Lazcano was born in Ciudad Juárez and was moved to El Paso when two months old. There, he attended Jefferson High School, later finishing at Bowie High. At Jefferson High, he and classmate Daniel Puente, along with other young boxers, sparred together at Rocky's Gym where he was crowned the Golden Gloves. He now lives and fights out of Sacramento, California.[1]
He and Lourdes were childhood sweethearts, but are now divorced. They have four children together. They became parents when Juan was only 17 years of age.[citation needed] Lazcano is engaged to Tammy Howard, a teacher in Phoenix, AZ. They have been together since 2018.[citation needed]
Amateur careeredit
Lazcano had an extensive amateur career. 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 titles and boxed in the US national championships at both junior and open class levels.[2]
Professional careeredit
Lazcano turned professional in July 1993 in Reseda, California on the undercard of a bill that included Shane Mosley and Mauro Gutierrez. On his debut he defeated Chris Crespin with a first round knockout.[1]
Title fightedit
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 Daniel Lujan for the vacant WBF lightweight 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.[1]
Lazcano took on Ricky Hatton at the city of Manchester stadium on May 24, a bout that Lazcano lost via unanimous decision. Lazcano dished out and received punishment from Hatton from start to finish. At one point Lazcano had Hatton visibly hurt. A moment in which a quick timeout was called by the referee so Hatton's corner could tie his shoe.
^John Garfield. "You Reap What You Sow". Eastside Boxing. Retrieved 26 January 2008.
External linksedit
Boxing record for Juan Lazcano from BoxRec(registration required)
December 15, 2023
juan, lazcano, born, march, 1975, mexican, born, american, professional, boxer, currently, based, sacramento, california, fights, light, welterweight, former, world, boxing, foundation, nabf, lightweight, champion, well, having, challenged, light, welterweight. Juan Lazcano born March 23 1975 is a Mexican born American professional boxer currently based in Sacramento California He fights at light welterweight and is a former World Boxing Foundation WBF NABF and IBA lightweight champion as well as having challenged for the IBO light welterweight title Juan LazcanoLazcano in 2008BornJuan Ernesto Lazcano 1975 03 23 March 23 1975 age 48 Ciudad Juarez Chihuahua MexicoNationalityMexicanAmericanOther namesThe Hispanic Causing PanicThe ChosenStatisticsWeight s Light welterweightLightweightHeight5 ft 9 in 175 cm Reach72 in 183 cm StanceOrthodoxBoxing recordTotal fights43Wins37Wins by KO27Losses5Draws1 Contents 1 Background 2 Amateur career 3 Professional career 3 1 Title fight 4 References 5 External linksBackground editLazcano was born in Ciudad Juarez and was moved to El Paso when two months old There he attended Jefferson High School later finishing at Bowie High At Jefferson High he and classmate Daniel Puente along with other young boxers sparred together at Rocky s Gym where he was crowned the Golden Gloves He now lives and fights out of Sacramento California 1 He and Lourdes were childhood sweethearts but are now divorced They have four children together They became parents when Juan was only 17 years of age citation needed Lazcano is engaged to Tammy Howard a teacher in Phoenix AZ They have been together since 2018 citation needed Amateur career editLazcano had an extensive amateur career 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 titles and boxed in the US national championships at both junior and open class levels 2 Professional career editLazcano turned professional in July 1993 in Reseda California on the undercard of a bill that included Shane Mosley and Mauro Gutierrez On his debut he defeated Chris Crespin with a first round knockout 1 Title fight edit 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 Daniel Lujan for the vacant WBF lightweight 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 1 Lazcano took on Ricky Hatton at the city of Manchester stadium on May 24 a bout that Lazcano lost via unanimous decision Lazcano dished out and received punishment from Hatton from start to finish At one point Lazcano had Hatton visibly hurt A moment in which a quick timeout was called by the referee so Hatton s corner could tie his shoe References edit a b c Boxrec Juan Lazcano Boxrec Fighter Page Retrieved 26 January 2008 John Garfield You Reap What You Sow Eastside Boxing Retrieved 26 January 2008 External links editBoxing record for Juan Lazcano from BoxRec registration required Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Juan Lazcano amp oldid 1176568178, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
