▁novel ists ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁English ▁writers ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁British ▁women ▁writers ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁British ▁women ▁writers ▁Category : English ▁Jews ▁Category : English ▁newspaper ▁edit ors ▁Category : English ▁television ▁personal ities ▁Category : J ew ish ▁women ▁writers ▁Category : O ffic ers ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Empire ▁Category : W omen ▁newspaper ▁edit ors ▁Category : English ▁women ▁novel ists ▁Category : B rit ish ▁people ▁of ▁Aust rian - J ew ish ▁descent ▁Category : English ▁women ▁non - f iction ▁writers <0x0A> </s> ▁Juan ▁Zur ita ▁( 2 ▁May ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁– ▁ 2 4 ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 0 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Mexican ▁box er ▁in ▁the ▁Light weight ▁division ▁and ▁a ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁National ▁Box ing ▁Association ▁Light weight ▁world ▁champion . ▁Zur ita ▁was ▁a ▁south p aw ▁or ▁left ▁handed ▁box er , ▁who ▁often ▁fought ▁with ▁his ▁right ▁foot ▁forward , ▁though ▁at ▁times ▁he ▁could ▁lead ▁with ▁his ▁right ▁as ▁well . ▁American ▁newsp apers ▁distinguished ▁him ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁native - born ▁Mexican ▁to ▁win ▁a ▁world ▁box ing ▁title . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁career ▁Zur ita ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁near ▁Ver ac ru z , ▁Mexico ▁on ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁Coast . ▁He ▁began ▁fighting ▁profession ally ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 9 3 2 , ▁on ▁the ▁Western