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Quick Facts
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 | ![]() | N/A | – (8) | Mar 23, 2017 | ![]() | |
29 | Loss | 22–7 | ![]() | SD | 10 | Nov 18, 2016 | ![]() | |
28 | Loss | 22–6 | ![]() | UD | 10 | May 7, 2016 | ![]() | |
27 | Win | 22–5 | ![]() | TD | 5 (10), 2:09 | Jul 11, 2015 | ![]() | Won vacant NABF light welterweight title; Majority TD after Herrera sustained cuts from accidental head clashes |
26 | Loss | 21–5 | ![]() | UD | 12 | Dec 13, 2014 | ![]() | Lost WBA interim light welterweight title |
25 | Win | 21–4 | ![]() | MD | 12 | Jul 12, 2014 | ![]() | Won WBA interim light welterweight title |
24 | Loss | 20–4 | ![]() | MD | 12 | Mar 15, 2014 | ![]() | For WBA (Super), WBC, The Ring, and lineal light welterweight titles |
23 | Win | 20–3 | ![]() | UD | 8 | Sep 27, 2013 | ![]() | |
22 | Win | 19–3 | ![]() | UD | 10 | May 2, 2013 | ![]() | |
21 | Loss | 18–3 | ![]() | UD | 10 | Oct 27, 2012 | ![]() | For WBO–NABO welterweight title |
20 | Loss | 18–2 | ![]() | UD | 10 | Apr 14, 2012 | ![]() | |
19 | Win | 18–1 | ![]() | MD | 10 | Jun 24, 2011 | ![]() | |
18 | Win | 17–1 | ![]() | UD | 8 | Apr 29, 2011 | ![]() | |
17 | Win | 16–1 | ![]() | UD | 12 | Jan 7, 2011 | ![]() | Won vacant IBF North American light welterweight title |
16 | Win | 15–1 | ![]() | UD | 8 | Aug 20, 2010 | ![]() | |
15 | Win | 14–1 | ![]() | RTD | 6 (10), 3:00 | Apr 23, 2010 | ![]() | |
14 | Loss | 13–1 | ![]() | SD | 8 | Dec 4, 2009 | ![]() | |
13 | Win | 13–0 | ![]() | MD | 8 | Oct 9, 2009 | ![]() | |
12 | Win | 12–0 | ![]() | TKO | 5 (10), 0:57 | Aug 14, 2009 | ![]() | Won WBC–USNBC light welterweight title |
11 | Win | 11–0 | ![]() | UD | 10 | Jun 12, 2009 | ![]() | Won WBC–USNBC welterweight title |
10 | Win | 10–0 | ![]() | TKO | 5 (8), 2:39 | Apr 17, 2009 | ![]() | |
9 | Win | 9–0 | ![]() | RTD | 5 (8), 3:00 | Feb 27, 2009 | ![]() | |
8 | Win | 8–0 | ![]() | TKO | 8 (8), 1:00 | Nov 28, 2008 | ![]() | |
7 | Win | 7–0 | ![]() | UD | 4 | Sep 26, 2008 | ![]() | |
6 | Win | 6–0 | ![]() | UD | 6 | Aug 28, 2008 | ![]() | |
5 | Win | 5–0 | ![]() | UD | 6 | Aug 1, 2008 | ![]() | |
4 | Win | 4–0 | ![]() | SD | 6 | May 31, 2008 | ![]() | |
3 | Win | 3–0 | ![]() | RTD | 2 (4), 3:00 | Feb 22, 2008 | ![]() | |
2 | Win | 2–0 | ![]() | TKO | 3 (4), 1:27 | Nov 2, 2007 | ![]() | |
1 | Win | 1–0 | ![]() | UD | 4 | Aug 24, 2007 | ![]() | Professional debut |