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John Ruíz

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  • Birth of John Ruíz

    Birth of John Ruíz
    Born in Methuen, Mass. where he lived for 7 mounths. That is before his parents moved back to Puerto Rico.

  • Parents divorce

    Parents divorce
    Ruíz was only 7 years old when his parents split and. He stayed with his mom and moved to Chelsea.

  • First boxing lesson

    First boxing lesson
    His step father one day took him toa local gym in massachusets for his first lesson.

  • Olympics

    Olympics
    Ruíz at the age of 20 wnet to the 1992 Olympics. He raked No.1 in the United states and No.6 in the world.

  • Finally Professinal

    Finally Professinal
    In mid 1992 Ruíz became a Pro boxer. Finally starting his career as a pro boxer.

  • 3 knockouts before 1993

    3 knockouts before 1993
    By the end of 1992 Ruíz had 3 knockouts alredy. witha perfect record with no losses

  • First loss away from home

    First loss away from home
    Ruíz had his first 10 round close decition loss in St. Louis aganist Sergei Kobozev. But it was very close.