Cristián Bejarano
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This is a Spanish name; the first family name is Bejarano and the second is Benítez.
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 Cristián Bejarano |
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| Men's Boxing | ||
Competitor for  Mexico |
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| Olympic Games | ||
| Bronze | 2000 Sydney | Lightweight |
| Pan American Games | ||
| Bronze | 1999 Winnipeg | Lightweight |
Cristián Bejarano Benítez (born July 25, 1981 in Chihuahua, Mexico) is a Mexican boxer, who won a bronze medal at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Canada. Nicknamed "El Diablo" he represented his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, where he captured the bronze medal in the lightweight division.
[edit] Olympic Results
- Defeated Gilbert Khunwane (Botswana) 17-5
- Defeated Gheorghe Lungu (Romania) 14-11
- Defeated Almazbek Raimkulov (Kyrgyzstan) 14-12
- Lost to Andriy Kotelnyk (Ukraine) 14-22
[edit] Pro
A year later he made his professional debut.
Bejarano turned pro in 2001 and has won his first 14 bouts against unknowns then he edged out former WBC champion Cesar Bazan.
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Categories: 1981 births | Mexican boxers | Olympic boxers of Mexico | Boxers at the 1999 Pan American Games | Boxers at the 2000 Summer Olympics | Light-welterweights | Living people | Olympic bronze medalists for Mexico | People from Chihuahua | Mexican boxing biography stubs | North American Olympic medalist stubs
