andres Garcia Guzman UD 8 14 May 2005 Mexico Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
6 Win 6–0 Mexico Edgar Ramos KO 2 (8) 15 Apr 2005 Mexico La Paz, Mexico
5 Win 5–0 Mexico Jose Espinoza PTS 8 18 Dec 2004 Mexico La Paz, Mexico
4 Win 4–0 Mexico Charly Valenzuela TKO 4 (6), 2:07 3 Dec 2004 Mexico La Paz, Mexico
3 Win 3–0 Mexico Carlos Garcia KO 1 (4) 17 Sep 2004 Mexico La Paz, Mexico
2 Win 2–0 Mexico Arnoldo Perez KO 3 (4) 14 Aug 2004 Mexico La Paz, Mexico
1 Win 1–0 Mexico Arnoldo Perez KO 1 (4) 2 Jul 2004 Mexico La Paz, Mexico

See also

References
  1. "Condes' Recent Loss Was Actually By Split-Decision". Boxing Scene. 17 June 2008.
  2. Aznar, Edri (28 February 2011). "Nietes chases another dream". Sunstar. Archived from the original on 2 March 2011. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  3. "Garcia Brothers Make History: KO Asenjo and Geles". Boxing Scene. 30 April 2011.
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