José Ruiz Matos

José ("Cheito") Ruiz Matos (24 October 1966 – 24 September 1992) was a Puerto Rican boxer in the Super Flyweight division. He was born in Trujillo Alto.

Pro career

He won the WBO Super flyweight Championship on 29 April 1989 with an upset win over Sugar Baby Rojas, holding it until he lost it to Jose Quirino. He beat Juan Carazo by knockout in the first round in defence of his world title.

Murder

Reportedly, an Elvis Irizarry recruited Ruiz to participate in an armed robbery in early 1992. Ruiz in turn attempted to recruit two of his friends to help out, but they refused. The relationship between Ruiz and Irizarry soured in February 1992, when Irizarry told several people that he suspected that Ruiz had burglarized his apartment. Thereafter Ruiz started to avoid Irizarry. Ruiz left his house with Irizarry on Feb. 28, 1992, and was never seen alive again. His body was found the next day near a local high school. He'd been shot in the right ear at close range. Irizarry later admitted to killing Ruiz to his girlfriend. [ [http://www.boxrec.com/media/index.php/Jose_Ruiz Jose Ruiz - Boxrec Boxing Encyclopaedia ] ]

ee also

*List of Puerto Rican boxing world champions

External links

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References