Juan Meza was born in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico on March 18, 1956. He made his professional debut at the age of 21 years on September 23, 1977 against Elias Rodriguez. Meza defeated Rodriguez via 3rd round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Meza got his first shot at a world title at the age of 26 after 41 professional fights. On March 27, 1982 Meza challenged Wilfredo Gómez' WBC super-bantamweight title but lost via 6th round TKO.
He became a world champion on November 3, 1984 at the age of 28 years, after by defeating Jaime Garza, the then-reining WBC super-bantamweight champion, via 1st round KO. This was his 47th fight as a professional.
Meza's last fight was a 1st-round TKO loss to Wilfredo Negrón at age 41, on March 22, 1997.
Some of Juan Meza's best fights have been against Jaime Garza, Mike Ayala, Carlos Ortiz, Lenny Valdez, and Carlos Mendoza. For a top-10 list of Meza's best performances, refer to "Best fights of Juan Meza".
Meza has 9 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Juan Meza Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
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54 | Mar 22, 1997 | 41 | ![]() | loss | TKO 1 |
53 | Feb 14, 1997 | 40 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
52 | Oct 30, 1987 | 31 | ![]() | loss | TKO 8 |
51 | Aug 28, 1987 | 31 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
50 | Dec 10, 1986 | 30 | ![]() | loss | TKO 12 |
49 | Aug 18, 1985 | 29 | ![]() | loss | UD 12 |
48 | Apr 19, 1985 | 29 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
47 | Nov 03, 1984 | 28 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
46 | May 16, 1984 | 28 | ![]() | win | SD 10 |
45 | Nov 19, 1983 | 27 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
44 | Jul 13, 1983 | 27 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
43 | Apr 20, 1983 | 27 | ![]() | win | TKO 8 |
42 | Mar 27, 1982 | 26 | ![]() | loss | TKO 6 |
41 | Jan 30, 1982 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 9 |
40 | Oct 04, 1981 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
39 | Aug 21, 1981 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 10 |
38 | May 28, 1981 | 25 | ![]() | win | MD 10 |
37 | Mar 26, 1981 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 8 |
36 | Mar 12, 1981 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
35 | Dec 19, 1980 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
34 | Nov 20, 1980 | 24 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
33 | Oct 09, 1980 | 24 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
32 | Aug 21, 1980 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
31 | Jun 26, 1980 | 24 | ![]() | loss | SD 10 |
30 | May 22, 1980 | 24 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
29 | Mar 26, 1980 | 24 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
28 | Mar 06, 1980 | 23 | ![]() | win | KO 6 |
27 | Jan 20, 1980 | 23 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
26 | Nov 08, 1979 | 23 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
25 | Oct 24, 1979 | 23 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
24 | Oct 03, 1979 | 23 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
23 | Aug 16, 1979 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
22 | Jun 14, 1979 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
21 | Mar 21, 1979 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
20 | Jan 30, 1979 | 22 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
19 | Jan 09, 1979 | 22 | ![]() | win | SD 10 |
18 | Dec 12, 1978 | 22 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
17 | Nov 22, 1978 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
16 | Nov 15, 1978 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
15 | Aug 02, 1978 | 22 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
14 | Jul 05, 1978 | 22 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
13 | Jun 26, 1978 | 22 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
12 | Jun 14, 1978 | 22 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
11 | May 24, 1978 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
10 | May 10, 1978 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
9 | Apr 28, 1978 | 22 | ![]() | win | SD 4 |
8 | Feb 12, 1978 | 21 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
7 | Dec 16, 1977 | 21 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
6 | Nov 18, 1977 | 21 | ![]() | loss | SD 4 |
5 | Nov 03, 1977 | 21 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
4 | Oct 27, 1977 | 21 | ![]() | win | PTS 5 |
3 | Oct 19, 1977 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
2 | Oct 13, 1977 | 21 | ![]() | loss | PTS 4 |
1 | Sep 23, 1977 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |