César Villarraga
César Andres Villarraga (born September 22, 1985[1]) is a Colombian professional boxer. As an amateur, he won a gold medal at the 2010 South American Games and qualified for the 2012 Olympics.
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| Nickname(s) | el cafetero | ||||||||||||||
| Weight(s) | Lightweight | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Colombian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | September 22, 1985 Bogotá, Colombia | ||||||||||||||
| Stance | Orthodox | ||||||||||||||
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| Total fights | 15 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins | 10 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Losses | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Draws | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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At the 2010 South American Games he made good use of home advantage to beat Héctor Manzanilla and Eric Bandega before defeating the future World Champion Éverton Lopes. He has yet to repeat that success. At the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games he won silver.
At the 2011 Pan American Games he lost his very first bout against Angel Suarez. At the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships he again lost in the first round to Javkhlan Bariadi.
At the Olympic qualifier he won two fights to qualify, then lost to Roniel Iglesias at the 2012 Olympics.[2]
References
- "AIBA INTERNATIONAL BOXING ASSOCIATION | biographies". Archived from the original on 2013-10-05. Retrieved 2012-07-15.
- "César Villarraga Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2015-12-29.
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