Muhammad Rachman vs. Ernesto Rubillar

Muhammad Rachman 108 lbs beat Ernesto Rubillar 112 lbs by SD in round 10 of 10

• Date: 2003-03-04
• Location: Studio 4 RCTI, Kebon Jeruk, Indonesia

Notes

• Muhammad Rachman 53-5-3 (27 KOs) vs. Ernesto Rubillar 37-27-5 (14 KOs)
• Rachman is 4-0-1 (1 KOs) against Filipino opponents while Rubillar is 0-1-1 against Indonesian opponents and in Indonesia coming into the fight.
• Rachman is coming off a ten-round unanimous decision win against South African Patrick Twala two months ago while Rubillar is coming off a fifth-round technical decision loss to Indonesian Julio de la Basez one month ago in Jakarta, Indonesia.
• This is Rubillar's second straight bout in Indonesia.

Bout Summary

• Two highly rated minimumweights in Muhammad Rachman and Ernesto Rubillar engaged in an action-packed ten-round fight with Rachman coming out the winner by split decision.
• Rachman took most of the early rounds, with his uppercut being his key punch early on. Rubillar started to land some strong combinations in the middle rounds but Rachman battled back furiously, landing the more effective punches, especially in the crutial championship rounds. Rachman's more effective and consistent aggressive attack might have been what awarded him the split decision victory after ten rounds of furious action.