Juan Zurita

Juan Zurita
Statistics
Real name Juan Bautista Zurita Ferrer
Nickname(s) Zurita III
Rated at Lightweight
Height 1.60 m (5.2 ft)
Reach 1.68 m (5.5 ft)
Nationality Mexican
Born (1917-05-12)May 12, 1917
Veracruz, Mexico
Died March 24, 2000(2000-03-24) (aged 82)
Estado de México, Mexico
Stance Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights 156
Wins 131
Wins by KO 43
Losses 24
Draws 1

Juan Zurita (2 May 1917 - 24 March 2000) was a Mexican boxer in the Lightweight division and a former Lightweight world champion.

Pro career

During his career he won a version of the Lightweight Championship of the World and other belts such as the NBA Lightweight Championship of the World, Featherweight Championship of Mexico, and the Lightweight Championship of Mexico.

Zurita was inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame in 1997.[1]

See also

References

  1. World Boxing Hall of Fame Inductees. Retrieved on 2008-07-15.


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