Mauricio Herrera

Mauricio Herrera
Statistics
Real name Mauricio Herrera
Nickname(s) El Maestro
Rated at Welterweight
Light Welterweight
Height 5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Reach 71 in (182 cm)
Nationality American
Born May 24, 1980
Lake Elsinore, California
Stance Counterpuncher
Boxing record
Total fights 26
Wins 21
Wins by KO 7
Losses 5
Draws 0
No contests 0

Mauricio Herrera (born May 24, 1980) is an American professional boxer in the light welterweight division.[1][2]

Professional career

On January 7, 2011 Herrera beat the undefeated Ruslan Provodnikov on ESPN's Friday Night Fights to win the USBA Lightweight Championship.[3]

On March 15, 2014 Herrera lost a controversial majority decision to Danny García in a 12 round championship bout for the WBC, WBA (Super) & The Ring light welterweight titles, by the scores of 116-112 twice and 114-114. The decision was highly disputed with many members of the media scoring the bout in favor of Herrera, including Showtime Championship Boxing's broadcasting team.[4] The scorecards submitted by judges Carlos Colon and Alejandro Rochin, in particular, drew criticism as their four point advantage for Garcia were not reflective of the action in the ring.[5][6] His bad luck with judging continued in his last fight of the year on December 13 against José Benavidez, when he lost by disputed decision. The HBO commenting team of Max Kellerman, Jim Lampley, and Roy Jones, Jr. all thought that Herrera had clearly won the fight. HBO unofficial judge Harold Letterman scored the fight 116-112 for Herrera, and most of the boxing writers at ringside also had the fight for Herrera. On the HBO broadcast the commenting team all agreed the decision was "outrageous".

Professional record

21 Wins (7 knockouts, 14 decisions), 5 Losses, 0 Draws
Res. Record Opponent Type Rd., Time Date Location Notes
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 21-5 United States José Benavidez UD 12 2014-12-13 United States Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada Lost WBA Interim Light Welterweight title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 21–4 Venezuela Johan Perez MD 12 2014-07-12 United States MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada Won WBA Interim Light Welterweight title.
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 20–4 United States Danny García MD 12 2014-03-15 Puerto Rico Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez, Bayamon, Puerto Rico For WBC, WBA (Super) & The Ring Light Welterweight titles.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 20–3 Mexico Miguel Angel Huerta UD 8 2013-09-27 United States Doubletree Hotel, Ontario, California, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 19–3 South Korea Ji-Hoon Kim UD 10 2013-05-02 United States Omega Products International, Corona, California, United States
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 18–3 United States Karim Mayfield UD 10 2012-10-27 United States Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona, New York, United States For WBO NABO Welterweight title.
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 18–2 United States Mike Alvarado UD 10 2012-04-14 United States Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 18–1 United States Mike Dallas Jr MD 10 2011-06-24 United States Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula, California, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 17–1 Mexico Cristian Favela UD 8 2011-04-29 United States Doubletree Hotel, Ontario, California, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 16–1 Russia Ruslan Provodnikov UD 12 2011-01-07 United States Cox Pavilion, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Won IBF North American light welterweight title
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 15–1 United States Hector Alatorre UD 8 2010-08-20 United States Omega Products International, Corona, California, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 14–1 Mexico Efren Hinojosa RTD 6 2010-04-23 United States Doubletree Hotel, Ontario, California, United States
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 13–1 United States Mike Anchondo SD 8 2009-12-04 United States Chumash Casino, Santa Ynez, California, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 13–0 United States Cleotis Pendarvis MD 8 2009-10-09 United States Doubletree Hotel, Ontario, California, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 12–0 United States Jason Davis TKO 5 2009-08-14 United States Omega Products International, Corona, California, United States Won WBC United States (USNBC) light welterweight title
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 11–0 Mexico Luis Alfredo Lugo UD 10 2009-06-12 United States Doubletree Hotel, Ontario, California, United States Won WBC United States (USNBC) welterweight title
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 10–0 Puerto Rico William Correa TKO 5 2009-04-17 United States Doubletree Hotel, Ontario, California, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 9–0 United States Brian Gordon RTD 4 2009-02-27 United States Doubletree Hotel, Ontario, California, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 8–0 Mexico Pavel Miranda TKO 8 2008-11-28 United States Doubletree Hotel, Ontario, California, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 7–0 United States Antonio Sorria UD 4 2008-09-26 United States Doubletree Hotel, Ontario, California, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 6–0 United States Santiago Perez UD 6 2008-08-28 United States Omega Products International, Corona, California, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 5–0 Mexico Daniel Cervantes UD 6 2008-08-01 United States Desert Diamond Casino, Phoenix, Arizona, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 4–0 United States Alan Velasco SD 6 2008-05-31 United States Harrah’s Rincon Casino & Resort, Valley Center, California, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 3–0 United States Jose Rodriguez RTD 2 2008-02-22 United States Doubletree Hotel, Ontario, California, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 2–0 United States Elisio Garcia TKO 3 2007-11-02 United States Doubletree Hotel, Ontario, California, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 1–0 United States Angel Osuna UD 4 2007-08-24 United States Omega Products International, Corona, California, United States

References

  1. ↑ http://www.thesweetscience.com/news/articles-frontpage/11841-inland-empire-jr-welter-mauricio-herrera-is-battle-ready
  2. ↑ http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/columns/story?columnist=rafael_dan&id=5993540
  3. ↑ http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=34507
  4. ↑ http://www.boxingscene.com/mauricio-herrera-loser-new-uncrowned-champion--75862
  5. ↑ http://www.boxingnewsonline.net/latest/feature/only-12-per-cent-of-boxing-media-agree-that-danny-garcia-deserved-to-beat-mauricio-herrera
  6. ↑ http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1990541-danny-garcia-vs-mauricio-herrera-fight-time-date-tv-info-and-more

External links

Achievements
Preceded by
Johan Pérez		 WBA Super Lightweight Interim Champion
July 12, 2014 – December 13, 2014 		Succeeded by
José Benavidez