Ricardo Domínguez

This article is about the boxer. For the professor and activist, see Ricardo Dominguez (professor).

Ricardo Domínguez (July 20, 1985 – February 22, 2017) was a Mexican professional boxer in the Light Welterweight division. He is best known for having won the 2009 Campeón Azteca tournament at Lightweight.^[1]

Ricardo Dominguez
Born	Ricardo Domínguez (1985-07-20)20 July 1985 Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico
Died	February 22, 2017(2017-02-22) (aged 31)
Other names	Pelón
Statistics
Weight(s)	Welterweight Light Welterweight Lightweight
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Reach	182 cm (72 in)
Boxing record
Total fights	50
Wins	37
Wins by KO	22
Losses	11
Draws	2
No contests	0

Professional career

Domínguez won his pro debut against Eduardo Castillo in Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico.

Campeón Azteca

In 2009, he fought at the first Campeón Azteca tournament in the Lightweight division, where he went on to beat Saul Carreon^[2] and Jesus Gonzalez^[3] in the first two rounds. At the tournament's championship fight he knocked out Reyes Sanchez to not only win the Prize money but also a title fight with the WBC Lightweight Champion.^[4][5]

WBC Lightweight Championship

In May 2010,^[6] Dominguez lost his first ever title fight to WBC champion Humberto Soto.^[7]

IBF Lightweight Championship

On November 27, 2010 Ricardo lost to Miguel Vazquez the IBF Lightweight champion in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico.^[8][9] This was the second title fight for Dominguez.^[10]

Professional record

37 Wins (22 knockouts), 11 Losses, 2 Draws
Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Rd., Time	Date	Location	Notes
—	—	Antonio Lozada Jr.	—	—	April 16, 2011	Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
Loss	32-7-2	Miguel Vazquez	UD	12 (12)	November 27, 2010	Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico	For the IBF Lightweight title