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Juan Lazcano (born 23 March, 1975 in Ciudad Juárez
Ciudad Juárez

Ciudad Ju?rez, also known as just Ju?rez and formerly known as El Paso del Norte, is a city and seat of the Ju?rez in the Mexican state of Chihuahua ....
, Chihuahua, Mexico
Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federalism constitutionalism republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of Mexico....
) is a Mexican American
Mexican American

Mexican Americans are United States of Mexican descent. They account for 9% of the country's population: 28.3 million Americans listed their ancestry as Mexican as of 2006....
 professional boxer
Professional Boxing

Professional boxing, or prizefighting, emerged in the early twentieth century as boxing gradually attained legitimacy and became a regulated, sanctioned sport....
 from El Paso
El Paso, Texas

El Paso is a city in and the county seat of El Paso County, Texas, Texas, United States, and part of the . According to the United States Census Bureau 2006 population estimates, the city had a population of 606,913....
, Texas
Texas

Texas is a U.S. state located in the South Central United States, nicknamed the Lone Star State. Texas is the second largest U.S. state in both area and population, spanning , and with a growing population of 24.3 million residents....
, who is now based in Sacramento
Sacramento, California

Sacramento is the Capital of the United States U.S. state of California, and the county seat of Sacramento County, California. Located along the Sacramento River and just south of the American River's confluence in California's expansive California Central Valley, it is the seventh-largest city in California.....
, California
California

California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....
, USA
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Lazcano now fights at light welterweight
Light welterweight

Professional boxingThe light welterweight class is a weight division in professional boxing that has a limit of 63.5 kg or 140 pounds. The first champion of this weight class was Pinky Mitchell in 1926, though he was only awarded his championship by a vote of the readers of the Boxing Blade magazine....
 and is a former WBF
WBF

WBF is a three-letter abbreviation with multiple meanings, as described below:*The World Bodybuilding Federation, a defunct bodybuilding organization....
, NABF and IBA
IBA

IBA or Iba may refer to:People* Erol Iba , Indonesian footballer* Henry Iba , American basketball coachPlaces* Iba, Zambales, municipality in Zambales, Philippines...
 lightweight
Lightweight

The word lightweight usually refers to a class of athletes in a particular sport, based on their weight. It is also a slang term, indicating insignificance or ineptitude, for example having a low tolerance for liquor....
 title holder and challenged for the IBO
Ibo

People*Ibo Bekirovic, a German-Yugoslavian pop singer*Ibrahim Tatlises, a pop star in TurkeyToponyms*Ibo, Mozambique, one of the Quirimbas Islands...
 light welterweight title in May 2008 against Ricky Hatton
Ricky Hatton

Richard John Hatton Order of the British Empire, more commonly known as Ricky "the Hitman" Hatton, , is a United Kingdom professional boxing is a two-time International Boxing Federation and International Boxing Organisation light welterweight champion, having relinquished the IBF belt, only to step back down to the weight class and bea...
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ano was born in Ciudad Juárez
Ciudad Juárez

Ciudad Ju?rez, also known as just Ju?rez and formerly known as El Paso del Norte, is a city and seat of the Ju?rez in the Mexican state of Chihuahua ....
 and was moved to El Paso
El Paso

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 when 2 months old where he attended Bowie High School.






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Juan Lazcano (born 23 March, 1975 in Ciudad Juárez
Ciudad Juárez

Ciudad Ju?rez, also known as just Ju?rez and formerly known as El Paso del Norte, is a city and seat of the Ju?rez in the Mexican state of Chihuahua ....
, Chihuahua, Mexico
Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federalism constitutionalism republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of Mexico....
) is a Mexican American
Mexican American

Mexican Americans are United States of Mexican descent. They account for 9% of the country's population: 28.3 million Americans listed their ancestry as Mexican as of 2006....
 professional boxer
Professional Boxing

Professional boxing, or prizefighting, emerged in the early twentieth century as boxing gradually attained legitimacy and became a regulated, sanctioned sport....
 from El Paso
El Paso, Texas

El Paso is a city in and the county seat of El Paso County, Texas, Texas, United States, and part of the . According to the United States Census Bureau 2006 population estimates, the city had a population of 606,913....
, Texas
Texas

Texas is a U.S. state located in the South Central United States, nicknamed the Lone Star State. Texas is the second largest U.S. state in both area and population, spanning , and with a growing population of 24.3 million residents....
, who is now based in Sacramento
Sacramento, California

Sacramento is the Capital of the United States U.S. state of California, and the county seat of Sacramento County, California. Located along the Sacramento River and just south of the American River's confluence in California's expansive California Central Valley, it is the seventh-largest city in California.....
, California
California

California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....
, USA
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
.

Lazcano now fights at light welterweight
Light welterweight

Professional boxingThe light welterweight class is a weight division in professional boxing that has a limit of 63.5 kg or 140 pounds. The first champion of this weight class was Pinky Mitchell in 1926, though he was only awarded his championship by a vote of the readers of the Boxing Blade magazine....
 and is a former WBF
WBF

WBF is a three-letter abbreviation with multiple meanings, as described below:*The World Bodybuilding Federation, a defunct bodybuilding organization....
, NABF and IBA
IBA

IBA or Iba may refer to:People* Erol Iba , Indonesian footballer* Henry Iba , American basketball coachPlaces* Iba, Zambales, municipality in Zambales, Philippines...
 lightweight
Lightweight

The word lightweight usually refers to a class of athletes in a particular sport, based on their weight. It is also a slang term, indicating insignificance or ineptitude, for example having a low tolerance for liquor....
 title holder and challenged for the IBO
Ibo

People*Ibo Bekirovic, a German-Yugoslavian pop singer*Ibrahim Tatlises, a pop star in TurkeyToponyms*Ibo, Mozambique, one of the Quirimbas Islands...
 light welterweight title in May 2008 against Ricky Hatton
Ricky Hatton

Richard John Hatton Order of the British Empire, more commonly known as Ricky "the Hitman" Hatton, , is a United Kingdom professional boxing is a two-time International Boxing Federation and International Boxing Organisation light welterweight champion, having relinquished the IBF belt, only to step back down to the weight class and bea...
.

Background

Lazcano was born in Ciudad Juárez
Ciudad Juárez

Ciudad Ju?rez, also known as just Ju?rez and formerly known as El Paso del Norte, is a city and seat of the Ju?rez in the Mexican state of Chihuahua ....
 and was moved to El Paso
El Paso

El Paso is a common Spanish placename meaning "the pass". It may also refer to:...
 when 2 months old where he attended Bowie High School. He now lives and fights out of Sacramento
Sacramento, California

Sacramento is the Capital of the United States U.S. state of California, and the county seat of Sacramento County, California. Located along the Sacramento River and just south of the American River's confluence in California's expansive California Central Valley, it is the seventh-largest city in California.....
, California
California

California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....
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He is happily married to his childhood sweetheart, Lourdes, and they have four children together. They have been parents since Juan was only 17 years of age.

Amateur career

Lazcano had an extensive amateur career
Amateur boxing

Amateur boxing is practiced at the collegiate level, at the Olympic Games and Commonwealth Games, and in many other venues sponsored by amateur boxing associations....
. He had in excess of 100 amateur fights from the age of 8 to 18 with 135 wins and 15 losses and won the Texas Golden Gloves
Golden Gloves

For the honor in Major League Baseball, see Gold Glove.The Golden Gloves is the name given to annual competitions for amateur boxing in the United States....
 titles and boxed in the US national championships at both junior and open class levels.

Professional career


Debut

Lazcano turned professional in July 1993 in Country Club, Reseda
Reseda, Los Angeles, California

Reseda is a San Fernando Valley district in the city of Los Angeles, California....
, California
California

California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....
 on the undercard of a bill that included Shane Mosley
Shane Mosley

"Sugar" Shane Mosley is a boxing from Pomona, California. He has won world titles in three weight divisions. He is the current World_Boxing_Association#Current_WBA_world_title_holders....
 and Mauro Gutierrez. On his debut he defeated Chris Crespin with a first round knockout
Knockout

A knockout is a winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts and others sports involving strike ....
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Title Fights

Lazcano won twelve of his first thirteen with eight victories coming via knockout. Then, in December 1996, Lazcano fought his first title fight against Californian
California

California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....
 Daniel Lujan for the vacant WBF
WBF

WBF is a three-letter abbreviation with multiple meanings, as described below:*The World Bodybuilding Federation, a defunct bodybuilding organization....
 lightweight
Lightweight

The word lightweight usually refers to a class of athletes in a particular sport, based on their weight. It is also a slang term, indicating insignificance or ineptitude, for example having a low tolerance for liquor....
 title. The first fight between the two was judge a draw and they again faced each other in a rematch three months later. This time Lazcano emerged victorious with fourth round knockout.

Lazcano took on Ricky Hatton
Ricky Hatton

Richard John Hatton Order of the British Empire, more commonly known as Ricky "the Hitman" Hatton, , is a United Kingdom professional boxing is a two-time International Boxing Federation and International Boxing Organisation light welterweight champion, having relinquished the IBF belt, only to step back down to the weight class and bea...
 at the City Of Manchester Stadium on May 24th, a bout that Lazcano lost via unanimous decision, nevertheless, Lazcano took punishment from Hatton from start to finish but a tough Lazcano lasted the whole 12 rounds with Hatton.

Future Bouts

Lazcano plans to move down to Lightweight
Lightweight

The word lightweight usually refers to a class of athletes in a particular sport, based on their weight. It is also a slang term, indicating insignificance or ineptitude, for example having a low tolerance for liquor....
 rumor is that Juan Lazcano is set to Re-debut againts Cuban
Cuban

Cuban may refer to:* Something of, from, or related to Cuba, a country in the Caribbean* Cubans, people from Cuba, or of Cuban descent. For more information about the Cuban people, see Demographics of Cuba and Culture of Cuba....
 Boxer
Boxer

Boxer may refer to:*A boxing competitor*Boxer Codex, a manuscript written circa 1595 containing vivid illustrations depicting the inhabitants of the Philippines at the time of their contact with Spaniards....
 Joel Casamayor in June 2009.

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