John Ruiz vs. Fres Oquendo

Challenger rankings

Org.	Pos.	As of	Published
1+ Mth. Old
WBA	13	31.12.2003	15.01.2004
WBC	6	~01.01.2004	by 19.01.2004
IBF	2	~20.11.2003	by 05.12.2003
WBO	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ring	N/A	N/A	N/A
2+ Mth. Old
WBA	13	31.10.2003	by 18.11.2003
WBC	7	~01.12.2003	by 18.12.2003
IBF	2	~20.11.2003	by 05.12.2003
WBO	9	01.12.2003	by 05.12.2003
Ring	N/A	N/A	N/A
3+ Mth. Old
WBA	13	31.10.2003	by 18.11.2003
WBC	7	~01.11.2003	by 14.11.2003
IBF	2	~22.10.2003	by 01.11.2003
WBO	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ring	N/A	N/A	N/A

John Ruiz 240 lbs beat Fres Oquendo 226 lbs by TKO at 2:33 in round 11 of 12

• Date: 2004-04-17
• Location: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA
• Referee: Wayne Kelly
• Judge: Tom Kaczmarek 96-94
• Judge: Guy Jutras 96-94
• Judge: Oscar Perez Carbonell 95-95

• World Boxing Association Heavyweight Title (1st defence of Ruiz)
  
• Promoter: Don King
  

Notes

• Formally announced on March 2.[1]

Preceded by: Ruiz vs. Jones

WBA Heavyweight Title Fight # 78

Succeeded by: Ruiz vs. Golota