Saúl Juárez Gil (born 28 November 1990) is a Mexican

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who challenged for the WBC strawweight title in 2016 and the WBC

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title in 2018.

Career

Juárez turned pro in 2010. He had a successful amateur career. Juárez won the Cinturón de Oro, an annual tournament for novice boxers, early on in his career. Juárez lost an

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title eliminator to

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in 2014. Juárez then beat Adrián Hernández twice on back-to-back fights and then defeated Oswaldo Novoa to earn a world title shot. On 2 August 2015, he faced

Wanheng Menayothin Chayaphon Moonsri ( th, ชยพล มูลศรี; formerly: ''Saengsuree Moonsri''; แสงสุรีย์ มูลศรี; born 27 October 1985), known as Wanheng Menayothin (วันเฮง มีนะโยธิน) or Wanh ...

for the WBC strawweight title in

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. Wanheng seemed to control the fight, outjabbing and outboxing Juárez and won a close

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(116-112, 115–113, 116–113). Juárez lost his next three fights, to Leroy Estrada, Gilberto Pedraza, and Abraham Rodríguez. Then he won against Gilberto Parra, stopping him with a barrage of punches in round 9. Juárez will get another world title shot on 31 December 2018 against

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Professional boxing record

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Juarez, Saul 1990 births Living people Mexican male boxers Boxers from Mexico City Mini-flyweight boxers Light-flyweight boxers 21st-century Mexican people