Lightweight · Mexico
Juan Zurita 130-23-1 47 KO · 1932–1948
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Updated Oct 12, 2026 · Sources: Wikidata, English Wikipedia, Wikipedia (es)
Juan Zurita was a lightweight boxer from Mexico, born May 12, 1917. Record 130-23-1 with 47 knockouts over 1932–1948. World titles: WBA lightweight (1944–1945). Juan Zurita last fought Canguro Varela on Mar 30, 1948 and won by KO in round 3.
Also: خوان زوريتا · ファン・スリタ · Juan Bautista Zurita Ferrer
Born May 12, 1917
Died Mar 24, 2000
Country 🇲🇽 Mexico
Stance Southpaw
Height 165 cm
Reach 168 cm
Nickname Zurita III
Debut Feb 13, 1932
Career 1932–1948
Rounds boxed 1209
KO share 36%
Born in Veracruz, Mexico
Titles WBA lightweight · 1944–1945
Boxerbook rating 1679 ± 336 · inactive since Mar 1948Why here › Confirmed bouts 20 of 154
Career record Record
130-23-1, 47 KOs · 1932–1948
Last result W
Canguro Varela
KO 3 · Arena Sonora, Hermosillo, 🇲🇽
The record 154 bouts, 1932–1948, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.
Bouts by source: English Wikipedia · 154, Wikipedia (es) · 6
W
Canguro Varela
KO 3 · Arena Sonora, Hermosillo, 🇲🇽
Zurita 129-23-1 · Varela —
L
Lost NBA lightweight title TKO 2/15 · El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Zurita 129-22-1 · Williams 64-7-2
W
RTD 3/10 · Houston, Texas, 🇺🇸
Zurita 128-22-1 · Belloise —
W
Paul Altman
KO 5/10 · Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, 🇺🇸
Zurita 127-22-1 · Altman —
W
Jerry Moore
KO 6/10 · Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Zurita 126-22-1 · Moore —
W
KO 4/10 · Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, 🇺🇸
Zurita 125-22-1 · Spoldi —
W
Pete Lello
KO 2/10 · Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Zurita 124-22-1 · Lello —
L
UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Zurita 124-21-1 · Jack 59-9-3
W
Won NBA lightweight title UD 15/15 · Gilmore Field, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Zurita 123-21-1 · Angott 73-18-6
W
Miguel Arroya
KO 5/10 · Coliseo Olímpico, Guadalajara, 🇲🇽
Zurita 122-21-1 · Arroya —
W
Enrique Cardoso
PTS 10/10 · Estadio Olimpico, Panama City, 🇵🇦
Zurita 121-21-1 · Cardoso —
W
Baby Coullimber
PTS 10/10 · Estadio Olimpico, Panama City, 🇵🇦
Zurita 120-21-1 · Coullimber —
W
Aquilino Allen
PTS 10/10 · Estadio Olimpico, Panama City, 🇵🇦
Zurita 119-21-1 · Allen —
W
Rafael Hurtado
PTS 10/10 · Estadio Olimpico, Panama City, 🇵🇦
Zurita 118-21-1 · Hurtado —
L
Slugger White
UD 10/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Zurita 118-20-1 · White —
W
Henry Vasquez
UD 10/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Zurita 117-20-1 · Vasquez —
W
Joey Silva
PTS 10/10 · Last Frontier Hotel, Las Vegas, 🇺🇸
Zurita 116-20-1 · Silva —
W
Joey Peralta
PTS 10/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Zurita 115-20-1 · Peralta —
W
Jimmy Florita
PTS 10/10 · Civic Auditorium, Stockton, 🇺🇸
Zurita 114-20-1 · Florita —
W
Vern Bybee
PTS 10/10 · Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Zurita 113-20-1 · Bybee —
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Eddie Marcus
KO 6/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Zurita 112-20-1 · Marcus —
W
Chuck Railey
TKO 3/10 · Coliseum, San Diego, 🇺🇸
Zurita 111-20-1 · Railey —
W
Chester Slider
UD 10/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Zurita 110-20-1 · Slider —
W
Panama Brown
KO 4/10 · Coliseo Olímpico, Guadalajara, 🇲🇽
Zurita 109-20-1 · Brown —
L
KO 2/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Zurita 109-19-1 · Armstrong 120-17-8
W
Jimmy Hatcher
TKO 2/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Zurita 108-19-1 · Hatcher —
W
Chester Slider
PTS 10/10 · Auditorium, Oakland, 🇺🇸
Zurita 107-19-1 · Slider —
W
Henry Woods
PTS 10/10 · Auditorium, Oakland, 🇺🇸
Zurita 106-19-1 · Woods —
W
UD 10/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Zurita 105-19-1 · Lemos —
W
Fillo Gonzalez
TKO 4/10 · Plaza de Toros, Tijuana, 🇲🇽
Zurita 104-19-1 · Gonzalez —
W
UD 10/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Zurita 103-19-1 · Breese —
W
Jimmy Florita
KO 5/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Zurita 102-19-1 · Florita —
W
Ray Price
PTS 10/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Zurita 101-19-1 · Price —
W
Billy Hale
KO 3/10 · Coliseum, San Diego, 🇺🇸
Zurita 100-19-1 · Hale —
W
Guy Serean
KO 1/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Zurita 99-19-1 · Serean —
W
George Latka
PTS 10/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Zurita 98-19-1 · Latka —
W
Fillo Gonzalez
PTS 10/10 · Arena Cristal, Havana, 🇨🇺
Zurita 97-19-1 · Gonzalez —
W
Joe Pedroso
PTS 10/10 · Arena Cristal, Havana, 🇨🇺
Zurita 96-19-1 · Pedroso —
W
KO 6/10 · Arena Cristal, Havana, 🇨🇺
Zurita 95-19-1 · Baeza —
W
Baby Coullimber
PTS 10/10 · Arena Cristal, Havana, 🇨🇺
Zurita 94-19-1 · Coullimber —
W
Ventura Marquez
KO 3/10 · Arena Nacional, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Zurita 93-19-1 · Marquez —
W
Carlos Miranda
KO 3/10 · Arena Nacional, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Zurita 92-19-1 · Miranda —
L
Raul de la Torre
KO 1/10 · Arena Nacional, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Zurita 92-18-1 · Torre —
W
Lloyd Pine
PTS 10/10 · Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, 🇺🇸
Zurita 91-18-1 · Pine —
W
Enrique Cardoso
PTS 10/10 · Arena Nacional, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Zurita 90-18-1 · Cardoso —
W
Lupe Gonzalez
PTS 10/10 · Coliseo Olímpico, Guadalajara, 🇲🇽
Zurita 89-18-1 · Gonzalez —
W
Nick Peters
PTS 10/10 · Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, 🇺🇸
Zurita 88-18-1 · Peters —
L
Memo Llanes
PTS 10/10 · Arena Nacional, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Zurita 88-17-1 · Llanes —
W
Fred Taylor
PTS 10/10 · Arena Nacional, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Zurita 87-17-1 · Taylor —
W
Lupe Gonzalez
PTS 10/10 · Arena Nacional, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Zurita 86-17-1 · Gonzalez —
L
Rodolfo Ramirez
For Mexico lightweight title PTS 12/12 · Arena Nacional, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Zurita 86-16-1 · Ramirez —
W
Carlos Manzano
KO 1/10 · Plaza de Toros, Nuevo Laredo, 🇲🇽
Zurita 85-16-1 · Manzano —
W
Fred Taylor
PTS 10/10 · Arena La Cancha, Torreon, 🇲🇽
Zurita 84-16-1 · Taylor —
W
TKO 5/10 · Arena Progreso, Guadalajara, 🇲🇽
Zurita 83-16-1 · Dado 103-40-18
W
Max Tarley
KO 4/10 · Arena Nacional, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Zurita 82-16-1 · Tarley —
W
Johnny Stevens
PTS 10/10 · Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Zurita 81-16-1 · Stevens —
L
Rodolfo Ramirez
Lost Mexico lightweight title TKO 12/12 · Arena Mexico, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Zurita 81-15-1 · Ramirez —
W
Joe Conde
PTS 10/10 · Nogales, Sonora, 🇲🇽
Zurita 80-15-1 · Conde —
W
Tony Mar
PTS 10/10 · Nogales, Sonora, 🇲🇽
Zurita 79-15-1 · Mar —
L
Rodolfo Ramirez
KO 6/10 · Arena Mexico, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Zurita 79-14-1 · Ramirez —
W
Carlos Malacara
DQ 4/10 · Mexico City, Distrito Federal, 🇲🇽
Zurita 78-14-1 · Malacara —
W
Tony Mar
Retained Mexico lightweight title PTS 12/12 · Arena Mexico, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Zurita 77-14-1 · Mar —
W
Kallo Alphesa
TKO 5/10 · Walkathon Arena, San Antonio, 🇺🇸
Zurita 76-14-1 · Alphesa —
W
Jimmy Hatcher
UD 10/10 · Walkathon Arena, San Antonio, 🇺🇸
Zurita 75-14-1 · Hatcher —
W
Tony Mar
Retained Mexico lightweight title PTS 12/12 · Arena Mexico, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Zurita 74-14-1 · Mar —
W
Joe Conde
Retained Mexico lightweight title PTS 12/12 · Arena Mexico, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Zurita 73-14-1 · Conde —
W
Tiburcio De La Rosa
KO 7/10 · Arena Mexico, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Zurita 72-14-1 · Rosa —
L
Carlos Malacara
PTS 10/10 · Arena Mexico, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Zurita 72-13-1 · Malacara —
D
Tony Mar
PTS 10/10 · Arena Mexico, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Zurita 72-13-0 · Mar —
W
Panchito Villa
PTS 10/10 · Arena Mexico, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Zurita 71-13-0 · Villa —
W
Joe Conde
Won vacant Mexico lightweight title PTS 12/12 · Arena Mexico, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Zurita 70-13-0 · Conde —
L
TKO 6/10 · Arena Mexico, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Zurita 70-12-0 · Casanova 67-15-0
W
Felipe Andrade
KO 1/10 · Arena Nacional, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Zurita 69-12-0 · Andrade —
W
KO 6/10 · Arena Nacional, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Zurita 68-12-0 · Casanova 66-14-0
W
Joe Conde
PTS 10/10 · Arena Nacional, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Zurita 67-12-0 · Conde —
W
Salvador Cecena
KO 4/10 · Tepic, Nayarit, 🇲🇽
Zurita 66-12-0 · Cecena —
W
Lupe Gonzalez
PTS 10/10 · Arena Mexico, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Zurita 65-12-0 · Gonzalez —
W
Ricardo Manzanillo
PTS 10/10 · Arena Mexico, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Zurita 64-12-0 · Manzanillo —
W
Joe Conde
PTS 10/10 · Leon, Guanajuato, 🇲🇽
Zurita 63-12-0 · Conde —
L
Emilio Magana
PTS 10/10 · Arena Mexico, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Zurita 63-11-0 · Magana —
W
Joe Conde
PTS 10/10 · El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Zurita 62-11-0 · Conde —
W
Nava Esparza
KO 4/10 · Xalapa, Veracruz, 🇲🇽
Zurita 61-11-0 · Esparza —
W
Pelon Guerra
KO 6/10 · Xalapa, Veracruz, 🇲🇽
Zurita 60-11-0 · Guerra —
W
Joe Conde
PTS 10/10 · Monterrey, Nuevo León, 🇲🇽
Zurita 59-11-0 · Conde —
W
Sebastian Gonzalez
KO 5/10 · Monterrey, Nuevo León, 🇲🇽
Zurita 58-11-0 · Gonzalez —
W
Enrique Rodea
PTS 10/10 · Arena Nacional, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Zurita 57-11-0 · Rodea —
W
Joe Conde
PTS 10/10 · Monterrey, Nuevo León, 🇲🇽
Zurita 56-11-0 · Conde —
L
TKO 10/10 · Arena Nacional, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Zurita 56-10-0 · Casanova 59-9-0
W
Panchon Martinez
KO 1/10 · Arena Nacional, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Zurita 55-10-0 · Martinez —
W
Manuel Villa I
PTS 10/10 · Arena Nacional, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Zurita 54-10-0 · I —
W
Cleo McNeal
PTS 10/10 · Arena Nacional, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Zurita 53-10-0 · McNeal —
W
Panchito Villa
PTS 10/10 · Monterrey, Nuevo León, 🇲🇽
Zurita 52-10-0 · Villa —
W
Pedro Ortega
PTS 10/10 · Arena Nacional, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Zurita 51-10-0 · Ortega —
W
Ricardo Manzanillo
PTS 10/10 · Arena Jalisco, Guadalajara, 🇲🇽
Zurita 50-10-0 · Manzanillo —
W
Joe Conde
PTS 10/10 · Arena Nacional, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Zurita 49-10-0 · Conde —
W
Lalo Mendoza
PTS 10/10 · Pachuca, Hidalgo, 🇲🇽
Zurita 48-10-0 · Mendoza —
W
PTS 10/10 · El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Zurita 47-10-0 · Sangchili 70-13-10
W
Joe Lucero
TKO 4/10 · Labor Temple, Tucson, 🇺🇸
Zurita 46-10-0 · Lucero —
W
Tommy Brown
KO 2/10 · Ajo, Arizona, 🇺🇸
Zurita 45-10-0 · Brown —
W
Ricardo Manzanillo
KO 5/10 · Arena Jalisco, Guadalajara, 🇲🇽
Zurita 44-10-0 · Manzanillo —
L
KO 4/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Zurita 44-9-0 · Armstrong 46-11-7
W
Juan Cervantes
PTS 10/10 · Leon, Guanajuato, 🇲🇽
Zurita 43-9-0 · Cervantes —
W
PTS 10/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Zurita 42-9-0 · Wolgast 158-20-14
W
Paco Villa
TKO 6/10 · Arena Nacional, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Zurita 41-9-0 · Villa —
W
Ricardo Manzanillo
PTS 10/10 · Leon, Guanajuato, 🇲🇽
Zurita 40-9-0 · Manzanillo —
W
Chico Cisneros
PTS 10/10 · Guadalajara, Jalisco, 🇲🇽
Zurita 39-9-0 · Cisneros —
L
PTS 10/10 · Arena Nacional, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Zurita 39-8-0 · Casanova 46-6-0
W
Kid Barrilito
KO 4/10 · Tampico, Tamaulipas, 🇲🇽
Zurita 38-8-0 · Barrilito —
W
KO 5/10 · Arena Nacional, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Zurita 37-8-0 · Wolgast 154-19-13
W
Georgie Hansford
TKO 5/10 · Arena Nacional, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Zurita 36-8-0 · Hansford —
W
Joey Dodge
KO 6/10 · El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Zurita 35-8-0 · Dodge —
W
UD 10/10 · Forum, Montreal, 🇨🇦
Zurita 34-8-0 · Decico —
W
Bobby Fernandez
PTS 10/10 · El Paso, Texas, 🇺🇸
Zurita 33-8-0 · Fernandez —
W
Georgie Hawks
KO 2/10 · Laredo, Texas, 🇺🇸
Zurita 32-8-0 · Hawks —
L
PTS 10/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Zurita 32-7-0 · Wolgast 143-16-13
W
Bobby Fernandez
TKO 5/10 · Arena Panamericana, Ciudad Juarez, 🇲🇽
Zurita 31-7-0 · Fernandez —
L
PTS 10/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Zurita 31-6-0 · Wolgast 142-16-13
L
PTS 10/10 · Arena Nacional, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Zurita 31-5-0 · Casanova 36-5-0
W
PTS 10/10 · El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Zurita 30-5-0 · Escobar 23-8-2
L
PTS 10/10 · Wrigley Field, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Zurita 30-4-0 · Wolgast 140-14-13
W
Gene Espinosa
PTS 10/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Zurita 29-4-0 · Espinosa —
W
UD 10/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Zurita 28-4-0 · Dano 68-21-23
W
Chico Cisneros
PTS 10/10 · Arena Jalisco, Guadalajara, 🇲🇽
Zurita 27-4-0 · Cisneros —
W
Chico Cisneros
PTS 10/10 · Arena Nacional, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Zurita 26-4-0 · Cisneros —
L
Lost Mexico featherweight title KO 12/12 · Arena Nacional, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Zurita 26-3-0 · Casanova 29-4-0
W
Gene Espinosa
PTS 10/10 · Arena Nacional, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Zurita 25-3-0 · Espinosa —
W
Joe Conde
PTS 10/10 · Arena Nacional, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Zurita 24-3-0 · Conde —
W
Pelon Guerra
TKO 6/10 · Arena Cine Royal, Guadalajara, 🇲🇽
Zurita 23-3-0 · Guerra —
W
Ricardo Manzanillo
Retained Mexico featherweight title PTS 12/12 · Arena Nacional, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Zurita 22-3-0 · Manzanillo —
W
Cris Pineda
KO 4/10 · Arena Nacional, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Zurita 21-3-0 · Pineda —
W
Eddie Trujillo
PTS 10/10 · Arena Nacional, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Zurita 20-3-0 · Trujillo —
W
Eddie Ruiz
KO 4/10 · Plaza de Toros Rea, Mazatlan, 🇲🇽
Zurita 19-3-0 · Ruiz —
W
Carlos Ibarra
PTS 10/10 · Arena Cine Royal, Guadalajara, 🇲🇽
Zurita 18-3-0 · Ibarra —
W
Joe Conde
Won vacant Mexico featherweight title PTS 12/12 · Arena Nacional, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Zurita 17-3-0 · Conde —
L
Joe Conde
PTS 10/10 · Arena Nacional, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Zurita 17-2-0 · Conde —
W
Ricardo Manzanillo
PTS 10/10 · Arena Nacional, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Zurita 16-2-0 · Manzanillo —
L
Cris Pineda
PTS 10/10 · Arena Nacional, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Zurita 16-1-0 · Pineda —
W
Pelon Guerra
PTS 10/10 · Arena Nacional, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Zurita 15-1-0 · Guerra —
W
Baby Palmore
PTS 10/10 · Arena Nacional, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Zurita 14-1-0 · Palmore —
W
Baby Nationalista
KO 3/10 · Arena Nacional, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Zurita 13-1-0 · Nationalista —
W
Harry Fierro
PTS 10/10 · Arena Nacional, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Zurita 12-1-0 · Fierro —
W
Pancho Varela
PTS 10/10 · Arena Nacional, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Zurita 11-1-0 · Varela —
W
PTS 10/10 · Arena Nacional, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Zurita 10-1-0 · Tirado —
W
Juan Rivero
PTS 10/10 · Arena Nacional, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Zurita 9-1-0 · Rivero —
L
Carlos Ibarra
PTS 10/10 · Arena Nacional, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Zurita 9-0-0 · Ibarra —
W
Guillermo Saucedo
KO 2/6 · Arena Nacional, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Zurita 8-0-0 · Saucedo —
W
Justo Jimenez
PTS 6/6 · Arena Nacional, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Zurita 7-0-0 · Jimenez —
W
Paco Villa
PTS 6/6 · Arena Nacional, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Zurita 6-0-0 · Villa —
W
Felix Perez
PTS 4/4 · El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Zurita 5-0-0 · Perez —
W
Rodolfo Camacho
TKO 1/6 · El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Zurita 4-0-0 · Camacho —
W
Rafael Casanova
KO 2/10 · Arena Progreso, Guadalajara, 🇲🇽
Zurita 3-0-0 · Casanova —
W
Juan Sandoval
PTS 6/6 · Arena Colon, Guadalajara, 🇲🇽
Zurita 2-0-0 · Sandoval —
W
Eddie Kidd
PTS 10/10 · Guadalajara, Jalisco, 🇲🇽
Zurita 1-0-0 · Kidd —
W
Kid Nacho
PTS 6/6 · Arena Progreso, Guadalajara, 🇲🇽
Zurita 0-0-0 · Nacho —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
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Facts
What is Juan Zurita's record? Juan Zurita's professional record is 130-23-1 with 47 knockouts.
Who did Juan Zurita fight last? Juan Zurita last fought Canguro Varela on Mar 30, 1948 and won by KO in round 3.
Which world titles has Juan Zurita held? Juan Zurita has held 1 world title reign: WBA lightweight (1944–1945). Sources Boxerbook ID 10555 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/10555 . Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), photo from Wikimedia Commons. Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.
