Juan Herrera | |
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Real name | Juan Herrera |
Nickname(s) | Juanito |
Rated at | Lightweight Featherweight Bantamweight Flyweight |
Height | 5 ft 10 in (180 cm) |
Reach | 72 in (183 cm) |
Nationality | Mexican |
Born | January 12, 1958 Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico |
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 47 |
Wins | 36 |
Wins by KO | 30 |
Losses | 11 |
Draws | 0 |
No contests | 0 |
Juan Herrera (born January 12, 1958 in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico) is a retired Mexican boxer in the Lightweight division. He is the former WBA World Flyweight Champion.[1]
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In September 1979, Herrera won the Yucatán State Flyweight Championship by stopping veteran Marco Antonio Benitez in the tenth round.[2]
On September 26, 1981, Herrera won the WBA Super Bantamweight Championship by upsetting Panamanian Luis Ibarra via an eleventh round T.K.O. in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico.[3]
Preceded by Luis Ibarra |
WBA Flyweight Champion 26 September 1981– 1 May 1982 |
Succeeded by Santos Benigno Laciar |