Hugo Ruiz

Hugo Ruiz Dominguez (born September 21, 1988) is a Mexican professional boxer. He is the former WBC Super bantamweight.

Professional career
In September 2010, Ruiz beat the veteran Jesús Vázquez to win the WBC Continental Americas super flyweight championship, the bout was held at the Arena Solidaridad, in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico.

WBA bantamweight championship (interim)
On January 22, 2011, Ruiz won a technical ninth-round decision over Nicaraguan Álvaro Pérez to capture the interim WBA bantamweight title. He would go to fight for the Regular title against Japanese boxer Kōki Kameda but would lose via split decision.

WBC super bantamweight title fight (interim)
In 2016, Ruiz beat fellow countryman Julio Ceja in a rematch to win the WBC Super bantamweight title. He would end up losing the title in his first defense against Japanese boxer Hozumi Hasegawa.

Ruiz vs. Guevara
On, 19 January 2019, Ruiz beat Alberto Guevara by unanimous decision in their 10-round contest The scorecards read 99–90, 100–89, 99–90 in favor of Ruiz.

Ruiz vs. Davis
In his next bout, Ruiz faced WBA super featherweight champion Gervonta Davis. Ruiz was ranked as the #8 super feathwerweight in the world by the WBA. Davis cornered Ruiz from the opening bell, and was able to crack his guard towards the end of the round and drop him with a left hook. Ruiz made the count, but the referee decided to end the fight, awarding Davis with a first-round knockout victory.