Francisco Bojado (born 11 May 1983) is a Mexican former professional boxer who competed from 2001 to 2007. As an amateur, he competed at the

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. Francisco is also the brother of amateur boxer, Angel Bojado.

Amateur career

He compiled an amateur record of 168–15 and represented Mexico at the 2000 Olympic Games in

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. Francisco lost in the second qualifying round at the games. He returned home with his eyes set on turning professional. Shortly after, he was signed by

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, a man who also managed

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and

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, among many others. Finkel soon helped Bojado sign a multi-fight deal with

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Professional career

On January 13, 2001, he made his professional debut by beating Derrick Castor by

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in the second round in

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. He followed that victory with eight more knockout wins, including wins over veterans Mauro Lucero, Glenn Forde and Eleazar Contreras. But on February 16, 2002, also in Uncasville, he was upset by Juan Carlos Rubio, who beat him by a ten-round decision. He would later avenge the loss to Rubio, by 12-round decision. On January 24, 2004, Francisco defeated experienced Emmanuel Clottey in

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. On July 24, however, he suffered another setback, when former world Jr. Lightweight champion

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beat him by a split ten-round decision. He walked away from the sport following the loss. In April 2007, Bojado signed a deal with promotional company

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, and made his return to the ring on May 4, 2007, against

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at the MGM Grand in

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. Bojado won a unanimous decision. On October 6, 2007, Stephen Forbes won a split-decision upset over Bojado in a junior welterweight bout.

Outside the ring

Bojado made an appearance on the

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short series

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as a sparring partner for

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. Bojado was arrested in 2011 after allegedly failing to stop at US Border security, which resulted in shots being fired at him by police. In 2013 Bojado got back into the ring and started training.

Professional record

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bojado, Francisco Boxers from Jalisco Sportspeople from Guadalajara, Jalisco Olympic boxers of Mexico Boxers at the 2000 Summer Olympics 1983 births Living people Mexican male boxers Welterweight boxers