Francisco Palacios

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

Francisco Palacios
F. Palacios & K. Włodarczyk
Statistics
Real nameFrancisco Palacios
Nickname(s)Wizard
Weight(s)Cruiserweight
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
NationalityPuerto Rican
Born (1977-05-25) May 25, 1977
New York City, New York, U.S.
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights28
Wins24
Wins by KO15
Losses4 (2KO)

Personal life

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

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

Professional career

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

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.

References

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