# Pedro Rubén Décima

Pedro Rubén Décima (born March 10, 1964) is an Argentine former professional boxer.

## Amateur career

As an amateur Decima represented Argentina as a bantamweight at the 1984 Olympic Games. His results were:
* 1st round bye
* Defeated Tshoza Mukuta (Zaire) 5-0
* Defeated Çemal Öner (Turkey) 4-1
* Lost to Dale Walters (Canada) 0-5

## Professional career

Decima turned pro in 1984 and captured the WBC super bantamweight title with an upset TKO win over Paul Banke in 1990, a fight in which Banke was knocked down three times in the 4th round. He lost the belt in his first defense to Kiyoshi Hatanaka in 1991. He would go on to suffer another defeat a year later against contender Rudy Zavala, and would end up retiring in 1993.
At his age, he works as a public boxer trainer in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

## Professional boxing record

| 36 fights | 31 wins | 4 losses |
| By knockout | 21 | 3 |
| By decision | 9 | 1 |
| By disqualification | 1 | 0 |
| No contests | 1 | 1 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 36 | Win | 31–4 (1) | Almir Fernandes de Oliveira | TKO | 5 (10) | 1993-10-23 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 35 | Win | 30–4 (1) | Luis Alberto Vargas | PTS | 8 (8) | 1993-07-10 | Club Defensores de Villa Lujan, Tucumán, Argentina | |
| 34 | NC | 29–4 (1) | Sergio Atilio Martinez | NC | 3 (10) | 1993-04-10 | Estadio Super Domo, Mar del Plata, Argentina | |
| 33 | Loss | 29–4 | Rudy Zavala | TKO | 6 (10) | 1992-06-19 | Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 32 | Win | 29–3 | Roberto Schonning | TKO | 4 (10) | 1992-05-23 | Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 31 | Win | 28–3 | Cirilo Ramon Figueredo | DQ | 4 (10) | 1992-01-31 | Lanús, Argentina | |
| 30 | Win | 27–3 | Hugo Escudero | KO | 3 (8) | 1991-12-21 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 29 | Loss | 26–3 | Kiyoshi Hatanaka | TKO | 8 (12) | 1991-02-03 | Rainbow Hall, Nagoya, Japan | Lost WBC super-bantamweight title |
| 28 | Win | 26–2 | Paul Banke | TKO | 4 (12) | 1990-11-05 | Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. | Won WBC super-bantamweight title |
| 27 | Win | 25–2 | Pedro Villegas | MD | 10 (10) | 1990-05-18 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 26 | Win | 24–2 | Hugo Roberto Villarruel | KO | 6 (10) | 1990-01-19 | Mar del Plata, Argentina | |
| 25 | Win | 23–2 | Joe Orewa | UD | 10 (10) | 1989-07-14 | Riviera Theatre, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 24 | Win | 22–2 | Tony Pruitt | TKO | 1 (10) | 1989-03-10 | Jai Alai Fronton, Miami, Florida, U.S. | |
| 23 | Win | 21–2 | Julian Solís | UD | 10 (10) | 1989-01-17 | Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 22 | Win | 20–2 | Robert Shannon | RTD | 4 (10) | 1988-12-09 | Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 21 | Loss | 19–2 | Louie Espinoza | TKO | 8 (10) | 1988-09-16 | Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 20 | Win | 19–1 | Jesse Benavides | TKO | 3 (10) | 28 Jul 1988 | Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 19 | Win | 18–1 | Allan Makitoki | KO | 2 (10) | 1988-05-27 | Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 18 | Win | 17–1 | Carlos Alberto Laciar | RTD | 8 (12) | 1987-10-03 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Retained Argentine super-bantamweight title |
| 17 | Win | 16–1 | Raúl Gómez | PTS | 10 (10) | 1987-08-15 | Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 16 | Win | 15–1 | Ramón Antonio Domínguez | TKO | 3 (12) | 1987-01-16 | Mar del Plata, Argentina | Won Argentine super-bantamweight title |
| 15 | Loss | 14–1 | Ramón Balbino Soria | UD | 10 (10) | 1986-11-14 | Mar del Plata, Argentina | |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Raul Gomez | PTS | 10 (10) | 1986-09-19 | Mar del Plata, Argentina | |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Ramon Balbino Soria | KO | 2 (10) | 1986-07-19 | Mar del Plata, Argentina | |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Antonio Pascual Ibanez | PTS | 10 (10) | 1986-02-14 | Mar del Plata, Argentina | |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Julio Roberto Ramirez | KO | 7 (10) | 1985-12-13 | Mar del Plata, Argentina | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Jose Antonio Gomez | KO | 3 (10) | 1985-11-15 | Mar del Plata, Argentina | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Raul Gomez | KO | 10 (10) | 1985-10-04 | Mar del Plata, Argentina | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Miguel Angel Francia | KO | 3 (10) | 1985-09-18 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Cesar Alfredo Villarruel | PTS | 10 (10) | 1985-08-23 | Olavarría, Argentina | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Daniel Ignacio Aguero | KO | 2 (10) | 1985-08-07 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Armando Eugenio Cancio | TKO | 7 (10) | 1985-06-07 | San Miguel, Argentina | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Ramon Alcides Maciel | TKO | 2 (10) | 1985-05-04 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Elbio Raul Ramirez | TKO | 5 (6) | 1985-04-06 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Gustavo Luis Villarruel | PTS | 6 (6) | 1985-03-01 | Mar del Plata, Argentina | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Diego Humberto Ferrero | TKO | 4 (6) | 1984-11-17 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |