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 and Devin Haney.
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.
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 by unanimous decision (UD) over eight rounds. All three judges scored the bout 80–72.
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, with the judges' scorecards reading 98–92, 97–93 and 96–94. He retained the title against Enrique Vivas by UD in September followed by a UD victory against Alexei Collado in January 2020.
On July 13, 2024 in Las Vegas, Villa suffered the defeat by unanimous decision against Sulaiman Segawa.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes24Loss22–2 Sulaiman SegawaUD10Jul 13, 202423Win22–1 Cristian CruzUD10Apr 13, 202422Win21–1 Brandon ValdesUD8Sep 15, 202321Win20–1 Maickol Lopez VillagranaKO5 (8), May 13, 202320Win19–1 Horacio GarcíaKO9 (10), Apr 15, 202219Loss18–1 Emanuel NavarreteUD12Oct 9, 202018Win18–0 Alexei ColladoUD10Dec 21, 201917Win17–0 Enrique VivasUD10Sep 20, 201916Win16–0 Luis Lopez-VargasUD10May 10, 201915Win15–0 Ruben CerveraUD8Jan 11, 201914Win14–0 Miguel CarrizozaUD8Oct 13, 201813Win13–0 José GonzálezUD8Aug 24, 201812Win12–0 Ricardo TorresKO6 (8), Jun 30, 201811Win11–0 Marlon OleaUD8Apr 14, 201810Win10–0 Juan SandovalUD6Feb 16, 20189Win9–0 German MerazUD6Oct 21, 20178Win8–0 Ernesto GuerreroUD6Sep 22, 20177Win7–0 Jonathan AlcantaraUD4Jul 1, 20176Win6–0 Anthony SanchezKO5 (6), May 19, 20175Win5–0 Luis Torres6 (6), Apr 14, 20174Win4–0 Francisco CamachoUD4Feb 10, 20173Win3–0 Aaron Lopez4Nov 4, 20162Win2–0 Jose MoraKO1 (4), Sep 23, 20161Win1–0 Gerardo Molina1 (4), Jul 29, 2016
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