Francisco Tejedor

Francisco Tejedor
Statistics
Real name Francisco Tejedor
Nickname(s) La Araña
Weight(s)
Height 5 ft. 6½ in. (169 cm.)
Reach 74 in (188 cm)
Nationality Colombian
Born (1966-06-20) June 20, 1966
Barranquilla, Colombia
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.

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

Achievements
Vacant
Title last held by
Pornsawan Porpramook
IBF flyweight champion
February 18, 1995 – April 22, 1995
Succeeded by
Danny Romero
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