Full name
Juan Bautista Zurita Ferrer

Birthdate
May 12, 1917

Date of death
March 24, 2000

Debut
On February 13, 1932, in the Progreso arena in Guadalajara, Jalisco, he beat"Kid Nacho"by decision in six rounds.

won the world title
On March 8, 1944, in Los Angeles, California, he won the National Boxing Association lightweight world title from Sammy Angott, defeating him by unanimous decision in 15 rounds.

Achievements
Juan Zurita was part of the now legendary Juan Zurita-Joe Conde-Rodolfo Casanova trilogy. Zurita beat Conde nine times, in exchange for a defeat, but he lost four times to Casanova, for just one defeat, and Casanova lost Conde twice, because the latter spoke to him in English and made him nervous.

Lost His Title
In his first defense on April 18, 1945, in Mexico City, he was knocked out in two rounds by Ike Williams.

Withdrawal
April 18, 1945 - before Ike Williams

The Data
In this fight, the CLETO REYES gloves were used for the first time in a world title fight.