Juan Herrera (boxer)

Juan Herrera
Born (1958-01-12) 12 January 1958 (age 66)
Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico
Other namesJuanito
Statistics
Weight(s)Flyweight
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights52
Wins40
Wins by KO26
Losses11
Draws1

Juan Herrera (born 12 January 1958) is a Mexican former professional boxer who competed from 1976 to 1988. He held the WBA flyweight title from 1981 to 1982.

Professional career

In September 1979, Herrera won the Yucatán State flyweight title by stopping veteran Marco Antonio Benitez in the tenth round.

WBA flyweight title

On September 26, 1981, Herrera won the WBA flyweight title by upsetting Panamanian Luis Ibarra via an eleventh round T.K.O. in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico. He defended the title once against Venezuelan Betulio Gonzalez,[1] before losing it to Santos Laciar, who beat him twice. The first time by thirteenth round knockout in Merida and the second time by fifteen round decision at Italy.

Professional boxing record

52 fights 40 wins 11 losses
By knockout 26 4
By decision 14 7
Draws 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
52 Loss 40–11–1 Javier Lucas TKO 3 (10) 1988-07-23 Tijuana, Mexico
51 Loss 40–10–1 Duke McKenzie PTS 10 (10) 1987-12-02 Grand Hall, Wembley, England, U.K.
50 Loss 40–9–1 Rafael Alonso PTS 10 (10) 1987-10-17 Mérida, Mexico
49 Win 40–8–1 Lincoln Salcedo KO 1 (?) 1987-02-19 Guayaquil, Ecuador
48 Loss 39–8–1 Richard Clarke PTS 12 (12) 1986-12-05 Oceana Hotel, Kingston, Jamaica For vacant WBC Continental Americas flyweight title
47 Loss 39–7–1 Alberto Castro TKO 6 (10) 1986-06-28 Arena Panama Al Brown, Colón, Panama
46 Win 39–6–1 Jorge Manuel Vera KO 5 (?) 1986-03-15 Mérida, Mexico
45 Win 38–6–1 Mercedes Valenzuela TKO 6 (?) 1985-09-28 Mérida, Mexico
44 Loss 37–6–1 Javier Lucas RTD 9 (10) 1985-06-22 Poliforum Zamna, Mérida, Mexico
43 Win 37–5–1 Arturo Sarmiento KO 3 (?) 1985-05-18 Cancún, Mexico
42 Win 36–5–1 Amado Ursua PTS 10 (10) 1985-03-02 Mérida, Mexico
41 Win 35–5–1 Efren Pinto TKO 8 (?) 1984-12-08 Mérida, Mexico
40 Loss 34–5–1 Jorge Cano PTS 10 (10) 1984-08-11 Mexico City, Mexico
39 Win 34–4–1 Rafael Alonso TKO 2 (?) 1984-07-14 Mexico City, Mexico
38 Loss 33–4–1 Santos Laciar SD 15 (15) 1984-01-28 Palazzo Dello Sport, Marsala, Italy For WBA flyweight title
37 Win 33–3–1 Mario González PTS 10 (10) 1983-05-14 Mérida, Mexico
36 Win 32–3–1 Aaron Garcia PTS 10 (10) 1983-02-05 Mérida, Mexico
35 Win 31–3–1 Santiago Perez KO 5 (?) 1982-12-16 Chetumal, Mexico
34 Win 30–3–1 Rafael Guerra KO 3 (?) 1982-11-13 Mérida, Mexico
33 Loss 29–3–1 Santos Laciar TKO 13 (15) 1982-05-01 Carte Clara Baseball Park, Mérida, Mexico Lost WBA flyweight title
32 Win 29–2–1 Betulio González TKO 7 (15) 1981-12-19 Carte Clara Baseball Park, Mérida, Mexico Retained WBA flyweight title
31 Win 28–2–1 Luis Ibarra TKO 11 (15) 1981-09-26 Carte Clara Baseball Park, Mérida, Mexico Won WBA flyweight title
30 Win 27–2–1 Elfego Lopez TKO 7 (10) 1981-08-22 Villahermosa, Mexico
29 Win 26–2–1 Amado Ursua TKO 8 (10) 1981-04-26 Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Mexico
28 Win 25–2–1 Rodolfo Martínez UD 10 (10) 1981-02-22 Mérida, Mexico
27 Loss 24–2–1 Jose Herrera PTS 10 (10) 1980-11-29 Mexico City, Mexico
26 Win 24–1–1 Jose Luis Cetina KO 6 (?) 1980-09-20 Cozumel, Mexico
25 Win 23–1–1 Ubaldo Gonzalez TKO 8 (?) 1980-08-30 Mérida, Mexico
24 Win 22–1–1 Elid Fernandez TKO 3 (?) 1980-06-14 Mérida, Mexico
23 Win 21–1–1 Antonio Escobar PTS 10 (10) 1980-04-26 Mérida, Mexico
22 Win 20–1–1 Roberto Ruiz PTS 10 (10) 1980-02-27 Mérida, Mexico
21 Win 19–1–1 Fidel Martinez KO 4 (?) 1980-01-23 Mérida, Mexico
20 Win 18–1–1 Hak Young Kim TKO 5 (?) 1979-12-16 Gudeok Gymnasium, Busan, South Korea
19 Win 17–1–1 Marco Antonio Benitez PTS 12 (12) 1979-09-05 Mérida, Mexico
18 Win 16–1–1 Miguel Gonzalez PTS 10 (10) 1979-04-25 Mérida, Mexico
17 Win 15–1–1 Baltazar Espana TKO 4 (?) 1979-03-28 Mérida, Mexico
16 Win 14–1–1 Victor Diaz KO 8 (?) 1979-01-29 Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Mexico
15 Win 13–1–1 Victor Diaz TKO 5 (?) 1978-06-15 Mérida, Mexico
14 Win 12–1–1 Juan Cardona KO 6 (?) 1978-05-03 Mérida, Mexico
13 Win 11–1–1 Gregorio Tiaguayuchi KO 2 (?) 1978-04-12 Mérida, Mexico
12 Win 10–1–1 Martin Ordonez KO 5 (?) 1978-03-01 Mérida, Mexico
11 Win 9–1–1 Javier Garcia TKO 5 (?) 1978-01-21 Candelaria, Mexico
10 Loss 8–1–1 Mario Chavez PTS 6 (6) 1977-09-01 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
9 Win 8–0–1 Guillermo Mis PTS 8 (8) 1977-03-22 Mérida, Mexico
8 Win 7–0–1 Eleazar Hong PTS 6 (6) 1976-08-27 Halachó, Mexico
7 Win 6–0–1 Alex Parra KO 4 (?) 1976-08-04 Mérida, Mexico
6 Win 5–0–1 Andres Cetina PTS 6 (6) 1976-07-23 Halachó, Mexico
5 Win 4–0–1 Ernesto Gonzalez PTS 4 (4) 1976-05-21 Halachó, Mexico
4 Draw 3–0–1 German Vasquez PTS ? (4) 1976-04-12 Dzidzantún, Mexico
3 Win 3–0 Raymundo Valdez PTS 6 (6) 1976-03-26 Mérida, Mexico
2 Win 2–0 German Vasquez TKO 2 (?) 1976-03-15 Mérida, Mexico
1 Win 1–0 Pepe Jimenez PTS 4 (4) 1976-03-08 Mérida, Mexico

See also

References

  1. ^ "A ROUNDUP OF THE WEEK DEC. 14-20". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2024-06-06.
Sporting positions
World boxing titles
Preceded by WBA flyweight champion
September 26, 1981 – May 1, 1982 		Succeeded by