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On January 7, 2011 Herrera beat the undefeated Ruslan Provodnikov on [[ESPN]]'s [[Friday Night Fights]] to win the [[International Boxing Federation|USBA]] [[lightweight|Lightweight Championship]].<ref>http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=34507</ref> |
On January 7, 2011 Herrera beat the undefeated Ruslan Provodnikov on [[ESPN]]'s [[Friday Night Fights]] to win the [[International Boxing Federation|USBA]] [[lightweight|Lightweight Championship]].<ref>http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=34507</ref> |
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On March 15, 2014 Herrera lost a controversial majority decision to [[Danny García]] in a 12 round championship bout for the [[World Boxing Council|WBC]], [[World Boxing Association|WBA (Super)]] & [[The Ring (magazine)|''The Ring'']] [[Light Welterweight]] titles, by the scores of 116-112 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.<ref>http://www.boxingscene.com/mauricio-herrera-loser-new-uncrowned-champion--75862</ref> 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.<ref>http://www.boxingnewsonline.net/latest/feature/only-12-per-cent-of-boxing-media-agree-that-danny-garcia-deserved-to-beat-mauricio-herrera</ref><ref>http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1990541-danny-garcia-vs-mauricio-herrera-fight-time-date-tv-info-and-more</ref> |
On March 15, 2014 Herrera lost a controversial majority decision to [[Danny García]] in a 12 round championship bout for the [[World Boxing Council|WBC]], [[World Boxing Association|WBA (Super)]] & [[The Ring (magazine)|''The Ring'']] [[Light Welterweight]] titles, by the scores of 116-112 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.<ref>http://www.boxingscene.com/mauricio-herrera-loser-new-uncrowned-champion--75862</ref> 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.<ref>http://www.boxingnewsonline.net/latest/feature/only-12-per-cent-of-boxing-media-agree-that-danny-garcia-deserved-to-beat-mauricio-herrera</ref><ref>http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1990541-danny-garcia-vs-mauricio-herrera-fight-time-date-tv-info-and-more</ref> 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 Letterman 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". |
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==Professional record== |
==Professional record== |
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Revision as of 21:43, 14 December 2014
Mauricio Herrera | |
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| Born | Mauricio Herrera May 24, 1980 |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | El Maestro |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Welterweight Light Welterweight |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
| Reach | 71 in (182 cm) |
| Stance | Counterpuncher |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 26 |
| Wins | 21 |
| Wins by KO | 7 |
| Losses | 5 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No contests | 0 |
Mauricio Herrera (born May 24, 1980) is an American professional boxer in the Light Welterweight division.[1][2]
Professional career
On January 7, 2011 Herrera beat the undefeated Ruslan Provodnikov on ESPN's Friday Night Fights to win the USBA Lightweight Championship.[3]
On March 15, 2014 Herrera lost a controversial majority decision to Danny García in a 12 round championship bout for the WBC, WBA (Super) & The Ring Light Welterweight titles, by the scores of 116-112 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.[4] 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.[5][6] 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 Letterman 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 record
References
- ^ http://www.thesweetscience.com/news/articles-frontpage/11841-inland-empire-jr-welter-mauricio-herrera-is-battle-ready
- ^ http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/columns/story?columnist=rafael_dan&id=5993540
- ^ http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=34507
- ^ http://www.boxingscene.com/mauricio-herrera-loser-new-uncrowned-champion--75862
- ^ http://www.boxingnewsonline.net/latest/feature/only-12-per-cent-of-boxing-media-agree-that-danny-garcia-deserved-to-beat-mauricio-herrera
- ^ http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1990541-danny-garcia-vs-mauricio-herrera-fight-time-date-tv-info-and-more