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Francisco Palacios

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Francisco Palacios
F. Palacios & K. Włodarczyk
Born
Francisco Palacios

(1977-05-25) May 25, 1977 (age 47)
NationalityPuerto Rican
Other namesWizard
Statistics
Weight(s)Cruiserweight
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights28
Wins24
Wins by KO15
Losses4 (2KO)

Francisco Palacios (born 25 May 1977) is a Puerto Rican professional boxer who challenged for the WBC cruiserweight title in 2011.

Personal life

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Palacios was born in Bronx, New York but moved to Bayamon, Puerto Rico, at the age of 3. Before he took up boxing, Palacios played college basketball on a scholarship at North Carolina Central University.[1]

Amateur career

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From 2000 to 2004 Palacios fought as an amateur boxer and had 70 matches.

Professional career

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On April 2, 2011 Palacios fought in Bydgoszcz against Krzysztof Włodarczyk. Palacios fought for WBC cruiserweight title, but he lost by split decision after 12-rounded bout. Scorecards were 115-113, 113-116 and 112-118.

In his fight in September 2012, he again lost to Włodarczyk, by unanimous decision.

Professional boxing record

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28 fights 24 wins 4 losses
By knockout 15 2
By decision 9 2
Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
Win 24–4 Argentina Mariano Jose Riva TKO 1 (6) 2019-10-25 United States Fair Expo Center, Miami, USA
Loss 23–4 Poland Michał Cieślak TKO 4 (10) 2016-04-02 Poland Tauron Arena (previously Krakow Arena), Krakow, Poland
Loss 23–3 Russia Dmitry Kudryashov KO 1 (10) 2015-04-10 Russia Luzhniki, Moscow, Russia For WBA International Cruiserweight Title
Win 23–2 Dominican Republic Sandy Soto KO 1 (8) 2015-02-07 Dominican Republic Casa de los Clubes, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Win 22–2 Colombia Epifanio Mendoza UD 8 2014-09-20 United States The Mela Room, Orlando, USA
Loss 21–2 Poland Krzysztof Wlodarczyk UD 12 2012-09-22 Poland Hala Stulecia, Wroclaw, Poland For WBC World Cruiserweight Title.

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