Review: 2014-07-12, the fight between Johan Perez and Mauricio Herrera gets three stars thanks to a good second part of the bout. Johan Perez entered this fight with a boxing record of 19-1-1 (13 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.15 light welterweight in the world, he suffered his only defeat in 2012 when he faced Pablo Cesar Cano (=Cano vs Perez), since then he has won four consecutive bouts.
His opponent, Mauricio Herrera, has a record of 20-4-0 (7 knockouts) and he entered as the No.10 in the same weight class, he lost his last bout against #1 undefeated champion Danny Garcia (=Garcia vs Herrera). Perez vs Herrera is valid for the interim WBA World light welterweight title; undercard of Saul Alvarez vs Erislandy Lara. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Date: 2014-07-12
Where: MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Division: light welterweight (140 lbs, 63.5 kg)
Title: interim WBA World light welterweight title
Herrera’s previous fight: Danny Garcia vs Mauricio Herrera
Herrera’s next fight: Mauricio Herrera vs Jose Benavidez
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Official highlights
Best fight of the entire card.
Glad Herrera got the nod -which is how I had it. But especially after the Garcia loss. Which I had him winning.
Yet another fighter who i wish had some power.