# Juan Lazcano

Juan Lazcano (born March 23, 1975) is a Mexican-born American professional boxer currently based in Sacramento, California. He fights at light welterweight and is a former World Boxing Foundation (WBF), NABF and IBA lightweight champion, as well as having challenged for the IBO light welterweight title.

## Background

Lazcano was born in Ciudad Juárez and was moved to El Paso when two months old. There, he attended Jefferson High School, later finishing at Bowie High. At Jefferson High, he and classmate Daniel Puente, along with other young boxers, sparred together at Rocky's Gym where he was crowned the Golden Gloves. He now lives and fights out of Sacramento, California.
He and Lourdes were childhood sweethearts, but are now divorced. They have four children together. They became parents when Juan was only 17 years of age. Lazcano is engaged to Tammy Howard, a teacher in Phoenix, AZ. They have been together since 2018.

## Amateur career

Lazcano had an extensive amateur career. He had in excess of 100 amateur fights from the age of 8 to 18 with 135 wins and 15 losses and won the Texas Golden Gloves titles and boxed in the US national championships at both junior and open class levels.

## Professional career

Lazcano turned professional in July 1993 in Reseda, California on the undercard of a bill that included Shane Mosley and Mauro Gutierrez. On his debut he defeated Chris Crespin with a first round knockout.

### Title fight

Lazcano won twelve of his first thirteen with eight victories coming via knockout. Then, in December 1996, Lazcano fought his first title fight against Californian Daniel Lujan for the vacant WBF lightweight title. The first fight between the two was judge a draw and they again faced each other in a rematch three months later. This time Lazcano emerged victorious with fourth-round knockout.
Lazcano took on Ricky Hatton at the city of Manchester stadium on May 24, a bout that Lazcano lost via unanimous decision. Lazcano dished out and received punishment from Hatton from start to finish. At one point Lazcano had Hatton visibly hurt. A moment in which a quick timeout was called by the referee so Hatton's corner could tie his shoe.

## Professional boxing record

| 43 fights | 37 wins | 5 losses |
| By knockout | 27 | 1 |
| By decision | 10 | 4 |
| Draws | 1 | 1 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, Time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 43 | Loss | 37–5–1 | Ricky Hatton | UD | 12 | May 24, 2008 | City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester, England | For IBO and The Ring light welterweight titles |
| 42 | Loss | 37–4–1 | Vivian Harris | UD | 12 | Feb 10, 2007 | Mandalay Bay, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | WBC light welterweight title eliminator |
| 41 | Win | 37–3–1 | Manuel Garnica | SD | 10 | Oct 21, 2006 | Don Haskins Center, El Paso, Texas, U.S. | |
| 40 | Win | 36–3–1 | Ben Tackie | UD | 10 | Feb 24, 2006 | Mandalay Bay, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 39 | Win | 35–3–1 | Courtney Burton | KO | 9 (10), 1:00 | Nov 11, 2005 | Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 38 | Win | 34–3–1 | Marco Angel Pérez | KO | 1 (10), 1:52 | Aug 19, 2005 | Don Haskins Center, El Paso, Texas, U.S. | |
| 37 | Loss | 33–3–1 | José Luis Castillo | UD | 12 | Jun 5, 2004 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | For vacant WBC and The Ring lightweight titles |
| 36 | Win | 33–2–1 | Stevie Johnston | TKO | 11 (12), 2:18 | Sep 13, 2003 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | WBC lightweight title eliminator |
| 35 | Win | 32–2–1 | Danny Rios | TD | 10 (12), 0:20 | Feb 13, 2003 | Don Haskins Center, El Paso, Texas, U.S. | Retained IBA lightweight title |
| 34 | Win | 31–2–1 | David Armstrong | TKO | 6 (12), 1:33 | Sep 20, 2002 | Cohen Stadium, El Paso, Texas, U.S. | Retained NABF and IBA lightweight titles |
| 33 | Win | 30–2–1 | Benito Rodriguez | TKO | 5 (12), 2:38 | Jul 19, 2002 | Feather Falls Casino, Oroville, California, U.S. | Retained IBA lightweight title |
| 32 | Win | 29–2–1 | Julio Sanchez Leon | RTD | 7 (10), 3:00 | Mar 8, 2002 | Feather Falls Casino, Oroville, California, U.S. | |
| 31 | Win | 28–2–1 | Julio Alvarez | KO | 4 (12), 1:00 | Sep 1, 2001 | Don Haskins Center, El Paso, Texas, U.S. | Retained NABF and IBA lightweight titles |
| 30 | Win | 27–2–1 | John John Molina | TKO | 11 (12), 1:06 | May 5, 2001 | Don Haskins Center, El Paso, Texas, U.S. | Retained NABF; Won IBA lightweight titles |
| 29 | Win | 26–2–1 | Volodymyr Matkivskyy | KO | 5 (10), 2:20 | Jan 19, 2001 | ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California, U.S. | |
| 28 | Win | 25–2–1 | Dorin Spivey | TKO | 8 (12), 1:57 | Oct 27, 2000 | Feather Falls Casino, Oroville, California, U.S. | Retained NABF lightweight title |
| 27 | Win | 24–2–1 | Jesse James Leija | SD | 10 | Aug 5, 2000 | Mohegan Sun, Uncasville, Connecticut, U.S. | |
| 26 | Win | 23–2–1 | Wilfredo Vázquez | TKO | 9 (12), 0:59 | Jun 16, 2000 | Mandalay Bay, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | Won vacant NABF lightweight title |
| 25 | Win | 22–2–1 | Eduardo Perez | TKO | 8 (10) | May 1, 2000 | Radisson Hotel, Sacramento, California, U.S. | |
| 24 | Win | 21–2–1 | Julian Wheeler | SD | 10 | Jan 7, 2000 | Sacramento Convention Center Complex, Sacramento, California, U.S. | |
| 23 | Win | 20–2–1 | Mark Fernandez | TKO | 1 (10), 2:44 | Dec 4, 1999 | Chinook Winds Casino, Lincoln City, Oregon, U.S. | |
| 22 | Win | 19–2–1 | Jose Luis Montes | KO | 2 (10), 0:50 | Oct 12, 1999 | Cache Creek Casino Resort, Brooks, California, U.S. | |
| 21 | Win | 18–2–1 | Ernesto Martinez | KO | 4 (10), 1:00 | Sep 1, 1999 | Radisson Hotel, Sacramento, California, U.S. | |
| 20 | Win | 17–2–1 | Tialano Tovar | KO | 2 (8), 1:07 | Jul 17, 1999 | Caesars Tahoe, Circus Maximus Showroom, Stateline, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 19 | Win | 16–2–1 | Martin Gallegos | TKO | 2 (8), 1:39 | Apr 1, 1999 | Don Haskins Center, El Paso, Texas, U.S. | |
| 18 | Win | 15–2–1 | Olegario De Leon | TKO | 4 (6) | Nov 19, 1998 | Reseda Country Club, Reseda, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 17 | Loss | 14–2–1 | Golden Johnson | TKO | 3 (10), 2:00 | Jun 6, 1998 | Arizona Charlie's Decatur, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 16 | Win | 14–1–1 | James Crayton | MD | 12 | Jul 11, 1997 | Tropicana Las Vegas, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | Retained WBF lightweight title |
| 15 | Win | 13–1–1 | Daniel Lujan | KO | 4 (12), 0:14 | Feb 20, 1997 | Reseda Country Club, Reseda, Los Angeles, U.S. | Won vacant WBF lightweight title |
| 14 | Draw | 12–1–1 | Daniel Lujan | MD | 12 | Dec 19, 1996 | Reseda Country Club, Reseda, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | For vacant WBF lightweight title |
| 13 | Win | 12–1 | Antonio Díaz | MD | 6 | Sep 21, 1996 | Aladdin Hotel & Casino, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 12 | Win | 11–1 | Martin Gallegos | KO | 5 (8), 2:59 | Jun 22, 1996 | El Paso, Texas, U.S. | |
| 11 | Win | 10–1 | Jerome Johnson | TKO | 6 (8), 1:18 | May 18, 1996 | El Paso, Texas, U.S. | |
| 10 | Win | 9–1 | Juan Carlos Aranday | TKO | 3 (?) | Apr 26, 1996 | Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico | |
| 9 | Loss | 8–1 | Jose Manjarrez | UD | 6 | Jul 24, 1994 | Grand Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Oscar Gonzalez | KO | 2 (6) | May 18, 1994 | Hollywood Palladium, Hollywood, California, U.S. | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Joel Garcia | PTS | 4 | Mar 26, 1994 | Fairplex, Pomona, California, U.S. | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Pat Chavez | PTS | 4 | Dec 2, 1993 | Marriott Hotel, Irvine, California, U.S. | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Carlos Barragan | TKO | 3 (4) | Nov 11, 1993 | Registry Resort, Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S. | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Gerardo Mercado | KO | 1 (4), 1:20 | Oct 16, 1993 | Empire Polo Club, Indio, California, U.S. | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Rudy Cruz | PTS | 4 | Aug 25, 1993 | Hollywood Palladium, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Jorge Castro | KO | 1 (4) | Aug 4, 1993 | Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S. | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Chris Crespin | KO | 1 (4), 1:11 | Jul 21, 1993 | Reseda Country Club, Reseda, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |