Juan Nazario (born September 27, 1963) is a former professional boxer. During his career, which lasted from 1982 to 1993, Nazario won the WBA world lightweight title. His first world title challenge came in 1987 when he fought fellow Puerto Rican Edwin Rosario for the WBA belt, Rosario won the fight by an eighth round knockout. Nazario and Rosario fought a rematch in 1990, once again for the WBA title. Nazario was able to reverse the result of the first fight by beating Rosario in the eighth round to become champion. In his first defense Nazario challenged Pernell Whitaker for the undisputed title. Whitaker won the fight in the first round and Nazario never fought for a world title again. Nazario fought for a final time on July 10, 1993, beating Angel Cordova by unanimous decision.

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRoundDateLocationNotes29Win25–4Angel CordovaUD10Jul 10, 199328Loss24–4Silverio FloresKO2 (12)Dec 9, 199227Win24–3Kent HardeeKO1 (?)Sep 4, 199226Win23–3Braulio SantiestebanTD3 (10)Jun 13, 199225Loss22–3Pernell WhitakerKO1 (12)Aug 11, 199024Win22–2Edwin RosarioRTD8 (12)Apr 4, 199023Win21–2Higinio DeLeonTKO3 (10)Oct 21, 198922Win20–2William RojasTKO6 (10)Jan 20, 198921Win19–2Billy WhiteTKO6 (10)Oct 1, 198820Loss18–2Edwin RosarioKO8 (15)Aug 11, 198719Win18–1Jose MosquedaTKO4 (10)Sep 26, 198618Win17–1Sam JohnsonTKO3 (?)Aug 23, 198617Win16–1Geronimo Emilio LuquezMD10Jun 28, 198516Win15–1Rosendo RamirezTKO5 (10)Dec 19, 198415Win14–1Freddy ChumpitazPTS10Sep 14, 198414Win13–1Carlos AlbuerneTKO10 (?)Jun 20, 198413Win12–1Jose Vidal ConcepcionTKO9 (12)Mar 17, 198412Win11–1Eduardo PrietoKO9 (10)Feb 3, 198411Win10–1Jose JimenezKO5 (?)Sep 11, 198310Win9–1Sammy FuentesKO5 (?)Aug 18, 19839Win8–1Angel LopezPTS6May 1, 19838Win7–1Sam JohnsonTKO3 (?)Mar 23, 19837Win6–1David LopezTKO4 (?)Mar 4, 19836Loss5–1Adriano ArreolaPTS6Oct 2, 19825Win5–0Tom TrippKO2 (?)Sep 13, 19824Win4–0Rafael PichardoKO3 (?)Aug 21, 19823Win3–0Jesus Carlos VelezPTS4Jul 24, 19822Win2–0Roberto OrtizPTS4May 8, 19821Win1–0Edgardo CirinoPTS4Apr 17, 1982

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