Ruben Dario Palacio boxer

Ruben Dario Palacio boxer
bouts
58
won
45
lost
11
draw
2
Status
inactive
Division
featherweight
Debut
1981-04-27
Height
-
Reach
-
Age
41
Born
1962-05-01
Death
2003-11-14
Nationality
Colombia

Ruben Darío "El Huracán" Palacio (1 December 1962 in Puerto Nare, Antioquia – 14 November 2003 in Medellín, Colombia) was a Colombian boxer.Palacio fought 11 years before surprisingly winning the WBO title in England with an eighth-round technical knockout of British star Colin McMillan after McMillan dislocated his shoulder on 26 September 1992.Before that, Palacio had tried unsuccessfully to win a world title on 3 occasions and never gave up on his dream, even when he had very low points in his career (between 1984 and 1986, for example, he lost 4 out of 5 fights).He was very much the underdog against the flashy 23-1 McMillan but Palacio had his night of glory that day in London. Ironically, he returned to England to defend his title and then he was diagnosed with the HIV virus by the British Boxing Board of Control. Palacio had to relinquish the belt he had waited so long to win and retired with a 45-11-2 (19 KO) record.After relinquishing the belt, the former champion's life was a tragic downward spiral. He was arrested on drug trafficking charges in the US a year after and spent four years in jail.

Date Opponent Last Opponents' Results Place Result
1992-09-26 Colin McMillan WWWWWW Olympia, Kensington WIN
Technical knockout
1992-07-03 Dionisio Blanco WWWWLW Envigado WIN
Technical knockout
1992-04-11 Alberto Zuluaga WDWLWL Bogota WIN
Points
1991-11-22 Mario Fuentes LWWLWW Arena Naucalpan, Naucalpan de Juárez LOST
Technical knockout
1991-07-31 Omar Gonzalez WWLWWD Cartagena WIN
Technical knockout
1991-06-14 Ever Beleno WWWWWW Cartagena LOST
Points
1991-02-03 Joon Huh WWWLWW Kumho Gymnasium, Kumho LOST
KO
1990-11-10 Juan De la Cruz LLLLLL Puerto Nare WIN
Technical knockout
1990-09-11 Luis Mendoza WWWLDD Jai Alai Fronton, Miami LOST
Technical knockout
1990-05-25 Luis Mendoza WWWWLD Plaza de Toros de Cartagena de Indias, Cartagena DRAW
Points
1990-02-17 Luis Navarro LLLLLL Apartado WIN
KO
1989-11-18 Bangsaen Yodmuaydang WWWWWW Samut Sakhon WIN
Unanimous decision
1989-07-15 Deus James Pemberti DLLWL Barranquilla WIN
Points
1989-04-29 Angel Vargas WWWLWL Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan WIN
Technical knockout
1989-03-03 Daniel Blanco WWWWWD Medellin WIN
KO
1989-01-28 Gustavo Espitia L Apartado WIN
KO
1988-12-16 Luis Berrio LLLLLL Barranquilla WIN
KO
1988-12-02 Juan Gomez Polo LLWWL Barranquilla WIN
Points
1988-10-07 Alvaro Narvaez LLLLLL Coliseo Cubierto, Beillo Antioquia WIN
Points
1988-09-10 Gustavo Espitia debut WIN
KO
1988-05-21 Jaime Castellon WWDLLL Vincente Diaz Romero Coliseum, Bucaramanga WIN
1988-03-30 Pedro Arroyo WWLWLW Holiday Beach Hotel, Willemstad WIN
Majority decision
1988-02-05 Manuel Mejia WWWLWW Medellin WIN
Technical knockout
1987-12-19 Luis Mendieta WLDWWL Medellin WIN
KO
1987-10-30 Alvaro Bohorquez WWWWWL Monteria WIN
Points
1987-08-25 Eduardo Rodriguez WWWWLW Laredo WIN
Points
1987-05-25 Rafael Zuniga WWWDDW Cartagena LOST
Technical knockout
1986-10-10 Ley Umba Sengi WLLLLL Palazzo Dello Sport, Cesena WIN
Points
1986-09-19 Vicente Jorge LLLLLL Lerici WIN
KO
1986-07-04 Faical Naifer LLLDLL Porlezza WIN
Points
1986-05-07 Jim McDonnell WWWWWW Royal Albert Hall, Kensington LOST
Technical knockout
1985-10-12 Valerio Nati WWWWWW Palazzo Dello Sport, Cesena LOST
Points
1985-03-30 Ji-Won Kim WWWWWW Boxing Gymnasium, Suwon LOST
Unanimous decision
1984-12-14 Jose Cervantes DWLLLL Cartagena WIN
KO
1984-09-03 Tommy Valoy WWWWWW Sentro Deportivo Korsou, Willemstad LOST
KO
1984-06-29 Jefferson Gomez LL Buenaventura WIN
Points
1984-05-24 Hilario Diaz DLLLWL Caracas WIN
Points
1984-05-11 Mario Livingston D San Andres WIN
Points
1984-02-12 Bernardino Rubio WDLWLW Medellin WIN
Points
1983-12-23 Pedro Barrera LWLWDW Barranquilla DRAW
Points
1983-10-05 Antonio Nisperuza WWWL Turbo WIN
Points
1983-07-15 Jose Cervantes LWLWWD Cartagena LOST
KO
1983-06-06 Carlos Garcia debut WIN
KO
1983-05-12 Miguel Lora WWWWWW Monteria LOST
Points
1983-04-12 Daniel Martinez LLLWLL Cartagena WIN
KO
1983-03-06 Henry Diaz LLLWLL WIN
KO
1982-12-18 Miguel Maturana WWWW Plaza Monumental, Cartagena WIN
Technical knockout
1982-10-30 Homer Meza WWWWWW Medellin WIN
Points
1982-06-15 Wilson Salgado debut Cartagena WIN
KO
1982-04-17 Francisco Alvarez WWWWLW Cartagena WIN
Points
1982-03-05 Jose Rodriguez LLWW Cartagena WIN
Points
1981-12-15 Valerio Zea debut San Onofre WIN
Points
1981-09-18 Pedro Rengifo debut WIN
Points
1981-08-09 Rafael Correa debut WIN
Points
1981-07-17 Antonio Galviz debut Coliseo Humberto Perea, Barranquilla WIN
Points
1981-06-21 Hector Franklin debut WIN
Points
1981-05-05 Alexis Klinger debut WIN
Points
1981-04-27 Juan Mercado debut WIN
Points