Juarez won the 1999 World Amateur Boxing Championship in 1999.He turned professional in 2001 defeating Pascali Adorno. Juarez won the vacant WBO Latino Super Featherweight title by defeating Jorge Barrios in September 2006. His last fight was a win over Antonio Escalante by TKO in October 2012 to bring his professional record to 29 – 9 – 1 with 21 KOs.