Gabriel Ruelas Wins a Majority Decision

Gabriel Ruelas of Arleta, the World Boxing Council’s top junior lightweight contender and the North American Boxing Federation champion, earned a majority decision over South Africa’s Paul Ditau Molefyane in a 10-round bout Saturday night at the Country Club in Reseda.

Ruelas, 132 3/4, won on the cards of two of three judges and the third called it a draw. Ruelas improved to 31-1 with 16 knockouts.

Molefyane, 132 3/4, fell to 23-6 with 11 KOs.

In the other half of the main event, Louis Howard of Wentzville, Mo., won the vacant WBC Continental Americas super-welterweight championship with a seventh-round knockout of Engels Pedroza of Las Vegas.

Howard ran his record to 33-7-1 with 27 knockouts. Pedroza dropped to 36-4 with 35 knockouts.