Cruz Carbajal

Cruz Carbajal
Statistics
Real name	Cruz Carbajal
Nickname(s)	Chucho
Rated at	Super Featherweight Featherweight Bantamweight
Height	5 ft 8 in (174 cm)
Reach	71 in (181 cm)
Nationality	Mexican
Born	May 3, 1974 (1974-05-03) (age 37) Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	59
Wins	29
Wins by KO	25
Losses	18
Draws	2
No contests	0

Cruz Carbajal (born May 3, 1974 in Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico) is a professional boxer of height 165 cm. He is the younger brother of Hall of Fame boxer Michael Carbajal.^[1]

Pro career

After making his debut in 1992, Carbajal won 14 of his first 17 fights. He suffered six consecutive losses mid-way through his career, including decisions to future world champions Johnny Bredahl, Lehlohonolo Ledwaba and Néstor Garza, and a knockout loss to Samson Dutch Boy Gym.

WBO Bantamweight Championship

Carbajal captured the WBO bantamweight title from Mauricio Martinez in March 2002. He made two successful defences of the title, against Danny Romero and Gerardo Espinoza, before losing it to Ratanachai Sor Vorapin.^[2]

Sporting positions
Preceded by Mauricio Martinez	WBO Bantamweight Champion March 15, 2002 – May 7 2004	Succeeded by Ratanachai Sor Vorapin

See also

• List of WBO world champions
• List of bantamweight boxing champions

References

1. ^ http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Cruz_Carbajal
2. ^ http://www.saddoboxing.com/911-round-by-round-carbajal-lacierva.html

External links

• Professional boxing record for Cruz Carbajal from BoxRec

Persondata
Name	Carbajal, Cruz
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	May 3, 1974
Place of birth	Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico
Date of death
Place of death