On November 3, 1984, a 28-year-old Juan Meza (41-5, 33 KOs) got a shot at the WBC super-bantamweight title held by Jaime Garza.
Meza came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 71% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 18 days.
Juan Meza made quick work of Jaime Garza, stopping the champion via KO in the 1st. Meza improves his record to 42-5 (34 KOs)
On April 19, 1985, the 29-year-old WBC super-bantamweight world champion, Juan Meza (42-5, 34 KOs), faced Mike Ayala, in a title defense fight.
Meza came in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 72% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 16 days.
Juan Meza stopped Mike Ayala via TKO in the 6th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBC super-bantamweight title. Meza improves his record to 43-5 (35 KOs)
On December 16, 1977, a 21-year-old Juan Meza (4-2, 3 KOs) and Carlos Ortiz met in the ring for the 2nd time,.
Meza came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 50% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 28 days.
In the rematch, Juan Meza stopped Carlos Ortiz via KO in the 1st round. Meza improves his record to 5-2 (4 KOs)
On August 18, 1985, the 29-year-old WBC super-bantamweight world champion, Juan Meza (43-5, 35 KOs), faced a 30-year-old fellow Mexican boxer Lupe Pintor (53-7-2, 41 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Meza came in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 72% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 30 days. Pintor was on a 0-fight win streak with a 66% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 8 days.
Lupe Pintor defeated Juan Meza via unanimous decision and wins the WBC title. Pintor improves his record to 54-7-2, while Meza adds a loss to his record at 43-6.
On August 28, 1987, a 31-year-old Juan Meza (43-7, 35 KOs) and Lenny Valdez met in the ring.
Meza came in to the fight on a 2-fight losing streak with a 70% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 8 months and 18 days.
Juan Meza stopped Lenny Valdez via TKO in the 1st round. Meza improves his record to 44-7 (36 KOs)
On August 21, 1981, a 25-year-old Juan Meza (34-4, 28 KOs) and Carlos Mendoza met in the ring for the 2nd time,.
Meza came in to the fight on a 7-fight win streak with a 73% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 24 days.
In the rematch, Juan Meza stopped Carlos Mendoza via TKO in the 10th round. Meza improves his record to 35-4 (29 KOs)
On August 21, 1980, a 24-year-old Juan Meza (27-4, 23 KOs) and Francisco Marquez met in the ring.
Meza came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 74% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 26 days.
Juan Meza stopped Francisco Marquez via TKO in the 1st round. Meza improves his record to 28-4 (24 KOs)
On December 10, 1986, a 30-year-old Juan Meza (43-6, 35 KOs) got a shot at the super-bantamweight WBC title held by 24-year-old Thai boxer Samart Payakaroon (13-0, 7 KOs).
Meza came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 71% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year, 3 months, and 22 days. Payakaroon was on a 13-fight win streak with a 53% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 20 days.
Samart Payakaroon stopped Juan Meza via TKO in the final round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBC super-bantamweight title. Payakaroon improves his record to 14-0 (8 KOs), while Meza adds a loss to his record at 43-7.
On November 8, 1979, a 23-year-old Juan Meza (22-3, 18 KOs) and Roy Hernandez met in the ring.
Meza came in to the fight on a 10-fight win streak with a 72% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 15 days.
Juan Meza stopped Roy Hernandez via KO in the 1st round. Meza improves his record to 23-3 (19 KOs)
On July 5, 1978, a 22-year-old Juan Meza (11-2, 9 KOs) and Alfonso Cirillo met in the ring.
Meza came in to the fight on a 7-fight win streak with a 69% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 9 days.
Juan Meza stopped Alfonso Cirillo via KO in the 1st round. Meza improves his record to 12-2 (10 KOs)