Juan Meza

Career, Record, Stats

Juan Meza (Kid) is a 68-year-old retired Mexican professional boxer. He is a former super-bantamweight world champion. In a career spanning 19 years, 5 months, and 27 days, Meza amassed a record of 45-9, which includes 37 wins via KO, 2 of which were in world-title fights.

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LEGEND

Juan Meza's Boxing Career

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 complete list of Meza's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Juan Meza".

Meza has 9 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Juan Meza Losses".

Juan Meza's Boxing Record

#	Date	Age	Opponent	Res	Via
54	Mar 22, 1997	41	Wilfredo Negrón	loss	TKO 1
53	Feb 14, 1997	40	Esteban Lozoya	win	KO 4
52	Oct 30, 1987	31	Javier Marquez	loss	TKO 8
51	Aug 28, 1987	31	Lenny Valdez	win	TKO 1
50	Dec 10, 1986	30	Samart Payakaroon 24 13-0	loss	TKO 12
49	Aug 18, 1985	29	Lupe Pintor 30 53-7-2	loss	UD 12
48	Apr 19, 1985	29	Mike Ayala	win	TKO 6
47	Nov 03, 1984	28	Jaime Garza	win	KO 1
46	May 16, 1984	28	Javier Barajas	win	SD 10
45	Nov 19, 1983	27	Javier Barajas	win	UD 10
44	Jul 13, 1983	27	Pongpan Sorphayathai	win	TKO 3
43	Apr 20, 1983	27	Roberto Castillo	win	TKO 8
42	Mar 27, 1982	26	Wilfredo Gómez 25 34-1-1	loss	TKO 6
41	Jan 30, 1982	25	Antonio Guido	win	TKO 9
40	Oct 04, 1981	25	Lupe Martinez	win	TKO 4
39	Aug 21, 1981	25	Carlos Mendoza	win	TKO 10
38	May 28, 1981	25	James Martinez	win	MD 10
37	Mar 26, 1981	25	Javier Flores	win	TKO 8
36	Mar 12, 1981	24	Jose De la Cruz Lopez	win	TKO 2
35	Dec 19, 1980	24	Luis Avila	win	TKO 6
34	Nov 20, 1980	24	Alfonso Rodriguez	win	UD 10
33	Oct 09, 1980	24	Pedro Chavez	win	KO 3
32	Aug 21, 1980	24	Francisco Marquez	win	TKO 1
31	Jun 26, 1980	24	Carlos Mendoza	loss	SD 10
30	May 22, 1980	24	Alex Garcia	win	KO 3
29	Mar 26, 1980	24	Jorge Altamirano	win	KO 3
28	Mar 06, 1980	23	Ruben Moreno	win	KO 6
27	Jan 20, 1980	23	Simon Fortanelle	win	KO 2
26	Nov 08, 1979	23	Roy Hernandez	win	KO 1
25	Oct 24, 1979	23	Carlos Cantu	win	KO 3
24	Oct 03, 1979	23	Mucio Nava	win	KO 2
23	Aug 16, 1979	23	Humberto Lara	win	TKO 5
22	Jun 14, 1979	23	Rosendo Ramirez	win	TKO 5
21	Mar 21, 1979	23	Jose Luis Cruz	win	TKO 4
20	Jan 30, 1979	22	Noel Arriesgado	win	UD 10
19	Jan 09, 1979	22	James Martinez	win	SD 10
18	Dec 12, 1978	22	Leonel Valencia	win	KO 2
17	Nov 22, 1978	22	Mauro Fuentes	win	TKO 2
16	Nov 15, 1978	22	Jose Luis Lara	win	TKO 5
15	Aug 02, 1978	22	William Berry	loss	UD 10
14	Jul 05, 1978	22	Alfonso Cirillo	win	KO 1
13	Jun 26, 1978	22	Pascual Villareal	win	KO 2
12	Jun 14, 1978	22	Jose Luis Garcia	win	KO 1
11	May 24, 1978	22	Luis Rico	win	TKO 2
10	May 10, 1978	22	Adun Aguilar	win	TKO 1
9	Apr 28, 1978	22	Rudy Ambriz	win	SD 4
8	Feb 12, 1978	21	Julian Gaxiola	win	KO 1
7	Dec 16, 1977	21	Carlos Ortiz	win	KO 1
6	Nov 18, 1977	21	Carlos Ortiz	loss	SD 4
5	Nov 03, 1977	21	Horacio Pintado	win	KO 1
4	Oct 27, 1977	21	Valentin Holguin	win	PTS 5
3	Oct 19, 1977	21	Davey White	win	TKO 2
2	Oct 13, 1977	21	Valentin Holguin	loss	PTS 4
1	Sep 23, 1977	21	Elias Rodriguez	win	TKO 3

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