Ranfis Encarnación

Ranfis Javier Encarnación (born 26 January 1996) is a Dominican professional boxer who held the WBA Fedebol featherweight title in 2019. As of May 2020, he is ranked as the world's seventh-best active featherweight by the IBF.

Ranfis Encarnación
Born	Ranfis Javier Encarnación (1996-01-26) 26 January 1996 (age 29) San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic
Nationality	Dominican
Other names	La Ensalada
Statistics
Weight(s)	Bantamweight Super bantamweight Featherweight
Boxing record[1]
Total fights	18
Wins	17
Wins by KO	13
Losses	1

Professional career

Encarnación made his professional debut on 19 December 2014, defeating Juan Rivas via second-round technical knockout (TKO) in Santo Domingo. A year later he won the vacant WBA Fedecaribe bantamweight title in his seventh bout, stopping Angelo Muñoz (15–4, 10 KO) by TKO. In September 2018, the undefeated fighter signed a promotional deal with Sampson Lewkowicz of Sampson Boxing.^[2] Two months later, he beat Venezuelan rival Milner Marcano (17–0, 13 KO) in Santo Domingo with a second-round TKO for the vacant WBA Fedecaribe super bantamweight title.^[3]

His next fight was his first outside of his homeland: a match-up against Argentine prospect Sergio Martin Sosa (10–1, 3 KO) in Montevideo, Uruguay for the vacant WBA Fedebol featherweight title. He defeated Sosa by unanimous decision (UD) on 26 January 2019 to win his third title in three different weight classes.^[4] Three months later he fought on the undercard of the Rances Barthelemy–Robert Easter Jr. world title fight at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, stopping Mexican opponent José Bustos (14–9–3, 9 KO) in the second round to move to 16–0.^[5]

Professional boxing record

18 fights	17 wins	1 loss
By knockout	13	1
By decision	2	0
By disqualification	2	0

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
18	Loss	17–1	Vic Pasillas	KO	6 (10), 2:29	23 Sep 2020	Microsoft Theater, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
17	Win	17–0	Emmanuel Domínguez	KO	1 (10), 1:59	2 Nov 2019	MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill, Maryland, U.S.
16	Win	16–0	José Bustos	TKO	2 (8), 0:48	27 Apr 2019	Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
15	Win	15–0	Sergio Martin Sosa	UD	9	26 Jan 2019	Radisson Victoria Plaza, Montevideo, Uruguay	Won vacant WBA Fedebol featherweight title
14	Win	14–0	Milner Marcano	TKO	2 (9), 1:40	30 Nov 2018	Hotel Dominican Fiesta, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	Won vacant WBA Fedecaribe super bantamweight title
13	Win	13–0	Robinson Garcia	KO	5 (6), 1:27	29 Apr 2018	Club El Millón, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
12	Win	12–0	Jael Made	TKO	4 (6)	14 Sep 2017	Hotel Jaragua, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
11	Win	11–0	Luis Charlas	DQ	? (6)	28 Jul 2017	Cancha Villa Consuelo, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
10	Win	10–0	Jesús Vargas	TKO	5 (8), 1:57	23 Sep 2016	Salón de Eventos P. C. Sambil, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
9	Win	9–0	Reysi Rosa	KO	1 (6), 2:51	15 Jul 2016	Club Maquiteria, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
8	Win	8–0	Geyci Lorenzo	DQ	6 (6), 2:51	6 Feb 2016	Hotel Jaragua, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
7	Win	7–0	Angelo Muñoz	TKO	5 (9), 1:50	12 Dec 2015	Polideportivo de Haina, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	Won vacant WBA Fedecaribe bantamweight title
6	Win	6–0	Robert Montilla	RTD	4 (6), 3:00	26 Sep 2015	Parque del Este, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
5	Win	5–0	Jael Made	TKO	4 (6), 2:14	11 Jul 2015	Polideportivo de Villa Francisca, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
4	Win	4–0	Geyci Lorenzo	UD	4	29 Mar 2015	Cancha Club Alonzo Perdomo, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
3	Win	3–0	Nelson Diaz	TKO	1 (4), 2:30	13 Feb 2015	Polideportivo Laguna Salada, Mao, Dominican Republic
2	Win	2–0	Ramon Emilio Cedano	KO	4 (4), 1:09	10 Jan 2015	Casa de los Clubes, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
1	Win	1–0	Juan Rivas	TKO	2 (4), 2:58	19 Dec 2014	Parque del Este, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic