Francisco Contreras

Francisco Contreras (born March 21, 1984 in La Romana, Dominican Republic) is a Dominican professional boxer in the Lightweight division[2][3] and is the WBC CABOFE Light Welterweight Champion.[4] Francisco is trained by former IBF Super Featherweight Champion Roberto Garcia.[5][6]

For the Mexican Olympic hurdler, see Francisco Contreras (athlete).
For the Chilean writer, see Francisco Contreras Valenzuela.
Francisco Contreras
Statistics
Real nameFrancisco Contreras
Nickname(s)The Phenom[1]
Weight(s)Light Welterweight
Lightweight
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Reach182 cm (71 in)
Nationality Dominican
Born (1984-03-24) March 24, 1984
La Romana, Dominican Republic
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights28
Wins23
Wins by KO18
Losses5
Draws0
No contests0

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]

Pro career

In September 2008, Contreras beat José Herley Zúñiga Montaño to win the WBC CABOFE Light Welterweight Championship.[9]

References
  1. "Francisco “THE PHENOM” Contreras Debuts". doghouseboxing.com. Retrieved 2016-07-25.
  2. http://www.gardenstatefightscene.com/2010/06/francisco-contreras-heats-up-for.html
  3. http://www.gardenstatefightscene.com/2010/04/francisco-contreras-blows-out-tyler.html
  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 | Boxing News | Fightnews". fightnews.com. Archived from the original on 2016-08-07. Retrieved 2016-07-25.
  7. "Max Boxing - News - "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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