# Juan Polo Pérez

Juan Polo Pérez (born 17 October 1963) is a Colombian former professional boxer who competed from 1982 to 2007. He held the IBF super flyweight title from 1989 to 1990 and challenged for the WBA super bantamweight title in 1994.

## Professional career

After turning professional in 1982 he had compiled a record of 27-5-2 in 8 years before taking on Indonesian IBF super flyweight champion Ellyas Pical. He scored a unanimous decision victory over the titleholder and became the new IBF champion. It would prove to be a short reign as he would lose the title in his first defense against Robert Quiroga in a fight that took place in the U.K. Perez would have one more title shot against Wilfredo Vázquez but would be unsuccessful. He would win only 10 fights in the next 13 years as he retired in 2007 as 1 of 3 former world champions to retire with a record worse than .500 (along with Francisco Quiroz and Manny Melchor).

## Professional boxing record

| 96 fights | 46 wins | 46 losses |
| By knockout | 23 | 18 |
| By decision | 23 | 27 |
| By disqualification | 0 | 1 |
| Draws | 4 | 4 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| 96 | Loss | 46–46–4 | Wes Ferguson | TKO | 5 (6) | Apr 6, 2007 | Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. | |
| 95 | Loss | 46–45–4 | Wilton Hilario | TKO | 3 (6) | Jan 12, 2007 | Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. | |
| 94 | Loss | 46–44–4 | Allen Litzau | UD | 6 | Nov 17, 2006 | Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. | |
| 93 | Loss | 46–43–4 | Randall Bailey | KO | 1 (8) | Jun 27, 2006 | Sheraton Miami Mart Hotel, Miami, Florida, U.S. | |
| 92 | Loss | 46–42–4 | Isaac Mendoza | UD | 10 | Apr 27, 2006 | Crowne Plaza Hotel, Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
| 91 | Loss | 46–41–4 | David Díaz | TKO | 3 (12) | Oct 21, 2005 | Savvis Center, Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S. | For vacant IBA lightweight title |
| 90 | Loss | 46–40–4 | Juan Arroyo | UD | 8 | Sep 27, 2005 | Sheraton Miami Mart Hotel, Miami, Florida, U.S. | |
| 89 | Loss | 46–39–4 | Monty Meza Clay | TKO | 6 (8) | Aug 11, 2005 | Mountaineer Casino Racetrack and Resort, Chester, West Virginia, U.S. | |
| 88 | Loss | 46–38–4 | Edner Cherry | UD | 8 | May 13, 2005 | A La Carte Event Pavilion, Tampa, Florida, U.S. | |
| 87 | Loss | 46–37–4 | John Trigg | PTS | 6 | Jun 19, 2004 | Biggs Boxing Forum, Doraville, Georgia, U.S. | |
| 86 | Loss | 46–36–4 | Robert Guerrero | TKO | 2 (6) | Apr 24, 2004 | Miccosukee Indian Gaming Resort, Miami, Florida, U.S. | |
| 85 | Loss | 46–35–4 | Mike Arnaoutis | MD | 6 | Apr 8, 2004 | Wyndham Inner Harbor Hotel, Glen Burnie, Maryland, U.S. | |
| 84 | Loss | 46–34–4 | Michael Clark | DQ | 6 (6) | Mar 13, 2004 | PromoWest Pavilion, Columbus, Ohio, U.S. | |
| 83 | Loss | 46–33–4 | Jose Reyes | UD | 6 | Feb 27, 2004 | Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 82 | Loss | 46–32–4 | Koba Gogoladze | UD | 6 | Feb 7, 2004 | Ballys Park Place Hotel Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 81 | Win | 46–31–4 | Dillet Frederick | UD | 6 | Jan 23, 2004 | A La Carte Event Pavilion, Tampa, Florida, U.S. | |
| 80 | Loss | 45–31–4 | Zahir Raheem | KO | 3 (8) | Mar 28, 2003 | Creek Nation Gaming Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
| 79 | Loss | 45–30–4 | Gary Balletto | KO | 1 (10) | Jan 11, 2003 | Dunkin Donuts Center, Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. | |
| 78 | Loss | 45–29–4 | Ángel Chacón | UD | 10 | Dec 14, 2002 | Cancha Francisco Padilla, Arecibo, Puerto Rico | |
| 77 | Loss | 45–28–4 | Damian Fuller | UD | 8 | Oct 5, 2002 | Cobo Hall, Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | |
| 76 | Loss | 45–27–4 | Miguel Callist | KO | 1 (12) | Apr 19, 2002 | Arena Panama Al Brown, Colon City, Panama | For WBA Fedelatin lightweight title |
| 75 | Loss | 45–26–4 | Santiago Rojas Alcantara | PTS | 8 | Oct 19, 2001 | Palau Blaugrana-2, Barcelona, Spain | |
| 74 | Loss | 45–25–4 | Angel Manfredy | TKO | 4 (10) | Jan 18, 2001 | Grand Casino, Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S. | |
| 73 | Loss | 45–24–4 | Enrique Sánchez | TKO | 4 (10) | Oct 8, 2000 | Grand Victoria Casino, Elgin, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 72 | Win | 45–23–4 | Richard Sierra | UD | 8 | Aug 16, 2000 | Dundee Training Center, Davie, Florida, U.S. | |
| 71 | Loss | 44–23–4 | Emmanuel Lucero | UD | 10 | Jul 15, 2000 | Buchmuller Park, Secaucus, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 70 | Loss | 44–22–4 | Leavander Johnson | TKO | 3 (8) | Apr 1, 2000 | Ballys Park Place Hotel Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 69 | Draw | 44–21–4 | Manuel Calvo | PTS | 12 | Feb 11, 2000 | Palacio de los Deportes, Barcelona, Spain | For TWBA featherweight title |
| 68 | Win | 44–21–3 | Angel Rosario | PTS | 8 | Dec 4, 1999 | Mahi Temple Shrine Auditorium, Miami, Florida, U.S. | |
| 67 | Win | 43–21–3 | Johnny West | SD | 8 | Nov 17, 1999 | Cristal Nightclub, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. | |
| 66 | Win | 42–21–3 | Quincy Pratt | UD | 8 | Sep 29, 1999 | Cristal Nightclub, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. | |
| 65 | Loss | 41–21–3 | Richard Sierra | SD | 10 | Aug 21, 1999 | PAL Gymnasium, Homestead, Florida, U.S. | |
| 64 | Loss | 41–20–3 | Oscar León | PTS | 10 | Apr 3, 1999 | Hilton Hotel, Cartagena, Colombia | |
| 63 | Loss | 41–19–3 | Jorge Páez | KO | 2 (12) | Nov 14, 1998 | County Coliseum, El Paso, Texas, U.S. | For vacant IBA Americas super-featherweight title |
| 62 | Win | 41–18–3 | Juan Manuel Chavez | UD | 10 | Sep 28, 1998 | Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. | |
| 61 | Loss | 40–18–3 | César Soto | TKO | 2 (10) | Jun 13, 1998 | Sun Bowl, El Paso, Texas, U.S. | |
| 60 | Loss | 40–17–3 | Wayne McCullough | SD | 10 | May 19, 1998 | Memorial Coliseum, Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S. | |
| 59 | Win | 40–16–3 | Pablo Osuna | PTS | 10 | Jul 19, 1997 | Cartagena, Colombia | |
| 58 | Draw | 39–16–3 | Victor Polo | PTS | 10 | May 3, 1997 | Cartagena, Colombia | |
| 57 | Loss | 39–16–2 | Ever Beleno | TKO | 7 (10) | Jan 31, 1997 | Cartagena, Colombia | |
| 56 | Win | 39–15–2 | Edward Barrios | PTS | 10 | Dec 20, 1996 | Cartagena, Colombia | |
| 55 | Win | 38–15–2 | Mikael Nilsson | UD | 6 | Mar 29, 1996 | Brondby Hallen, Brondby, Denmark | |
| 54 | Loss | 37–15–2 | Julien Lorcy | PTS | 8 | Feb 3, 1996 | Palais des Sport Marcel Cerdan, Levallois-Perret, France | |
| 53 | Loss | 37–14–2 | Jimmi Bredahl | PTS | 8 | Nov 24, 1995 | Randers Hallen, Randers, Denmark | |
| 52 | Loss | 37–13–2 | Naseem Hamed | KO | 2 (12) | Jul 1, 1995 | Royal Albert Hall, London, England | For WBC International super-bantamweight title |
| 51 | Loss | 37–12–2 | Lehlo Ledwaba | SD | 10 | May 6, 1995 | Village Green, Durban, South Africa | |
| 50 | Loss | 37–11–2 | Manuel Medina | UD | 12 | Apr 15, 1995 | Jai Alai Fronton, Miami, Florida, U.S. | For vacant WBC FECARBOX featherweight title |
| 49 | Win | 37–10–2 | Toribio Riasco | TKO | 6 (?) | Dec 2, 1994 | Cartagena, Colombia | |
| 48 | Loss | 36–10–2 | Wilfredo Vázquez | UD | 12 | Oct 13, 1994 | Palais Marcel Cerdan, Levallois-Perret, France | For WBA super-bantamweight title |
| 47 | Win | 36–9–2 | José Sanabria | UD | 8 | May 14, 1994 | Jai Alai Fronton, Miami, Florida, U.S. | |
| 46 | Win | 35–9–2 | Elvis Mejia | KO | 6 (?) | Dec 3, 1993 | Cartagena, Colombia | |
| 45 | Win | 34–9–2 | Wilson Sarabia | TKO | 5 (?) | Apr 20, 1993 | Cartagena, Colombia | |
| 44 | Win | 33–9–2 | Juan Rodriguez | TKO | 10 (10) | Apr 2, 1993 | Plaza de Toros de Cartagena de Indias, Cartagena, Colombia | |
| 43 | Loss | 32–9–2 | Ernie Cataluna | KO | 1 (?) | Sep 9, 1992 | Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan | |
| 42 | Win | 32–8–2 | Manuel Ariza | KO | 5 (10) | Jul 31, 1992 | Coliseo Cubierto Menor de Coldeportes, Cartagena, Colombia | |
| 41 | Win | 31–8–2 | Guillermo Salcedo | PTS | 10 | Apr 15, 1992 | Cartagena, Colombia | |
| 40 | Loss | 30–8–2 | Nana Konadu | PTS | 12 | Oct 25, 1991 | Zaragoza, Spain | For vacant IBC super-flyweight title |
| 39 | Win | 30–7–2 | Guillermo Salcedo | PTS | 10 | Jul 12, 1991 | Cartagena, Colombia | |
| 38 | Loss | 29–7–2 | Joel Luna Zárate | PTS | 10 | Apr 11, 1991 | Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Mexico | |
| 37 | Win | 29–6–2 | Sergio Lugares | KO | 1 (?) | Mar 15, 1991 | Simon Bolivar Olympic Villa, Santa Marta, Colombia | |
| 36 | Loss | 28–6–2 | Robert Quiroga | UD | 12 | Apr 21, 1990 | Crowtree Leisure Centre, Sunderland, England | Lost IBF super-flyweight title |
| 35 | Win | 28–5–2 | Ellyas Pical | UD | 12 | Oct 14, 1989 | Valley Sports Arena, Roanoke, Virginia, U.S. | Won IBF super-flyweight title |
| 34 | Win | 27–5–2 | Alfredo Gomez | KO | 2 (?) | Mar 3, 1989 | Medellin, Colombia | |
| 33 | Win | 26–5–2 | Efrain Betancourt | TKO | 3 (?) | Sep 3, 1988 | Plaza de Toros de Cartagena de Indias, Cartagena, Colombia | |
| 32 | Win | 25–5–2 | Argemiro Colon | TKO | 2 (?) | May 28, 1988 | Plaza de Toros Monumental del Caribe, Barranquilla, Colombia | |
| 31 | Draw | 24–5–2 | Eudo Bermudez | PTS | 10 | Feb 26, 1988 | Cartagena, Colombia | |
| 30 | Win | 24–5–1 | Efrain Betancourt | TKO | 8 (?) | Nov 6, 1987 | Santa Marta, Colombia | |
| 29 | Win | 23–5–1 | Álvaro Mercado | PTS | 10 | Jul 31, 1987 | Barranquilla, Colombia | |
| 28 | Win | 22–5–1 | Alfredo Lugo | PTS | 10 | Jul 3, 1987 | Cartagena, Colombia | |
| 27 | Win | 21–5–1 | Prudencio Cardona | PTS | 10 | May 25, 1987 | Cartagena, Colombia | |
| 26 | Win | 20–5–1 | Jaime Paternina | KO | 2 (?) | Mar 14, 1987 | San Andres, Colombia | |
| 25 | Win | 19–5–1 | Agustin Higirio | PTS | 6 | Jan 23, 1987 | Cartagena, Colombia | |
| 24 | Win | 18–5–1 | Andres Cassiani | PTS | 6 | Dec 12, 1986 | Cartagena, Colombia | |
| 23 | Win | 17–5–1 | Heriberto Gelez | PTS | 6 | Nov 28, 1986 | Cartagena, Colombia | |
| 22 | Win | 16–5–1 | Joaquin Flores Caraballo | TKO | 4 (?) | Sep 19, 1986 | Cartagena, Colombia | |
| 21 | Loss | 15–5–1 | Michael Anthony Parris | PTS | 10 | Aug 3, 1986 | Georgetown, Guyana | |
| 20 | Win | 15–4–1 | Francisco Alvarez | PTS | 10 | Jul 5, 1986 | Cartagena, Colombia | |
| 19 | Win | 14–4–1 | Prudencio Cardona | PTS | 10 | Jan 13, 1986 | Cartagena, Colombia | |
| 18 | Win | 13–4–1 | Alex Miranda | TKO | 6 (?) | Oct 18, 1985 | Cartagena, Colombia | |
| 17 | Draw | 12–4–1 | Sugar Baby Rojas | PTS | 10 | Jul 20, 1985 | Plaza de Toros de Cartagena de Indias, Cartagena, Colombia | |
| 16 | Win | 12–4 | Valerio Zea | PTS | 8 | May 3, 1985 | Cartagena, Colombia | |
| 15 | Win | 11–4 | Alfredo Gomez | TKO | 7 (?) | Apr 19, 1985 | Cartagena, Colombia | |
| 14 | Win | 10–4 | Eduardo Williams | KO | 5 (?) | Mar 29, 1985 | Cartagena, Colombia | |
| 13 | Win | 9–4 | Raul Ernesto Diaz | PTS | 10 | Mar 2, 1985 | Cartagena, Colombia | |
| 12 | Loss | 8–4 | Miguel Maturana | TKO | 2 (?) | Jul 28, 1984 | Cartagena, Colombia | |
| 11 | Loss | 8–3 | Hilario Zapata | UD | 10 | Jun 23, 1984 | Centro de Convenciones Atlapa, Panama City, Panama | |
| 10 | Win | 8–2 | Alfredo Herrera | TKO | 8 (?) | May 18, 1984 | Santa Marta, Colombia | |
| 9 | Loss | 7–2 | Alberto Castro | PTS | 10 | Dec 23, 1983 | Monteria, Colombia | Lost Colombian flyweight title |
| 8 | Loss | 7–1 | Alberto Castro | PTS | 10 | Sep 16, 1983 | Sincelejo, Colombia | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Wilfredo Ruiz | TKO | 9 (10) | Jun 18, 1983 | Cartagena, Colombia | Won vacant Colombian flyweight title |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Rafael Julio | TKO | 5 (?) | Jun 2, 1983 | Santa Marta, Colombia | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Victor Tejedor | KO | 5 (?) | Apr 6, 1983 | Cartagena, Colombia | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Sofanor Rodriguez | KO | 1 (?) | Mar 4, 1983 | Santa Marta, Colombia | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Bombillo Teheran | KO | 1 (?) | Feb 4, 1983 | Santa Marta, Colombia | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Carlos Hernandez | KO | 4 (?) | Nov 5, 1982 | Santa Marta, Colombia | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Arnold Rocha | TKO | 1 (4) | Oct 8, 1982 | Santa Marta, Colombia | |