Ruben Villa
Ruben Villa is an American professional boxer who has held the WBO International featherweight title since 2019. As an amateur he was a two-time U.S. National Golden Gloves champion. As of June 2020, he is ranked as the world's eighth best active featherweight by The Ring.
Amateur career
As an amateur, Villa compiled a record of 116–17, winning two U.S. National Golden Gloves Championships and competing at the U.S. Olympic Trials. He holds notable wins over WBO featherweight champion, Shakur Stevenson, and WBC lightweight champion, Devin Haney.Professional career
Villa made his professional debut on July 29, 2016, scoring a first-round knockout victory over Gerardo Molina at the DoubleTree Hotel in Ontario, California.After compiling a record of 10–0 he defeated Marlon Olea on April 14, 2018 at the Salinas Storm House in Salinas, California, capturing the WBO Youth featherweight title by unanimous decision over eight rounds. All three judges scored the bout 80–72.
After four more wins in non-title fights, one by KO, he won his second professional title by defeating Luis Alberto Lopez via UD on May 10, 2019 to capture the vacant WBO International featherweight title, with the judges' scorecards reading 98–92, 97–93 and 96–94. He retained the title against Enrique Vivas by UD in September followed by a UD victory against Alexei Collado in January 2020.
Professional boxing record
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 18 | Win | 18–0 |  Alexei Collado | UD | 10 | 21 Dec 2019 |  Hirsch Memorial Coliseum, Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S..png" /> | Retained WBO International featherweight title |
| 17 | Win | 17–0 |  Enrique Vivas | UD | 10 | Sep 20, 2019 |  Event Center, Midland, Texas, U.S..png" /> | Retained WBO International featherweight title |
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Luis Alberto Lopez | UD | 10 | May 10, 2019 |  Corona, California, U.S..png" /> | Won vacant WBO International featherweight title |
| 15 | Win | 15–0 |  Ruben Cervera | UD | 8 | Jan 11, 2019 |  | |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Miguel Carrizoza | UD | 8 | Oct 13, 2018 |  | |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | José González | UD | 8 | Aug 24, 2018 | Corona, California, U.S..png" /> | |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Ricardo Torres | KO | 6, 2:49 | Jun 30, 2018 | Sacramento, California, U.S..png" /> | |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Marlon Olea | UD | 8 | Apr 14, 2018 | | Won vacant WBO Youth featherweight title |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 |  Juan Sandoval | UD | 6 | Feb 16, 2018 |  | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | German Meraz | UD | 6 | Oct 21, 2017 | Turning Stone Resort Casino, Verona, New York, U.S..png" /> | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Ernesto Guerrero | UD | 6 | Sep 22, 2017 | | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Jonathan Alcantara | UD | 4 | Jul 1, 2017 | Sacramento, California, U.S..png" /> | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Anthony Sanchez | KO | 5, 2:43 | May 19, 2017 | | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 |  Luis Torres | 6, 1:34 | Apr 14, 2017 | MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill, Maryland, U.S..png" /> | ||
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Francisco Camacho | UD | 4 | Feb 10, 2017 | | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Aaron Lopez | 4 | Nov 4, 2016 |  | ||
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Jose Mora | KO | 1, 2:31 | Sep 23, 2016 | | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Gerardo Molina | 1, 2:25 | Jul 29, 2016 | |