Mauricio Herrera


Mauricio Herrera 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 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

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
33Loss24–9 Vergil Ortiz Jr.KO3, 0:29May 4, 2019 T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
32Loss24–8 Sadam AliUD10Dec 15, 2018 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
31Win24–7 Jesús Soto KarassMD10Aug 4, 2017 Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, California, U.S.
30Win23–7 Héctor VelázquezUD8Mar 23, 2017 Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, California, U.S.
29Loss22–7 Pablo César CanoSD10Nov 18, 2016 Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, California, U.S.
28Loss22–6 Frankie GómezUD10May 7, 2016 T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
27Win22–5 Hank Lundy5, 2:09Jul 11, 2015 Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, U.S.Won vacant NABF light welterweight title;
Majority TD after Herrera was cut from accidental head clashes
26Loss21–5 José BenavidezUD12Dec 13, 2014 Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.Lost WBA interim light welterweight title
25Win21–4 Johan PérezMD12Jul 12, 2014 MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.Won WBA interim light welterweight title
24Loss20–4 Danny GarcíaMD12Mar 15, 2014 Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez, Bayamón, Puerto RicoFor WBA, WBC, The Ring, and lineal light welterweight titles
23Win20–3 Miguel Angel HuertaUD8Sep 27, 2013 DoubleTree, Ontario, California, U.S.
22Win19–3 Kim Ji-hoonUD10May 2, 2013 Omega Products International, Corona, California, U.S.
21Loss18–3 Karim MayfieldUD10Oct 27, 2012 Turning Stone Resort Casino, Verona, New York, U.S.For WBO–NABO welterweight title
20Loss18–2 Mike AlvaradoUD10Apr 14, 2012 Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
19Win18–1 Mike Dallas Jr.MD10Jun 24, 2011 Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula, California, U.S.
18Win17–1 Cristian FavelaUD8Apr 29, 2011 DoubleTree, Ontario, California, U.S.
17Win16–1 Ruslan ProvodnikovUD12Jan 7, 2011 Cox Pavilion, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.Won vacant IBF North American light welterweight title
16Win15–1 Hector AlatorreUD8Aug 20, 2010 Omega Products International, Corona, California, U.S.
15Win14–1 Efren HinojosaRTD6, 3:00Apr 23, 2010 DoubleTree, Ontario, California, U.S.
14Loss13–1 Mike AnchondoSD8Dec 4, 2009 Chumash Casino Resort, Santa Ynez, California, U.S.
13Win13–0 Cleotis Pendarvis8Oct 9, 2009 DoubleTree, Ontario, California, U.S.
12Win12–0 Jason DavisTKO5, 0:57Aug 14, 2009 Omega Products International, Corona, California, U.S.Won WBC–USNBC light welterweight title
11Win11–0 Luis Alfredo LugoUD10Jun 12, 2009 DoubleTree, Ontario, California, U.S.Won WBC–USNBC welterweight title
10Win10–0 William CorreaTKO5, 2:39Apr 17, 2009 DoubleTree, Ontario, California, U.S.
9Win9–0 Brian GordonRTD5, 3:00Feb 27, 2009 DoubleTree, Ontario, California, U.S.
8Win8–0 Pavel MirandaTKO8, 1:00Nov 28, 2008 DoubleTree, Ontario, California, U.S.
7Win7–0 Antonio SorriaUD4Sep 26, 2008 DoubleTree, Ontario, California, U.S.
6Win6–0 Santiago PerezUD6Aug 28, 2008 Omega Products International, Corona, California, U.S.
5Win5–0 Daniel CervantesUD6Aug 1, 2008 Desert Diamond Casino, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
4Win4–0 Alan Velasco6May 31, 2008 Harrah's Rincon, Valley Center, California, U.S.
3Win3–0 Jose Rodriguez2, 3:00Feb 22, 2008 DoubleTree, Ontario, California, U.S.
2Win2–0 Elisio Garcia3, 1:27Nov 2, 2007 DoubleTree, Ontario, California, U.S.
1Win1–0 Angel Osuna4Aug 24, 2007 Omega Products International, Corona, California, U.S.