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Juan Meza vs Luis Rico — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Juan Meza

Luis Rico

Juan Meza (45-9) and Luis Rico (0-1 across 1 tracked bout) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Meza

45

Wins37 KO · 82%

9

Losses

0

Draws54 tracked bouts

Rico

Tracked record

0–1

counted from 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested

Heads up: at least one of these records is a tracked record — the wins and losses Kill The Body has ingested so far, not an independently verified career total. Treat the comparison as a read on the bouts we hold, not a settled ledger.

Head to Head

Meza leads 1–0

Juan Meza and Luis Rico have met 1 time; Meza leads 1–0.

Juan Meza and Luis Rico have met 1 time; Meza leads 1–0.
Met1978May 24Series
Juan MezaFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Luis RicoFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR21Meeting

The Numbers

Meza 4 · Rico 1 of 5 measurable rows
MezaRico
Record†
45-9 (edge)0-1
Win %0–100%
83.3% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 37
37 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
82.22%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
82%—
Times stopped‡max 4
4
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 1
1 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
2.8—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 54
54
1

† One or both records are tracked, not career-verified. · ‡ Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · § Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Heightnot held
Juan Meza: 5′7″
Luis Rico: No height on file
Reachnot held
Juan Meza: 69″
Luis Rico: No reach on file
Agenot held
Juan Meza: Died aged 67
Luis Rico: No date of birth
Stance
Juan Meza: Orthodox
Luis Rico: Not recorded

Juan Meza left, Luis Rico right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Juan Meza45 wins · from 54 tracked bouts

Juan Meza: 45 tracked wins — 37 by KO/TKO (82%) and 8 on the cards (18%). Counted from 54 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

37 by KO/TKO 82%8 on the cards 18%

Luis Rico0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

Luis Rico: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Rico yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Juan Meza 54, Luis Rico 1 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Juan Meza had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to Wilfredo Negrón. Meza last boxed on Mar 22, 1997.LWLWL

Payakaroon Dec 1986Valdez Aug 1987Marquez Oct 1987Lozoya Feb 1997Negrón Mar 19972.8 tracked bouts per year

Luis Rico last boxed on May 24, 1978 — 17,683 days ago. Rico had lost the most recent, to Juan Meza.L

Meza May 1978

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Juan Meza and Luis Rico ever fought each other?
Yes. Juan Meza and Luis Rico met once on May 24, 1978, and Juan Meza won by TKO in round 2.
The meeting

WMay 24, 1978 · Meza · TKO R2

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Meza or Rico?
Juan Meza is 45-9 and Luis Rico is 0-1 across the 1 bout Kill The Body has tracked. Juan Meza has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Meza45–983.3%

Rico0–10%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Meza or Rico?
Juan Meza has 37 knockout wins and Luis Rico has 0. Juan Meza has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Meza3782.2%

Rico0

The Numbers ↓
Do Meza and Rico have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Juan Meza and Luis Rico have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Meza and Rico?
This comparison is drawn from 54 bouts tracked for Juan Meza and 1 bout tracked for Luis Rico. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Meza54bouts

Rico1bout

How They Win ↓

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