Francisco Tejedor
Appearance
Francisco Tejedor | |
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Born | Francisco Tejedor June 20, 1966 Barranquilla, Colombia |
Nationality | Colombian |
Other names | La Araña |
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | |
Height | 5 ft 6+1⁄2 in (169 cm) |
Reach | 74 in (188 cm) |
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 69 |
Wins | 46 |
Wins by KO | 31 |
Losses | 21 |
Draws | 2 |
No contests | 0 |
Francisco Tejedor (born June 20, 1966 in Colombia) is a retired Colombian boxer. He competed in the men's light flyweight event at the 1984 Summer Olympics.[1]
Professional career
He turned professional in 1986 and won 28 consecutive fights before unsuccessfully challenging Humberto González for the WBC light flyweight title. Tejedor would work his way back to another title shot and on February 18, 1995 he beat José Luis Zepeda for the vacant IBF world title by way of 7th-round TKO. He would go on to lose the belt in his first title defense to Danny Romero in April of the same year. He lost his final 10 fights and retired from the sport in 2004.
See also
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Francisco Tejedor Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
External links
- Boxing record for Francisco Tejedor from BoxRec (registration required)
Categories:
- 1966 births
- Living people
- Colombian male boxers
- Light-flyweight boxers
- Flyweight boxers
- Bantamweight boxers
- Super-bantamweight boxers
- World flyweight boxing champions
- International Boxing Federation champions
- Sportspeople from Barranquilla
- Olympic boxers of Colombia
- Boxers at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Colombian boxing biography stubs