NABF super featherweight titleholder Jason Litzau (27-2, 21 KOs) scored a seven round technical decision over six-time world title challenger Rocky Juarez (28-6-1, 20 KOs). The bout was stopped due to a mouse under Litzau’s left eye and because the injury was ruled to be caused by a headbutt, the bout went to the scorecards where Litzau was ahead 68-65, 67-66, 67-66 read more ...

WBA featherweight champion Chris John (43-0-1, 22 KOs) won a twelve round unanimous decision over Rocky Juarez (28-5-1, 20 KOs). John outworked Juarez over the first eleven rounds, but was rocked by Juarez in the twelfth. Scores were 114-113, 119-109, 117-111. John and Juarez previously battled to a draw in February read more ...

The TV undercard for the Floyd Mayweather vs Juan Manuel Marquez showdown on September 19 was officially announced today. The lineup includes WBA featherweight champion Chris John (42-0-2, 22 KOs) in a rematch against Rocky Juarez (28-4-1, 20 KOs), former WBO interim lightweight champion Michael Katsidis (25-2, 21 KOs) will try to regain that now vacant title against 2004 Olympian Vicente Escobedo read more ...

WBA featherweight champion Chris John has pulled out of Saturday’s world title defense against Rocky Juarez at Staples Center in Los Angeles. According to ESPN, John is suffering from an unspecified blood problem that caused him to faint while sparring on Saturday. A new opponent for Juarez is being sought read more ...

Recent world title challenger Marcos ’El Chino’ Maidana and hot prospect Víctor Ortiz will meet on June 27 for the WBA interim super lightweight title on the undercard of the rematch between the WBA featherweight champion Chris John and Rocky Juarez at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Maidana lost on February 7 against Andreas Kotelnik in Germany for Kotelnik’s WBA regular title. The 25-year-old Maidana has a record of 25-1, 24 KOs, while the 22-year-old Ortiz is 24-1-1, 19 KOs) read more ...

In his tenth defense of his WBA featherweight title and first fight in the USA, unbeaten world featherweight champion Chris John (42-0-2, 22 KOs) and Rocky Juarez (28-4-1, 20 KOs) battled to a hard-fought twelve round draw. John mostly outworked a determined Juarez, although Rocky landed the harder punches. John cut Juarez over the left eye in round five and threw more than 100 punches in most rounds, while Juarez closed strong read more ...

Juan Manuel Marquez: I’m going to prepare myself very well for this fight and I’m going to come prepared. I’m going to fight this fight for all the Mexican fans. I feel good and I feel very young. I hope that everybody comes out to watch a great fight read more ...

Fighting words were flying at today's final press conference for Saturday's HBO doubleheader featuring Houston's former unified world champion, Juan "Baby Bull" Diaz against Australian warrior Michael "The Great" Katsidis and Houston native and 2000 Olympic Silver Medalist Ricardo Rocky Juarez against former junior lightweight world champion Jorge "La Hiena" Barrios at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas read more ...

WBC world super featherweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez (48-3-1, 35 KOs) dissected Rocky Juarez (27-4, 19 KOs) over twelve rounds on Saturday night at the Desert Diamond Casino in Tucson, Arizona. Juarez was cut by a headbutt over the left eye early in round one, which proceeded to bleed for the entire contest. Marquez showed his class as he dominated the game Juarez with a brilliant boxing display. Scores were 118-110, 117-111, 120-108 read more ...

That was not only the sentiment of the Rocky Juarez camp, but a hefty portion of the 10,421 fight fans who showed up at the MGM Grand Casino in Las Vegas hoping to see another war between Juarez and Barrera. The crowd booed consistently during the 12 round rematch that had Barrera retaining his WBC 130-pound belt by—depending on your point-of-view—by either outboxing and putting on a clinic, or running and holding read more ...