[1] Juárez won the Cinturón de Oro, an annual tournament for novice boxers, early on in his career.
[2] Juárez then beat Adrián Hernández twice on back-to-back fights and then defeated Oswaldo Novoa to earn a world title shot.
On 2 August 2015, he faced Wanheng Menayothin for the WBC strawweight title in Chonburi.
Wanheng seemed to control the fight, outjabbing and outboxing Juárez and won a close unanimous decision (116-112, 115–113, 116–113).
[3] Juárez lost his next three fights, to Leroy Estrada, Gilberto Pedraza, and Abraham Rodríguez.