- Francisco Bojado
Infobox Boxer
name=Francisco Bojado
realname=Francisco Bojado
nickname=Panchito
weight=Welterweight
nationality=flagicon|MEXMexican
birth_date=Birth date and age|1983|5|11|mf=y
birth_place=Guadalajara,Mexico
death_date|=
death_place|=
style=Orthodox
total=20
wins=18
losses=3
draws=0
no contests=0
KO=12|Francisco Bojado (born
May 11 ,1983 ) is a professional boxer at the international level. A native of Guadalajara,Mexico , Bojado's nickname is "Panchito". Bojado was born in Mexico, but moved to the United States at age 3.Amateur career
Bojado represented Mexico at the 2000
Olympic Games inSydney, Australia .Bojado lost in the second qualifying round at the games. He returned home with his eyes set on turning professional. Shortly after, he was signed by
Shelly Finkel , a man who has also managedEvander Holyfield andMike Tyson , among many others. Finkel soon helped Bojado sign a multi-fight deal with cable television channelShowtime .Bojado compiled an Amateur record of 168-15.
Professional career
On
January 13 of 2001, he made his professional debut by beatingDerrick Castor byknockout in the second round atUncasville, Connecticut . He followed that victory with eight more knockout wins, including wins over veteransMauro Lucero ,Glenn Forde andEleazar Contreras . But onFebruary 16 ,2002 , also at Uncasville, he was upset byJuan Carlos Rubio , who beat him by a ten round decision.On
January 24 ,2004 , Bojado defeated experiencedEmmanuel Clottey inAtlantic City, New Jersey .On
July 24 , however, he suffered another setback, when former world Jr. Lightweight championJesse James Leija beat him by a split ten round decision.In April 2007 Bojado signed a deal with promotional company
Golden Boy Promotions , and made his return to the ring on May 4, 2007, against Dairo Jose Esalas at theMGM Grand in Las Vegas. Bojado won a unanimous decision.On
October 6 ,2007 ,Stephen Forbes won a split-decision upset over Francisco Bojado in a junior welterweight bout. [ [http://www.usatoday.com/sports/boxing/2007-10-06-2212699001_x.htm usatoday.com, Steven Luevano outpoints tough T-Rex to keep featherweight title] ]Outside the Ring
Bojado made an appearance on the
HBO short seriesDe La Hoya/Mayweather 24/7 as a sparring partner forOscar De La Hoya .External links
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