Juan Hernandez Navarrete (born 24 February 1987) is a Mexican
professional boxer
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who held the
WBC flyweight
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Boxing
Flyweight is a class in boxing which includes fighters weighing up to and including 51 kg (112 lb) for a title fight.
Professional boxing
The flyweight division was the last of boxin ...
title in 2017.
Professional career
Hernández turned professional in 2004 and compiled a record of 18-1 before unsuccessfully challenging Japanese fighter Kazuto Ioka for his WBC minimumweight title. Hernández would get a second title opportunity, this time in the flyweight division for the newly vacated WBC title. He would travel to Thailand to take on and beat local fighter Nawaphon Kaikanha to be crowned champion.
Professional boxing record
See also
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List of flyweight boxing champions
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* The World Boxing Association (WBA), established in 1921 as the National Boxing Association (NBA). The WBA often recognize up ...
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List of Mexican boxing world champions
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References
External links
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1987 births
Living people
Mini-flyweight boxers
Flyweight boxers
World flyweight boxing champions
World Boxing Council champions
Sportspeople from Morelia
Boxers from Michoacán
Mexican male boxers
21st-century Mexican sportsmen