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Jose Ribalta

3726 KOs

158 KOs

1Draws

Last six: W-W-L-L-L-L

Career

division

Heavyweight

status

inactive

bouts

53

rounds

253

KO %

70.3%

KO wins

26

KO losses

8

career

1982–1999

debut

1982-02-05

last fight

1999-10-08

Profile

birth name

Jose Manuel Ribalta

alias

El Nino

sex

M

stance

orthodox

height

6′ 5″ / 196cm

reach

80″ / 203cm

nationality

Cuba

origin

Rodrigo Cuba

city / state / zip

North Miami Beach, Florida

dob

1963-03-31

age

63

Latest news

SecondsOut Boxing News - Main News - Jose Ribalta - Still chasing Mike Tyson

2021-03-10 · SecondsOut

Florida Boxing Hall of Fame 2014 Inductees

2014-01-17 · fightnews.com

Living inductees include former world champion Mike McCallum and top contenders Francisco Arreola and Jose Ribalta, trainer James ?Buddy? McGirt, promoters Walter Alvarez, Luis De Cubas and Felix ?Tutico? Zabala, historian Don Cogswell, boxing writer …

Fight history

date

w-l-d

last 6

result

Donovan Ruddock

34 5 1

L-TKO

Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona, New York, USA

1 of 10 · 243 / 254 lbs · 1:40

Referee: Dick Pakozdi

23 1 0

L-RTD

Soaring Eagle Casino, Mount Pleasant, Michigan, USA

3 of 10 · 237 / 215 lbs · 3:00

Judges: Jake Jack Richards | Dario Chiarini | John Chaulk

Referee: Dale Grable

23 1 1

L-TKO

Riverside Convention Center, Rochester, New York, USA

6 of 10 · 243 / 232 lbs

21 2 1

L-UD

Vienna, Austria

10 of 10 · 240 / 215 lbs

2 39 0

W-TKO

Erlanger, Kentucky, USA

1 · 245 / 240 lbs

10 29 0

W-TKO

International Ballroom, Washington, District of Columbia, USA

1 · 251 / 196 lbs

2 19 0

W-TKO

Mountaineer Casino Racetrack and Resort, Chester, West Virginia, USA

2 · 235 / 260 lbs

1 17 0

W-PTS

Hamarville, Pennsylvania, USA

8 of 8 · 246 / 228 lbs

25 3 0

L-KO

Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket, Connecticut, USA

NABF Heavyweight Title

2 of 12 · 239 / 235 lbs · 1:53

Judges: Clark Sammartino | Tom Kaczmarek | Ken Fewell

Referee: Frank Cappuccino

34 5 0

L-UD

Casino Magic, Bay Saint Louis, Mississippi, USA

3 of 3 · 241 / 258 lbs

Referee: Chester Comeaux

19 6 0

W-SD

Casino Magic, Bay Saint Louis, Mississippi, USA

3 of 3 · 241 / 245 lbs

Judges: Martin Coscino 28-27 | Randy Phillips 28-29 | Chester Comeaux 28-28

Referee: Fred Steinwinder III

15 2 0

W-TKO

Fernwood Resort, Bushkill, Pennsylvania, USA

4 · 232 / 247 lbs

45 2 2

L-UD

Mahi Shrine Temple, Miami Beach, Florida, USA

10 of 10 · 237 / 258 lbs

Judges: Ric Bays 96-94 | John Rupert 96-94 | Bill Ray 97-93

Referee: William Conners

32 3 0

L-KO

The Arena, Wembley, London, United Kingdom

2 of 10x3 · 232 / 234 lbs · 1:44

Referee: Roy Francis

34 2 0

L-PTS

Biloxi, Mississippi, USA

10 of 10 · 237 lbs

16 0 0

L-RTD

Trump Taj Mahal, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA

3 of 10 · 232 / 227 lbs · 3:00

Referee: Ted Pick

Tim Witherspoon

30 2 0

L-MD

Kingdome, Seattle, Washington, USA

10 of 10 · 231 / 234 lbs

Judges: Paul Gibbs 93-97 | Glen Hamada 91-98 | Tom McDonough 95-95

Michael Johnson

15 15 0

W-KO

Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain

2

Jose Alancastro

0 1 0

W-KO

Zaragoza, AragÃ³n, Spain

2

20 3 0

W-UD

Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA

10 of 10 · 218 / 217 lbs

0 0 0

W-KO

Holiday Inn, Parkersburg, West Virginia, USA

1 · 228 lbs

0 0 0

W-KO

Raleigh County Armory, Beckley, West Virginia, USA

1 · 230 / 248 lbs · 1:39

24 11 0

W-UD

James L. Knight Center, Miami Beach, Florida, USA

10 of 10 · 233 / 206 lbs

8 10 0

W-UD

Convention Center, Miami Beach, Florida, USA

10 of 10 · 238 / 219 lbs

15 3 2

W-TKO

Exhibition Center, Coconut Grove, Florida, USA

1 of 10 · 232 / 211 lbs · 2:10

Referee: Eddie Eckert

2 14 1

W-TKO

Abel Holtz Stadium, Miami Beach, Florida, USA

2 · 221 lbs

25 0 0

L-TKO

Trump Plaza Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA

10 of 10 · 212 / 213 lbs · 1:37

Judges: John Stewart | Richard Strange | Phil Newman

Referee: Rudy Battle

14 13 1

W-KO

Hialeah, Florida, USA

1 · 221 lbs

19 7 0

W-KO

Bloomington, Minnesota, USA

5 · 218 lbs

0 4 0

W-KO

Convention Center, Coconut Grove, Florida, USA

1 of 10 · 218 / 218 lbs · 1:03

Referee: William Conners

11 14 2

W-KO

Auditorium, Coconut Grove, Florida, USA

3 of 10 · 222 / 216 lbs · 0:42

Referee: William Conners

13 0 0

L-MD

Trump Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA

10 of 10 · 217 / 206 lbs

Judges: Frank Brunette 4-6 | Milo Savage 4-5 | William Kostrub 5-5

Referee: Tony Perez

Andros Ernie Barr

33 10 1

W-UD

Convention Center, Miami Beach, Florida, USA

10 of 10 · 218 / 210 lbs

14 2 0

L-SD

Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, USA

10 of 10 · 219 / 236 lbs

Judges: Bill Graham | Jack Milicich | Don Ackerman

15 0 1

D-PTS

Atlantis Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA

10 of 10 · 214 / 223 lbs

Judges: Lynne Carter 5-5 | Phil Newman 5-5 | Lawrence Wallace 6-3

Referee: Steve Smoger

5 6 0

W-TKO

Convention Center, Miami Beach, Florida, USA

2 of 8 · 217 / 198 lbs · 2:05

Referee: Bernie Soto

0 4 0

W-PTS

James Knight Convention Center, Miami, Florida, USA

8 of 8 · 220 / 219 lbs

19 4 1

W-DQ

Resorts International, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA

7 of 10 · 211 / 216 lbs

15 15 0

W-TKO

Playboy Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA

6 of 6 · 206 / 204 lbs

5 6 3

W-UD

Resorts International, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA

8 of 8 · 207 lbs

20 16 1

W-UD

Milander Auditorium, Hialeah, Florida, USA

8 of 8 · 213 lbs

1 6 0

W-KO

Ventura Skating Center, Hialeah, Florida, USA

6 of 8 · 213 / 205 lbs · 2:08

Referee: Eddie Eckert

Ricardo Richardson

0 1 0

L-TKO

Milander Auditorium, Hialeah, Florida, USA

7 of 10 · 208 / 189 lbs

1 4 0

W-TKO

Milander Auditorium, Hialeah, Florida, USA

2 · 208 / 205 lbs · 1:23

1 2 0

W-TKO

War Memorial Auditorium, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA

5 · 207 / 210 lbs

10 17 1

W-KO

Ventura Skating Center, Hialeah, Florida, USA

1 · 208 / 220 lbs

0 5 0

W-KO

Ventura Skating Center, Hialeah, Florida, USA

1 of 8 · 207 / 200 lbs · 1:50

2 5 0

W-KO

War Memorial Auditorium, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA

2 · 204 / 216 lbs · 1:30

0 0 0

W-KO

Milander Auditorium, Hialeah, Florida, USA

2 · 206 / 200 lbs

0 0 0

W-KO

Milander Auditorium, Hialeah, Florida, USA

3 · 205 / 206 lbs