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Biography
Mauricio Herrera (born May 24, 1980) is an American professional boxer who held the WBA interim super lightweight title in 2014.
Professional career
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 controversial majority decision to Danny García in a twelve-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 highly disputed with many members of the media scoring the bout in favor of Herrera, including Showtime Championship Boxing's broadcasting team. The scorecards submitted by judges Carlos Colon and Alejandro Rochin, in particular, drew criticism as their four point advantage for Garcia were not reflective of the action in the ring. His bad luck with judging continued in his last fight of the year on December 13 against José Benavidez, when he lost by disputed decision. The HBO commenting team of Max Kellerman, Jim Lampley, and Roy Jones, Jr. all thought that Herrera had clearly won the fight. HBO unofficial judge Harold Lederman scored the fight 116-112 for Herrera, and most of the boxing writers at ringside also had the fight for Herrera. On the HBO broadcast the commenting team all agreed the decision was "outrageous".
Professional boxing record
| Professional record summary | ||
| 29 fights | 22 wins | 7 losses |
| By knockout | 7 | 0 |
| By decision | 15 | 7 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | N/A | N/A |  Héctor Velázquez | N/A | – (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 NABF light welterweight title; Majority TD after Herrera sustained cuts 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, The Ring, and lineal 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. | Professional debut |
