Juan Meza

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".