Juan Carlos Salgado

Juan Carlos Salgado
Statistics
Real name Juan Carlos Salgado
Nickname(s) Matador
Rated at Junior Welterweight
Lightweight
Super Featherweight
Featherweight
Height 5 ft 10 in (180 cm)
Reach 72 in (183 cm)
Nationality Mexican
Born December 20, 1984 (1984-12-20) (age 27)
Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Stance Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights 24
Wins 22
Wins by KO 16
Losses 1
Draws 1
No contests 0

Juan Carlos Salgado (born December 20, 1984 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico) is a Mexican professional boxer in the Super Featherweight division.[1] He is the former WBC FECARBOX, WBC Continental Americas Featherweight, and WBA Super Featherweight Champion.[2] He won the vacant IBF Super Featherweight title on September 10, 2011 against Argenis Mendez.

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Pro career

Juan Carlos won the WBA Super Featherweight title by sensational fashion, knocking out the undefeated Venezuelan Jorge Linares in the first round.[3][4] On October 10, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan Salgado would lose the title in his first defense to the undefeated Takashi Uchiyama.[5]

Professional record

22 Wins (16 Knockouts), 1 Defeats (1 Knockout), 1 Draws[6]
Res. Record Opponent Type Rd., Time Date Location Notes
N/A N/A Daniel Brizuela - - (12) 2011-12-10 TBA IBF Super Featherweight World title on the line.
Win 24-1-1 Argenis Mendez UD 1 (6) 2011-09-10 Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara, Zapopan, Jalisco Won vacant IBF Super Featherweight World title.
Win 23-1-1 Guadalupe Rosales UD 10 2011-02-26 Poliforum Zamna, Merida, Yucatán
Win 22-1-1 Guadalupe Rosales TKO 4 (10), 1:22 2010-06-26 Estadio Centenario, Los Mochis, Sinaloa
Loss 21-1-1 Takashi Uchiyama TKO 12 (12), 2:48 2010-01-11 Tokyo Big Sight, Tokyo Lost WBA Super Featherweight World title.
Win 21-0-1 Jorge Linares TKO 1 (12), 1:13 2009-10-10 Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Won WBA Super Featherweight World title.

References

  1. ^ http://www.eastsideboxing.com/news.php?p=21485&more=1
  2. ^ http://www.fightnews.com/Boxing/qa-juan-carlos-salgado-34138
  3. ^ http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=4548058
  4. ^ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/othersports/article-1219436/Juan-Carlos-Salgado-claims-WBC-Featherweight-title.html
  5. ^ http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=28857
  6. ^ Juan Carlos Salgado's Professional Boxing Record. BoxRec.com. Retrieved on 2011-10-16.

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Preceded by
Jorge Linares		 WBA Super Featherweight Champion
October 10, 2009 – January 11, 2010		 Succeeded by
Takashi Uchiyama
Vacant
Title last held by
Mzonke Fana		 IBF Junior Lightweight Champion
September 10, 2011 – present		 Incumbent