Aurelio Herrera

Aurelio Herrera (June 14, 1876 – April 12, 1927) was an American professional boxer in the featherweight and lightweight divisions.

Aurelio Herrera
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
Reach63 in (160 cm)
NationalityAmerican
BornJune 14, 1876
San Jose, California, U.S.
DiedApril 2, 1927(1927-04-02) (aged 50)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights94
Wins68
Wins by KO61
Losses12
Draws14
No contests2

Aurelio Herrera is the first famous boxer of Latin American origin.[1] He was known for his aggressive fighting style and strong punch. Two-thirds of his fights were won by knockout.

He was born in San José to Mexican immigrants. He later moved to Bakersfield with his parents and siblings as a child where he worked harvesting grapes.

Boxing career

After his pro debut in 1895, he amassed a record of 32–0–2 (32KO) and two newspaper decision victories before getting a chance for a world title. On May 29, 1901, in San Francisco, he challenged reigning featherweight champion Terry McGovern. Reports on the fight by The Evening Tribune stated that, “The fight had not progressed one minute of the first round before it became evident to all that McGovern was not making an effort to end the contest, but was content with buffeting Herrera about the ring at his pleasure.”[2] By the fifth round, McGovern had thoroughly beaten the challenger to the point that Herrera would not rise from the knockdowns anymore. This was the first defeat Herrera's professional career and he went on one more significant winning streak before losing to other top contenders. On October 15, 1902, he lost to future featherweight champion, Abe Attell, in a 15 round decision, to decide a contender for the vacant featherweight title. Attell skillfully avoided Herrera's strong blows and went on to win the vacant title the following year. In 1903, Herrera scored notable knockouts against Kid Broad and Eddie Santry. In March 1904 he again lost to Attell on points. On September 5th of the same year in Butte, Montana, he lost a hard fought 20-round decision against Battling Nelson.

On January 12, 1906 in Los Angeles, Herrera's most notable victory came when he knocked out former featherweight world champion Young Corbett II in the fifth round. He fought a few more fights afterwards and ended his career in 1909. Although he made a lot of money as a prize fighter, he squandered his fortune and in 1927 was sentenced to 10 days in jail for vagrancy. He died two months later,[1] two days after the death of Young Corbett II.

He fought a total of 101 fights, of which he won 68, lost 12, drew 14, 2 newspaper victories, 2 newspaper defeats, one newspaper draw, and 2 no contests.

Professional boxing record (incomplete)
Professional record summary
101 fights 68 wins 12 losses
By knockout 61 4
By decision 7 8
Draws 14
No contests 2
Newspaper decisions/draws 5

All Newspaper decisions are regarded as “no decision” bouts as they have “resulted in neither boxer winning or losing, and would therefore not count as part of their official fight record."

No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
70 Loss 57–6–5 (2) Jack Cordell PTS 15 Nov 17, 1903 Reliance A.C., Oakland
69 Win 57–5–5 (2) Eddie Santry KO 13 (20) Oct 29, 1903 Margaret Theatre, Anaconda
68 Draw 56–5–5 (2) Louie Long PTS 20 Oct 15, 1903 Vancouver
67 Win 56–5–4 (2) Jack Downey KO 1 (10) Jul 02, 1903 Salt Lake City
66 Win 55–5–4 (2) Kid Broad KO 4 (10) Jun 13, 1903 Broadway Theater, Butte
65 Win 54–5–4 (2) Jack Richards KO 4 (10) May 16, 1903 Butte
64 Win 53–5–4 (2) Cyclone Jackson KO 2 (10) May 13, 1903 Butte
63 Win 52–5–4 (2) Jack Richards KO 4 (20) Apr 16, 1903 Butte
62 Win 51–5–4 (2) Cyclone Johnson KO 1 (?) Apr 14, 1903 Basin
61 Win 50–5–4 (2) Jack Clifford KO 9 (10) Mar 16, 1903 Broadway Theater, Butte
60 Win 49–5–4 (2) Tommy Jacobs KO 3 (20) Feb 23, 1903 Salt Lake City
59 Win 48–5–4 (2) Jack Madden TKO 14 (15) Feb 19, 1903 Great Falls
58 Win 47–5–4 (2) Wisconsin Kid KO 2 (10) Feb 16, 1903 Tivoli Theater, Lewistown
57 Win 46–5–4 (2) Jack Kingsley KO 4 (10) Feb 13, 1903 Butte
56 Win 45–5–4 (2) Kid Oglesby RTD 10 (20) Feb 05, 1903 Grand Theatre, Butte
55 Win 44–5–4 (2) George Baker PTS 20 Dec 17, 1902 Fresno
54 Win 43–5–4 (2) Caesar Attell KO 2 (?) Nov 21, 1902 Point Richmond
53 Win 42–5–4 (2) Tommy Herman KO 12 (12) Nov 15, 1902 Richmond
52 Win 41–5–4 (2) Caesar Attell KO 3 (10) Nov 02, 1902 Oakland
51 Loss 40–5–4 (2) Abe Attell PTS 15 Oct 15, 1902 Exposition Building, Oakland
50 Win 40–4–4 (2) Mike Duffy KO 8 (10) Oct 03, 1902 Oakland
49 Win 39–4–4 (2) Young Dempsey KO 5 (10) Sep 19, 1902 Bakersfield
48 Win 38–4–4 (2) Jack Lowery KO 7 (10) Aug 07, 1902 Bakersfield
47 Win 37–4–4 (2) Kid Johnson KO 4 (10) May 10, 1902 Bakersfield
46 Draw 36–4–4 (2) Tim Hegarty PTS 20 Mar 18, 1902 Scribner Opera House, Bakersfield
45 Win 36–4–3 (2) Kid Chambers KO 3 (10) Mar 03, 1902 Fresno
44 Win 35–4–3 (2) Billy Wilson KO 5 (10) Feb 10, 1902 Madera
43 Loss 34–4–3 (2) Tim Hegarty PTS 20 Jan 27, 1902 Scribner Opera House, Bakersfield
42 Win 34–3–3 (2) George Baker PTS 10 Dec 17, 1901 Fresno
41 Win 33–3–3 (2) Tommy Mowatt KO 3 (10) Sep 25, 1901 Avon Theater, Madera
40 Draw 32–3–3 (2) Tim Hegarty PTS 20 Sep 05, 1901 Bakersfield
39 Loss 32–3–2 (2) Billy DeCoursey PTS 20 Sep 03, 1901 Hazard's Pavilion, Los Angeles
38 Loss 32–2–2 (2) Tim Hegarty PTS 20 Jul 15, 1901 Bakersfield
37 Loss 32–1–2 (2) Terry McGovern KO 5 (20) May 29, 1901 Mechanic's Pavilion, San Francisco For world featherweight title
36 Win 32–0–2 (2) Toby Irwin KO 8 (20) Apr 19, 1901 Scribner Opera House, Bakersfield
35 Win 31–0–2 (2) Tommy Cox KO 8 (10) Dec 08, 1900 Bakersfield
34 Draw 30–0–2 (2) Bob Thompson PTS 10 Dec 03, 1900 Bakersfield
33 Win 30–0–1 (2) Harry Jones KO 3 (10) Nov 21, 1900 Bakersfield
32 Win 29–0–1 (2) Harry Jones KO 10 (?) Sep 22, 1900 San Francisco
31 Win 28–0–1 (2) Gypsy Kid KO 7 (10) Aug 20, 1900 Bakersfield
30 Win 27–0–1 (2) Australian Jim Ryan KO 3 (10) Jun 12, 1900 Bakersfield
29 Win 26–0–1 (2) Crocky Boyle KO 10 (10) Mar 14, 1900 Woodward's Pavilion, San Francisco
28 Win 25–0–1 (2) Watermelon Kid KO 2 (10) Feb 26, 1900 Bakersfield
27 Draw 24–0–1 (2) Tom Sullivan PTS 6 Feb 11, 1900 Bakersfield
26 Win 24–0 (2) Joe Spider Welsh KO 7 (?) Feb 02, 1900 Los Angeles
25 Win 23–0 (2) Charley Tod KO 7 (10) Jan 15, 1900 Bakersfield
24 Win 22–0 (2) Kid Chambers KO 3 (10) Dec 27, 1899 Randsburg
23 Win 21–0 (2) Elmer Reader KO 3 (10) Nov 03, 1899 Randsburg
22 Win 20–0 (2) Pat Daly KO 14 (15) Oct 12, 1899 Bakersfield
21 Win 19–0 (2) Kid Remphery KO 4 (10) Sep 12, 1899 Bakersfield
20 Win 18–0 (2) Billy DeCoursey TKO 15 (20) Aug 21, 1899 Southern California A.C., Los Angeles
19 Win 17–0 (2) Pat Daly KO 7 (10) Aug 10, 1899 Bakersfield
18 Win 16–0 (2) Jim Barry KO 6 (?) Jun 12, 1899 United States
17 Win 15–0 (2) Biddy Bishop KO 3 (20) May 29, 1899 Scribner Opera House, Bakersfield
16 Win 14–0 (2) Mike Thornton KO 6 (10) Feb 22, 1899 Los Angeles
15 Win 13–0 (2) Joe Spider Welsh KO 9 (10) Jan 17, 1899 Los Angeles
14 Win 12–0 (2) Jack Huston KO 7 (10) Nov 25, 1898 Old Athletic Hall, Bakersfield
13 Win 11–0 (2) Jack Norman KO 6 (6) Aug 12, 1898 Bakersfield
12 Win 10–0 (2) Dave Hatch KO 7 (?) Aug 07, 1898 United States
11 Win 9–0 (2) Jack McCormick KO 4 (6) Jun 07, 1898 Bakersfield
10 Win 8–0 (2) Gypsy Kid KO 3 (?) Jan 14, 1898 United States
9 Win 7–0 (2) Wilson KO 3 (?) Nov 25, 1897 Randsburg
8 Win 6–0 (2) Fresno Kid KO 1 (?) Nov 02, 1897 United States
7 Win 5–0 (2) Charlie Fook KO 15 (?) Aug 23, 1897 United States
6 Win 4–0 (2) Pat Daly KO 3 (?) Jun 19, 1897 United States
5 Win 3–0 (2) Mike Thornton NWS 6 Oct 30, 1896 Bakersfield A.C., Bakersfield
4 Win 3–0 (1) Joe Welch RTD 9 (15) Aug 14, 1896 Bakersfield A.C., Bakersfield
3 Win 2–0 (1) Joe Welch NWS 4 Jul 24, 1896 Bakersfield A.C., Bakersfield
2 Win 2–0 Charles Todd KO 3 (?) Oct 14, 1895 Bakersfield A.C., Bakersfield
1 Win 1–0 Woo Sing KO ? (20) Aug 25, 1893 Bakersfield

References
  1. Douglas Cavanaugh (July 27, 2011). "AURELIO HERRERA - Boxing's First Latino Superstar". International Boxing Research Organization. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
  2. https://www.thefightcity.com/may-29-1901-mcgovern-vs-herrera-terry-mcgovern-aurelio-herrera-joe-gans-abe-atell-san-francisco/


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