Francisco Contreras (boxer)

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Francisco Contreras
Statistics
Nickname(s)The Phenom[1]
Weight(s)Light welterweight
Lightweight
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Reach182 cm (72 in)
NationalityDominican
Born (1984-03-24) 24 March 1984 (age 37)
La Romana, Dominican Republic
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights28
Wins23
Wins by KO18
Losses5
Draws0
No contests0

Francisco Contreras (born 21 March 1984) is a Dominican professional boxer[2][3][4] Francisco is trained by former world champion Roberto Garcia.[5][6]

Early life[]

Contreras was raised in a poor family, he first entered a boxing gym at the age of five. His father Bonifacio was also a boxer and even had two brothers who were also boxers.[7]

Amateur career[]

Francisco was a member of the Dominican National Team and ended his amateur career with a record of 350-14.[8]

Professional career[]

In September 2008, Contreras beat José Herley Zúñiga Montaño to win the WBC CABOFE light welterweight title.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ "Francisco "THE PHENOM" Contreras Debuts". doghouseboxing.com. Retrieved 2016-07-25.
  2. ^ "林芝婪慕汽车用品有限公司".
  3. ^ "林芝婪慕汽车用品有限公司".
  4. ^ "Lucas Browne Happy To Accept Fury Challenge ⋆ Boxing News". eastsideboxing.com. Retrieved 2016-07-25.
  5. ^ "News & latest headlines from AOL". aolnews.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-05. Retrieved 2016-07-25.
  6. ^ "Francisco Contreras joins Garcia". fightnews.com. Archived from the original on 2016-08-07. Retrieved 2016-07-25.
  7. ^ ""Next in Line" Francisco Contreras". maxboxing.com. Retrieved 2016-07-25.
  8. ^ "Video: This Day In Boxing History – Sugar Ray Robinson KOs Emile Sarens ⋆ Boxing News". eastsideboxing.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-10. Retrieved 2016-07-25.
  9. ^ "BoxRec - event". boxrec.com. Archived from the original on 2015-04-04. Retrieved 2016-07-25.

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