Bernardo Caraballo
Bernardo Caraballo born 14th October 1934[1] is a popular, former Colombian bantamweight boxer, and perennial world title contender, of the 1960s and 70s.[2] His name ended up being used for the uncontacted Carabayo people of Amazonas.[3] The Coliseo Bernardo Caraballo in Cartagena is named after him.
Caraballo was the first Colombian to contest a world title.[1][4] Fights included matches with Fighting Harada, Pascual Pérez, Éder Jofre, and Ernesto Marcel.[2]
References[]
- ^ a b lomejordelboxeo.com
- ^ a b boxrec.com
- ^ Seifart & Echeverri (2014) Evidence for the Identification of Carabayo, the Language of an Uncontacted People of the Colombian Amazon, as Belonging to the Tikuna–Yurí Linguistic Family". PLoS ONE 9(4): e94814 doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0094814
- ^ Johana Corrales, "Lo mío fue el boxeo desde pelao: Caraballo", El Universal, 22 July 2012
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