Mauricio Herrera
American boxer
Mauricio Herrera
Born (1980-05-24 ) May 24, 1980 (age 44) Other names El Maestro ("The Maestro")Statistics Weight(s) Height 5 ft 7+ 1 ⁄2 in (171 cm) Reach 71+ 1 ⁄2 in (182 cm)Stance Orthodox
Boxing record Total fights 33 Wins 24 Wins by KO 7 Losses 9
Mauricio Herrera (born May 24, 1980) is an American professional boxer who held the WBA interim super lightweight title in 2014.
Professional career
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Herrera turned pro at age 27, signing with Golden Boy Promotions .
On January 7, 2011 Herrera beat then-undefeated Ruslan Provodnikov on ESPN 's Friday Night Fights to win the USBA lightweight title.[ 1]
On March 15, 2014, Herrera lost a majority decision to Danny García in a 12-round championship bout for the WBC , WBA (Super) , and The Ring light welterweight titles, with scores of 116–112 for García twice and 114–114. The decision was controversial with some members of the media scoring the bout in favor of Herrera, including Showtime Championship Boxing 's broadcasting team.[ 2]
On December 13, 2014, Herrera lost a unanimous decision, and his interim WBA light welterweight title, to Jose Benavidez Jr.[ 3] The HBO commenting team of Max Kellerman , Jim Lampley , and Roy Jones Jr. all agreed that Herrera had won the fight.
Commenting on the losses to Garcia and Benavidez, Herrara said, "A lot of people think I won those fights against Danny Garcia and Jose Benavidez, and after losing to Benavidez, that kind of hurt a little bit and represented the way things have gone with my career. I was almost forgotten, which is frustrating."[ 4]
In March 2017, Herrera won a unanimous and majority decision over Hector Velazquez, and in August 2017 repeated the effort against Jesus Soto Karass.[ 5]
On December 15, 2018, Sadam Ali defeated Herrera by unanimous decision on the Canelo Alvarez-Rocky Fielding undercard at Madison Square Garden.[ 6]
On May 4, 2019, Vergil Ortiz Jr. defeated Herrera in the third round of the co-feature of the Canelo Alvarez-Daniel Jacobs middleweight title unification fight at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.[ 7] It was a fight that featured boxers with a 17-year age difference.[ 8]
Professional boxing record
33 fights
24 wins
9 losses
By knockout
7
1
By decision
17
8
No.
Result
Record
Opponent
Type
Round, time
Date
Location
Notes
33
Loss
24–9
Vergil Ortiz Jr.
KO
3 (10), 0:29
May 4, 2019
T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
32
Loss
24–8
Sadam Ali
UD
10
Dec 15, 2018
Madison Square Garden , New York City, New York , U.S.
31
Win
24–7
Jesús Soto Karass
MD
10
Aug 4, 2017
Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, California, U.S.
30
Win
23–7
Héctor Velázquez
UD
8
Mar 23, 2017
Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, California, U.S.
29
Loss
22–7
Pablo César Cano
SD
10
Nov 18, 2016
Fantasy Springs Resort Casino , Indio, California , U.S.
28
Loss
22–6
Frankie Gómez
UD
10
May 7, 2016
T-Mobile Arena , Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
27
Win
22–5
Hank Lundy
TD
5 (10), 2:09
Jul 11, 2015
Memorial Sports Arena , Los Angeles, California , U.S.
Won vacant WBC-NABF light welterweight title ; Majority TD after Herrera was cut from accidental head clashes
26
Loss
21–5
José Benavidez
UD
12
Dec 13, 2014
Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas , Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
Lost WBA interim light welterweight title
25
Win
21–4
Johan Pérez
MD
12
Jul 12, 2014
MGM Grand Garden Arena , Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
Won WBA interim light welterweight title
24
Loss
20–4
Danny García
MD
12
Mar 15, 2014
Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez , Bayamón , Puerto Rico
For WBA (Super) , WBC , and The Ring light welterweight titles
23
Win
20–3
Miguel Angel Huerta
UD
8
Sep 27, 2013
DoubleTree, Ontario, California, U.S.
22
Win
19–3
Kim Ji-hoon
UD
10
May 2, 2013
Omega Products International, Corona, California, U.S.
21
Loss
18–3
Karim Mayfield
UD
10
Oct 27, 2012
Turning Stone Resort Casino , Verona, New York , U.S.
For WBO –NABO welterweight title
20
Loss
18–2
Mike Alvarado
UD
10
Apr 14, 2012
Mandalay Bay Events Center , Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
19
Win
18–1
Mike Dallas Jr.
MD
10
Jun 24, 2011
Pechanga Resort & Casino , Temecula, California , U.S.
18
Win
17–1
Cristian Favela
UD
8
Apr 29, 2011
DoubleTree, Ontario, California, U.S.
17
Win
16–1
Ruslan Provodnikov
UD
12
Jan 7, 2011
Cox Pavilion , Paradise, Nevada , U.S.
Won vacant IBF North American light welterweight title
16
Win
15–1
Hector Alatorre
UD
8
Aug 20, 2010
Omega Products International, Corona, California, U.S.
15
Win
14–1
Efren Hinojosa
RTD
6 (10), 3:00
Apr 23, 2010
DoubleTree, Ontario, California, U.S.
14
Loss
13–1
Mike Anchondo
SD
8
Dec 4, 2009
Chumash Casino Resort , Santa Ynez, California , U.S.
13
Win
13–0
Cleotis Pendarvis
MD
8
Oct 9, 2009
DoubleTree, Ontario, California, U.S.
12
Win
12–0
Jason Davis
TKO
5 (10), 0:57
Aug 14, 2009
Omega Products International, Corona, California, U.S.
Won WBC–USNBC light welterweight title
11
Win
11–0
Luis Alfredo Lugo
UD
10
Jun 12, 2009
DoubleTree, Ontario, California, U.S.
Won WBC –USNBC welterweight title
10
Win
10–0
William Correa
TKO
5 (8), 2:39
Apr 17, 2009
DoubleTree, Ontario, California, U.S.
9
Win
9–0
Brian Gordon
RTD
5 (8), 3:00
Feb 27, 2009
DoubleTree, Ontario, California, U.S.
8
Win
8–0
Pavel Miranda
TKO
8 (8), 1:00
Nov 28, 2008
DoubleTree, Ontario, California, U.S.
7
Win
7–0
Antonio Sorria
UD
4
Sep 26, 2008
DoubleTree, Ontario, California, U.S.
6
Win
6–0
Santiago Perez
UD
6
Aug 28, 2008
Omega Products International, Corona, California, U.S.
5
Win
5–0
Daniel Cervantes
UD
6
Aug 1, 2008
Desert Diamond Casino, Phoenix, Arizona , U.S.
4
Win
4–0
Alan Velasco
SD
6
May 31, 2008
Harrah's Rincon , Valley Center, California , U.S.
3
Win
3–0
Jose Rodriguez
RTD
2 (4), 3:00
Feb 22, 2008
DoubleTree, Ontario, California, U.S.
2
Win
2–0
Elisio Garcia
TKO
3 (4), 1:27
Nov 2, 2007
DoubleTree , Ontario, California , U.S.
1
Win
1–0
Angel Osuna
UD
4
Aug 24, 2007
Omega Products International, Corona, California , U.S.
References
External links
Boxing record for Mauricio Herrera from BoxRec (registration required)
Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Vacant Title last held by
Joaquin Zamora
WBC –USNBC welterweight champion June 12, 2009 – August 14, 2009 Vacated
Vacant Title next held by
Favio Medina
Vacant Title last held by
Don Juan Futrell
WBC–USNBClight welterweight champion August 14, 2009 – October 2009 Vacated
Vacant Title next held by
Ray Narh
New title
IBF North American light welterweight champion January 7, 2011 – October 2012 Vacated
Vacant Title next held by
Steve Claggett
Vacant Title last held by
Thomas Dulorme
NABF light welterweight champion July 11, 2015 – May 2016 Vacated
Vacant Title next held by
Rashad Ganaway
World boxing titles
Preceded by
WBA light welterweight champion Interim title July 14, 2014 – December 13, 2014
Succeeded by