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Juan Pablo Rocha Contreras (Born July 20, 2001) is the former World Boxing Association (WBA) featherweight Champion of the United States. Pablo had a record of 31 wins and 3 losses as a professional boxer, with 24 wins by knockout.[1]

He was born in Cerritos, San Luis Potosi. Having been raised by his grandmother in Mexico, due to his mother (Maria R.) moving to the United States in search of a better life, he was brought to the United States at 4 years old. Juan started boxing professionally in 2010. In 2012, he had his first state title try, when the World Boxing Council feather champion Jim Wyatt gave him an opportunity to fight for the title. Pablo travelled to Scotland to fight Wyatt, but sustained a cut over the forehead due to a head butt late in the bout and lost by a technical knockout in round 12. His team management protested the fight's result 24 hours later while in Ireland, arguing that the cut had been caused by the headbutt, not a punch. Because of the controversy surrounding the fight, the World Boxing Association feather champion, Luis Kenty, gave Pablo another opportunity at the title. They met on April 12, 2013. Pablo again suffered a cut early in the bout, but he dropped Kenty in round eight by K.O and won by an unanimous decision. The fight was one of the best featherweight fights of 2013 according to Ring Magazine.

Because of problems with his cracked rib in his fight on September 2, 2016 against Columbia's finest, Jaime Lopez, Pablo has not fought professionally since. He currently trains at gym in Arlington with his manager.