# Hector Tanajara Jr.

Hector Francisco Tanajara Jr. (born December 13, 1996) is an American professional boxer who has held the WBC-USNBC lightweight title since 2019.

## Professional career

Tanajara made his professional debut on August 6, 2015, scoring a first-round knockout (KO) victory over Thomas Deleon at the Belasco Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
After compiling a record of 16–0 (5 KOs) he fought for his first professional title, facing Ivan Delgado for the vacant WBC-USNBC lightweight title on February 23, 2019, at the Auditorio Fausto Gutierrez Moreno in Tijuana, Mexico. In a fight which saw Tanajara control the pace at range, he suffered a cut over his left eye in the third round from an accidental clash of heads. Tanajara's corner was able to keep the blood flow at a minimum, however, at the end of the fourth round the ringside doctor recommended the fight be stopped. The referee obliged and waved off the contest, forcing the result to rely on the scorecards for the previous four rounds. Tanajara won every round on all three judges' scorecards with 40–36, capturing the regional WBC title via unanimous technical decision (TD).

### Tanajara vs. Gesta cancellation

Tanajara was scheduled to fight Mercito Gesta on the Vergil Ortiz Jr. vs. Samuel Vargas undercard in a 10-round lightweight bout. Gesta pulled out due to food poisoning cancelling the fight.

## Professional boxing record

| 20 fights | 19 wins | 1 loss |
| By knockout | 5 | 1 |
| By decision | 14 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 20 | Loss | 19–1 | William Zepeda | RTD | 6 (10), 3:00 | Jul 9, 2021 | Banc of California Stadium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | For vacant WBA Continental Americas lightweight title |
| 19 | Win | 19–0 | Juan Carlos Burgos | UD | 10 | Jan 11, 2020 | Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | Retained WBC–USNBC lightweight title |
| 18 | Win | 18–0 | Ezequiel Aviles | UD | 10 | Aug 10, 2019 | The Theatre at Grand Prairie, Grand Prairie, Texas, U.S. | Retained WBC–USNBC lightweight title |
| 17 | Win | 17–0 | Ivan Delgado | TD | 4 (10), 3:00 | Feb 23, 2019 | Auditorio Fausto Gutierrez Moreno, Tijuana, Mexico | Won vacant WBC–USNBC lightweight title; Unanimous TD after Tanajara Jr. cut from accidental head clash |
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Robert Manzanarez | UD | 10 | Dec 8, 2018 | Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, California, U.S. | |
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Emmanuel Morales-Rodriguez | UD | 8 | Aug 10, 2018 | Belasco Theatre, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Roger Gutiérrez | UD | 8 | Jun 23, 2018 | Belasco Theatre, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Hector Suarez | UD | 8 | Apr 6, 2018 | Belasco Theatre, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Eduardo Rivera | KO | 1 (8), 1:58 | Feb 22, 2018 | Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, California, U.S. | |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Jesus Serrano | UD | 8 | Nov 2, 2017 | Casino Del Sol, Tucson, Arizona, U.S. | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Eduardo Rafael Reyes | MD | 6 | Jun 17, 2017 | Tostitos Championship Plaza, Frisco, Texas, U.S. | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Daniel Bastien | UD | 6 | May 18, 2017 | Casino Del Sol, Tucson, Arizona, U.S. | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Daniel Perales | UD | 6 | Mar 23, 2017 | Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, California, U.S. | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Roy Garcia | UD | 4 | Sep 17, 2016 | AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas, U.S. | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Francisco Medel | TKO | 1 (6), 2:26 | 25 May 2016 | Ray Dolby Ballroom, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Clay Burns | UD | 6 | Feb 5, 2016 | Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, California, U.S. | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Jose Fabian Naranjo | KO | 1 (4), 2:10 | Nov 21, 2015 | Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Ricardo Alvarado | KO | 1 (4), 1:29 | Nov 6, 2015 | Belasco Theatre, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | José Antonio Martínez | UD | 4 | Sep 18, 2015 | Belasco Theatre, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Thomas Deleon | KO | 1 (4), 1:14 | Aug 6, 2015 | Belasco Theatre, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |