Juan Meza (45-9, 37) was born in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico on March 18, 1956. At the age of 21 years on September 23, 1977, he made his professional boxing debut against Elias Rodriguez, winning the fight via 3rd-round TKO.
On his 42nd career fight at 26 years old, Juan Meza got a shot at the WBC super-bantamweight titles against Wilfredo G贸mez on March 27, 1982 but lost the fight via 6th-round TKO.
He became a super-bantamweight world champion (WBC) on November 3, 1984 at the age of 28 years old, on his 47th career fight, after defeating Jaime Garza via 1st-round KO.
Meza's last fight was a 1st-round TKO loss to Wilfredo Negr贸n at age 41 on March 22, 1997. He retired from the sport of boxing following this loss.
Some of Juan Meza's best fights were against Wilfredo G贸mez and Jaime Garza. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Juan Meza".
Meza has 9 losses on his boxing record. For details about these losses refer to "Juan Meza Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
54 | Mar 22, 1997 41 years 45-9 (37) | Wilfredo Negr贸n | 1 | TKO | LOSS | |
53 | Feb 14, 1997 40 years, 10 months 45-8 (37) | Esteban Lozoya | 4 | KO | WIN | |
52 | Oct 30, 1987 31 years, 7 months 44-8 (36) | Javier Marquez | 8 | TKO | LOSS | |
51 | Aug 28, 1987 31 years, 5 months 44-7 (36) | Lenny Valdez | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
50  | Dec 10, 1986 30 years, 8 months 43-7 (35) | 24 years 13-0 (7) | SBT | 12 | TKO | LOSS For WBC |
49  | Aug 18, 1985 29 years, 5 months 43-6 (35) | 30 years, 4 months 53-7-2 (41) | SBT | 12 | UD | LOSS Lost WBC |
48 | Apr 19, 1985 29 years, 1 months 43-5 (35) | Mike Ayala | SBT | 6 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC |
47 | Nov 3, 1984 28 years, 7 months 42-5 (34) | Jaime Garza | SBT | 1 | KO | WIN Won WBC |
46 | May 16, 1984 28 years, 1 months 41-5 (33) | Javier Barajas | 10 | SD | WIN | |
45 | Nov 19, 1983 27 years, 8 months 40-5 (33) | Javier Barajas | 10 | UD | WIN | |
44 | Jul 13, 1983 27 years, 3 months 39-5 (33) | Pongpan Sorphayathai | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
43 | Apr 20, 1983 27 years, 1 months 38-5 (32) | Roberto Castillo | 8 | TKO | WIN | |
42  | Mar 27, 1982 26 years 37-5 (31) | 25 years, 4 months 34-1-1 (34) | SBT | 6 | TKO | LOSS For WBC |
41 | Jan 30, 1982 25 years, 10 months 37-4 (31) | Antonio Guido | 9 | TKO | WIN | |
40 | Oct 4, 1981 25 years, 6 months 36-4 (30) | Lupe Martinez | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
39 | Aug 21, 1981 25 years, 5 months 35-4 (29) | Carlos Mendoza | 10 | TKO | WIN | |
38 | May 28, 1981 25 years, 2 months 34-4 (28) | James Martinez | 10 | MD | WIN | |
37 | Mar 26, 1981 25 years 33-4 (28) | Javier Flores | 8 | TKO | WIN | |
36 | Mar 12, 1981 24 years, 11 months 32-4 (27) | Jose De la Cruz Lopez | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
35 | Dec 19, 1980 24 years, 9 months 31-4 (26) | Luis Avila | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
34 | Nov 20, 1980 24 years, 8 months 30-4 (25) | Alfonso Rodriguez | 10 | UD | WIN | |
33 | Oct 9, 1980 24 years, 6 months 29-4 (25) | Pedro Chavez | 3 | KO | WIN | |
32 | Aug 21, 1980 24 years, 5 months 28-4 (24) | Francisco Marquez | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
31 | Jun 26, 1980 24 years, 3 months 27-4 (23) | Carlos Mendoza | 10 | SD | LOSS | |
30 | May 22, 1980 24 years, 2 months 27-3 (23) | Alex Garcia | 3 | KO | WIN | |
29 | Mar 26, 1980 24 years 26-3 (22) | Jorge Altamirano | 3 | KO | WIN | |
28 | Mar 6, 1980 23 years, 11 months 25-3 (21) | Ruben Moreno | 6 | KO | WIN | |
27 | Jan 20, 1980 23 years, 10 months 24-3 (20) | Simon Fortanelle | 2 | KO | WIN | |
26 | Nov 8, 1979 23 years, 7 months 23-3 (19) | Roy Hernandez | 1 | KO | WIN | |
25 | Oct 24, 1979 23 years, 7 months 22-3 (18) | Carlos Cantu | 3 | KO | WIN | |
24 | Oct 3, 1979 23 years, 6 months 21-3 (17) | Mucio Nava | 2 | KO | WIN | |
23 | Aug 16, 1979 23 years, 4 months 20-3 (16) | Humberto Lara | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
22 | Jun 14, 1979 23 years, 2 months 19-3 (15) | Rosendo Ramirez | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
21 | Mar 21, 1979 23 years 18-3 (14) | Jose Luis Cruz | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
20 | Jan 30, 1979 22 years, 10 months 17-3 (13) | Noel Arriesgado | 10 | UD | WIN | |
19 | Jan 9, 1979 22 years, 9 months 16-3 (13) | James Martinez | 10 | SD | WIN | |
18 | Dec 12, 1978 22 years, 8 months 15-3 (13) | Leonel Valencia | 2 | KO | WIN | |
17 | Nov 22, 1978 22 years, 8 months 14-3 (12) | Mauro Fuentes | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
16 | Nov 15, 1978 22 years, 7 months 13-3 (11) | Jose Luis Lara | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
15 | Aug 2, 1978 22 years, 4 months 12-3 (10) | William Berry | 10 | UD | LOSS | |
14 | Jul 5, 1978 22 years, 3 months 12-2 (10) | Alfonso Cirillo | 1 | KO | WIN | |
13 | Jun 26, 1978 22 years, 3 months 11-2 (9) | Pascual Villareal | 2 | KO | WIN | |
12 | Jun 14, 1978 22 years, 2 months 10-2 (8) | Jose Luis Garcia | 1 | KO | WIN | |
11 | May 24, 1978 22 years, 2 months 9-2 (7) | Luis Rico | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
10 | May 10, 1978 22 years, 1 months 8-2 (6) | Adun Aguilar | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
9 | Apr 28, 1978 22 years, 1 months 7-2 (5) | Rudy Ambriz | 4 | SD | WIN | |
8 | Feb 12, 1978 21 years, 10 months 6-2 (5) | Julian Gaxiola | 1 | KO | WIN | |
7 | Dec 16, 1977 21 years, 8 months 5-2 (4) | Carlos Ortiz | 1 | KO | WIN | |
6 | Nov 18, 1977 21 years, 8 months 4-2 (3) | Carlos Ortiz | 4 | SD | LOSS | |
5 | Nov 3, 1977 21 years, 7 months 4-1 (3) | Horacio Pintado | 1 | KO | WIN | |
4 | Oct 27, 1977 21 years, 7 months 3-1 (2) | Valentin Holguin | 5 | PTS | WIN | |
3 | Oct 19, 1977 21 years, 7 months 2-1 (2) | Davey White | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
2 | Oct 13, 1977 21 years, 6 months 1-1 (1) | Valentin Holguin | 4 | PTS | LOSS | |
1 | Sep 23, 1977 21 years, 6 months 1-0 (1) | Elias Rodriguez | 3 | TKO | WIN |
