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Juan Pedro de la Rosa (born August 7, 1986) is a Mexican professional boxer. He is the brother of welterweight boxer James de la Rosa.^[1]

Personal life

De la Rosa's father is Mexican and his mother is an African-American. His paternal grandfather played a pivotal role in his formative years and, as a tribute, De la Rosa wears his portrait in a lanyard around his neck just before and after every fight.^[2]

Professional career

De la Rosa turned professional at the age of 15.^[3]

The Contender

He was the youngest contestant on reality TV show The Contender at the age of 18.^[4] On the show, he was placed on the "East Coast" team and fought Tarick Salmaci in the second to last First Round fight.^[5] This bout of Youth versus Experience and was won by the young Mexican. Juan later drew criticism for allowing himself to be withdrawn from the competition with apparently minor injuries. His withdrawal left room for Ahmed Khaddour to strut his way back into the show.^[6]

Since starring on The Contender, De la Rosa's promise has somewhat diminished. Although he has continued to fight, his two losses to Mikel Williams have led some to question whether he has been a protected fighter. De la Rosa lost to Mexican veteran Fernando Vela via split decision at the Casa de Amistad in Harlingen, Texas in March 2008, returned a year later to defeat a solid journeyman Guadalupe Martínez.^[7] He was also scheduled to fight Glen Tapia on October 27, 2012 but pulled out 2 weeks before the fight citing an injury.

On November 2, 2013 De la Rosa finally made his return to the ring, after more than 4 1/2 years away from competition, in the co-main event at State Farm Arena, Hildalgo Texas. De la Rosa fought toe-to-toe with undefeated Anatoli Muratov until Muratov folded under De la Rosa's brutal body attack in the 5th round.

Professional boxing record

26 fights	21 wins	4 losses
By knockout	16	2
By decision	5	2
Draws	1
No contests	0

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
26	Loss	21–4–1	Jas Phipps	TKO	1 (6), 0:51	2014-11-08	Events Center, Pharr, Texas, USA
25	Win	21–3–1	Anatoli Muratov	KO	5 (6), 2:45	2013-11-02	State Farm Hidalgo Arena, Harlingen, Texas, USA
24	Win	20–3–1	Guadalupe Martinez	UD	8	2009-03-28	Harlingen Field, Harlingen, Texas, USA
23	Loss	19–3–1	Fernando Vela	SD	8	2008-03-28	Municipal Auditorium, Harlingen, Texas, USA
22	Win	19–2–1	Jose Humberto Corral	TKO	6 (12), 1:21	2007-10-26	Casa de Amistad, Harlingen, Texas, USA	Won IBA Continental Middleweight title.
21	Win	18–2–1	Nurhan Suleymanoglu	TKO	6 (10), 2:30	2007-07-20	Casa de Amistad, Harlingen, Texas, USA
20	Loss	17–2–1	Mikel Williams	UD	10	2007-05-12	Paragon Casino, Marksville, Louisiana, USA
19	Win	17–1–1	Victor Lares	TKO	5 (8), 2:40	2007-02-23	Casa de Amistad, Harlingen, Texas, USA
18	Loss	16–1–1	Mikel Williams	TKO	8 (8), 2:58	2006-10-21	Altas Palmas Park, Donna, Texas, USA
17	Win	16–0–1	Taronze Washington	UD	8	2006-08-04	Dodge Arena, Hidalgo, Texas, USA	Won USA Texas State Super welterweight title.
16	Win	15–0–1	Tremayne Hines	KO	1 (6), 2:59	2006-02-03	Dodge Arena, Hidalgo, Texas, USA
15	Win	14–0–1	Jesse Orta	UD	5	2005-10-15	Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, USA
14	Win	13–0–1	Tarick Salmaci	UD	5	2004-09-05	Pasadena, California, USA
13	Win	12–0–1	Gamaliel Mendoza	TKO	1 (6)	2004-06-04	Mexico
12	Win	11–0–1	Ramiro Gonzalez	TKO	1 (6)	2004-03-19	Mexico
11	Win	10–0–1	Thomas Cabrales	KO	1 (4)	2004-02-27	Arena Coliseo, Reynosa, Mexico
10	Win	9–0–1	Noe Pena Jr.	TKO	2 (6), 0:55	2004-02-19	Dodge Arena, Hidalgo, Texas, USA
9	Win	8–0–1	David Cid	TKO	1 (6)	2003-11-28	Mexico
8	Win	7–0–1	Bernardo Arellano	KO	2 (6)	2003-10-24	Mexico
7	Win	6–0–1	Walter Herrera	UD	4	2003-06-06	Mexico
6	Win	5–0–1	Mario Carillo	KO	2 (4)	2003-03-28	Mexico
5	Win	4–0–1	Ernesto Montoya	KO	2 (4)	2002-12-07	Mexico
4	Draw	3–0–1	Jorge Deciga	PTS	4	2002-11-15	Mexico
3	Win	3–0	Martin Trevino	TKO	2 (4)	2002-09-28	Mexico
2	Win	2–0	Omar Chavez	KO	1 (4)	2002-08-30	Arena Coliseo, Reynosa, Mexico
1	Win	1–0	Rogelio Montalvo	TKO	1 (4)	2002-08-02	Mexico