Hector Francisco Tanajara Jr. (born December 13, 1996) is an American professional boxer who has held the WBC-USNBC lightweight title since 2019.
Professional career Tanajara made his professional debut on August 6, 2015, scoring a first-round knockout (KO) victory over Thomas Deleon at the Belasco Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
After compiling a record of 16–0 (5 KOs) he fought for his first professional title, facing Ivan Delgado for the vacant WBC-USNBC lightweight title on February 23, 2019, at the Auditorio Fausto Gutierrez Moreno in Tijuana, Mexico. In a fight which saw Tanajara control the pace at range, he suffered a cut over his left eye in the third round from an accidental clash of heads. Tanajara's corner was able to keep the blood flow at a minimum, however, at the end of the fourth round the ringside doctor recommended the fight be stopped. The referee obliged and waved off the contest, forcing the result to rely on the scorecards for the previous four rounds. Tanajara won every round on all three judges' scorecards with 40–36, capturing the regional WBC title via unanimous technical decision (TD).
Tanajara vs. Gesta cancellation Tanajara was scheduled to fight Mercito Gesta on the Vergil Ortiz Jr. vs. Samuel Vargas undercard in a 10-round lightweight bout. Gesta pulled out due to food poisoning cancelling the fight.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes20Loss19–1 William ZepedaRTD6 (10), Jul 9, 2021 19Win19–0 Juan Carlos BurgosUD10Jan 11, 2020 18Win18–0 Ezequiel AvilesUD10Aug 10, 2019 17Win17–0 Ivan Delgado4 (10), Feb 23, 2019 16Win16–0 Robert Manzanarez UD10Dec 8, 2018 15Win15–0 Emmanuel Morales-RodriguezUD8Aug 10, 2018 14Win14–0 Roger GutiérrezUD8Jun 23, 2018 13Win13–0 Hector SuarezUD8Apr 6, 2018 12Win12–0 Eduardo RiveraKO1 (8), Feb 22, 2018 11Win11–0 Jesus SerranoUD8Nov 2, 2017 10Win10–0 Eduardo Rafael Reyes6Jun 17, 2017 9Win9–0 Daniel BastienUD6May 18, 2017 8Win8–0 Daniel PeralesUD6Mar 23, 2017 7Win7–0 Roy GarciaUD4Sep 17, 2016 6Win6–0 Francisco Medel1 (6), 25 May 2016 5Win5–0 Clay BurnsUD6Feb 5, 2016 4Win4–0 Jose Fabian NaranjoKO1 (4), Nov 21, 2015 3Win3–0 Ricardo AlvaradoKO1 (4), Nov 6, 2015 2Win2–0 José Antonio Martínez4Sep 18, 2015 1Win1–0 Thomas Deleon1 (4), Aug 6, 2015
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