Saúl Juárez Gil (born 28 November 1990) is a
Mexican professional boxer
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who challenged for the
WBC strawweight
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Boxing
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title in 2016 and the WBC
light-flyweight 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
IBF light-flyweight title eliminator to
Milan Melindo in 2014. Juárez then beat
Adrián Hernández twice on back-to-back fights and then defeated
Oswaldo Novoa
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Professional career
On October 5, 2012, Novoa defeated José Alfredo Zúñiga by twelfth round unanimous decision to win t ...
to earn a world title shot. On 2 August 2015, he faced
Wanheng Menayothin for the
WBC strawweight
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Boxing
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title in
Chonburi
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. Wanheng seemed to control the fight, outjabbing and outboxing Juárez and won a close
unanimous decision
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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
Ken Shiro.
Professional boxing record
References
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1990 births
Living people
Mexican male boxers
Boxers from Mexico City
Mini-flyweight boxers
Light-flyweight boxers
21st-century Mexican sportsmen