John Ruíz

Birth of John Ruíz

Jan 4, 1972

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

Parents divorce

Oct 14, 1979

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

First boxing lesson

Dec 5, 1979

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

Olympics

Jul 18, 1992

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

Aug 29, 1992

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

3 knockouts before 1993

Nov 25, 1992

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

First loss away from home

Aug 12, 1993

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