Rocky Juarez
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Born | Ricardo Juárez April 15, 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||||
Other names | Rocky | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Weight(s) | Featherweight Super featherweight | ||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Reach | 69 in (175 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Stance | Orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||
Boxing record | |||||||||||||||||||||
Total fights | 42 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wins | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wins by KO | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Losses | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Draws | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ricardo "Rocky" Juárez (born April 15, 1980) is an American former
Amateur career
Juarez had a lustrous amateur career with a 145–17 record, which included a 68 fight winning streak, a
- 1998 United States Amateur Featherweight champion. Results were:
- Undepited Daniel Chavez points
- Defeated Darling Jimenez points
- Defeated Aaron Torres points
- Defeated Hong Gu points
- 1999 United States Amateur Featherweight champion. Results were:
- Defeated Jose Santa Cruz points
- Defeated Francisco Valentin TKO 3
- Defeated Ray Martinez points
- Defeated Aaron Torres points
- Defeated Steve Luevanopoints
- 2000 United States Amateur Featherweight champion
- Member of the 2000 U.S. Olympic team as a Featherweight, winning a silver medal. Results were:
- Defeated Bijan Batmani (Iran) RSC-3
- Defeated Falk Huste (Germany) points
- Defeated Somluck Kamsing (Thailand) RSC-4
- Defeated Kamil Dzamalutdinov(Russia) points
- Lost to Bekzat Sattarkhanov (Kazakhstan) points
Professional career
Juarez turned pro on January 25, 2001, with a unanimous decision against Pascali Adorno. A highly touted prospect, Juarez rose up the ranks with wins against
Juarez fought Barrera on May 20, 2006, in the
As a replacement for Jorge Rodrigo Barrios, Rocky Juarez stepped in and fought Juan Manuel Márquez for the WBC Super Featherweight title on November 3, 2007. He lost to Marquez on a unanimous decision. Juarez fought most of the fight with a bad cut above his left eye due to an accidental headbutt in the first round.[4]
On September 6, 2008, Rocky Juarez, (27-4, 19 KO's) won by TKO at 2:55 in the 11th round of the 12-rounder over former WBO Junior Lightweight Champion Jorge Rodrigo Barrios, (47-3-1, 34 KO's).[5][6]
In his fourth attempt at a title, Juarez fought Chris John to a controversial draw on February 28, 2009, in his hometown of Houston. Most ringside observers thought John won.[7] The two were supposed to fight a rematch on June 27 of that year but John withdrew from the fight due to problems with his blood tests.[7] The rematch finally took place on September 19 and the fight was won by John.[8]
Rocky Juarez fought Jason Litzau on April 3, 2010, losing by a controversial technical decision when the fight was halted in the seventh round due to a cut on Litzau's cheek which referee Jay Nady ruled was caused by an accidental head butt. The judges scored it 68-65 and 67-66 twice, in favour of the winner, Jason Litzau.[9]
Professional Boxing Record
References
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8IrM2gywvo, Bekzat Sattarkhan vs. Rocky Juarez Sindey 2000 Final
- ^ "HBO: Boxing: Event: Marco Antonio Barrera vs. Rocky Juarez: BARRERA BEATS JUAREZ IN NARROW DECISION". Archived from the original on 2009-10-11. Retrieved 2009-10-16.
- ^ "Marco Antonio Barrera vs Rocky Juarez 2: Boxing Results". Archived from the original on 2006-12-30. Retrieved 2006-12-30.
- ^ "Rafael: Calzaghe punches HOF ticket with stellar win". 4 November 2007.
- ^ ringsidereport.com, Houston Fighters Juan Diaz and Rocky Juarez Win Big, but Judges are the Big Losers Archived 2009-05-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ abs-cbnnews.com, Diaz takes IBO lightweight belt via split decision[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b Dan Rafael (2009-06-22). "John withdraws from bout with Juarez". ESPN. Retrieved 2009-07-10.
- ^ "John tops Juarez, keeps WBA featherweight belt". 20 September 2009.
- ^ "Rocky Juarez vs. Jason Litzau: Round by Round | April". Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2010-04-28.
- ^ "Rocky Juarez Professional boxing record". BoxRec.com.
External links
- Boxing record for Rocky Juarez from BoxRec (registration required)