Johan Pérez (born 10 June 1983) is a

Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...

n professional boxer. He is a former interim WBA

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champion.

Professional career

On December 10, 2011, Pérez defeated Fernando Castañeda by fourth round technical knockout for the vacant interim WBA light welterweight title. Then go on to lose it to

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. He would go on to have a second reign, outpointing the previously undefeated

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by majority decision on November 30, 2013, again for the vacant title. After one successful defence he lost it to

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Professional boxing record

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