Mauricio Herrera


Mauricio Herrera is an American professional boxer who held the WBA interim super lightweight title in 2014.
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Professional career

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.
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.
On December 13, 2014, Herrera lost a unanimous decision, and his interim WBA light welterweight title, to Jose Benavidez Jr. 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."
In March 2017, Herrera won a unanimous and majority decision over Hector Velazquez, and in August 2017 repeated the effort against Jesus Soto Karass.
On December 15, 2018, Sadam Ali defeated Herrera by unanimous decision on the Canelo Alvarez-Rocky Fielding undercard at Madison Square Garden.
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. It was a fight that featured boxers with a 17-year age difference.

Professional boxing record

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
33Loss24–9Vergil Ortiz Jr.KO3, 0:29May 4, 2019T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
32Loss24–8Sadam AliUD10Dec 15, 2018Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
31Win24–7Jesús Soto KarassMD10Aug 4, 2017Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, California, U.S.
30Win23–7Héctor VelázquezUD8Mar 23, 2017Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, California, U.S.
29Loss22–7Pablo César CanoSD10Nov 18, 2016Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, California, U.S.
28Loss22–6Frankie GómezUD10May 7, 2016T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
27Win22–5Hank Lundy5, 2:09Jul 11, 2015Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, U.S.Won vacant WBC-NABF light welterweight title;
Majority TD after Herrera was cut from accidental head clashes
26Loss21–5José BenavidezUD12Dec 13, 2014Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.Lost WBA interim light welterweight title
25Win21–4Johan PérezMD12Jul 12, 2014MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.Won WBA interim light welterweight title
24Loss20–4Danny GarcíaMD12Mar 15, 2014Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez, Bayamón, Puerto RicoFor WBA (Super), WBC, and The Ring light welterweight titles
23Win20–3Miguel Angel HuertaUD8Sep 27, 2013DoubleTree, Ontario, California, U.S.
22Win19–3Kim Ji-hoonUD10May 2, 2013Omega Products International, Corona, California, U.S.
21Loss18–3Karim MayfieldUD10Oct 27, 2012Turning Stone Resort Casino, Verona, New York, U.S.For WBO–NABO welterweight title
20Loss18–2Mike AlvaradoUD10Apr 14, 2012Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
19Win18–1Mike Dallas Jr.MD10Jun 24, 2011Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula, California, U.S.
18Win17–1Cristian FavelaUD8Apr 29, 2011DoubleTree, Ontario, California, U.S.
17Win16–1Ruslan ProvodnikovUD12Jan 7, 2011Cox Pavilion, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.Won vacant IBF North American light welterweight title
16Win15–1Hector AlatorreUD8Aug 20, 2010Omega Products International, Corona, California, U.S.
15Win14–1Efren HinojosaRTD6, 3:00Apr 23, 2010DoubleTree, Ontario, California, U.S.
14Loss13–1Mike AnchondoSD8Dec 4, 2009Chumash Casino Resort, Santa Ynez, California, U.S.
13Win13–0Cleotis Pendarvis8Oct 9, 2009DoubleTree, Ontario, California, U.S.
12Win12–0Jason DavisTKO5, 0:57Aug 14, 2009Omega Products International, Corona, California, U.S.Won WBC–USNBC light welterweight title
11Win11–0Luis Alfredo LugoUD10Jun 12, 2009DoubleTree, Ontario, California, U.S.Won WBC–USNBC welterweight title
10Win10–0William CorreaTKO5, 2:39Apr 17, 2009DoubleTree, Ontario, California, U.S.
9Win9–0Brian GordonRTD5, 3:00Feb 27, 2009DoubleTree, Ontario, California, U.S.
8Win8–0Pavel MirandaTKO8, 1:00Nov 28, 2008DoubleTree, Ontario, California, U.S.
7Win7–0Antonio SorriaUD4Sep 26, 2008DoubleTree, Ontario, California, U.S.
6Win6–0Santiago PerezUD6Aug 28, 2008Omega Products International, Corona, California, U.S.
5Win5–0Daniel CervantesUD6Aug 1, 2008Desert Diamond Casino, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
4Win4–0Alan Velasco6May 31, 2008Harrah's Rincon, Valley Center, California, U.S.
3Win3–0Jose Rodriguez2, 3:00Feb 22, 2008DoubleTree, Ontario, California, U.S.
2Win2–0Elisio Garcia3, 1:27Nov 2, 2007DoubleTree, Ontario, California, U.S.
1Win1–0Angel Osuna4Aug 24, 2007Omega Products International, Corona, California, U.S.