# Juan Herrera (boxer)

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, 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 | 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 | |