Francisco Lorenzo (born October 27, 1971) is a Dominican former

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who competed from 2000 to 2014. He challenged for the WBC

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title in 2008, and originally won the WBC

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that year, but was not awarded the title due to the controversy of his win over

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Pro career

In June 2005, Francisco upset future WBA World,

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and WBA

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champion

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Interim WBC Super Featherweight Championship

On December 20, 2008 Lorenzo lost his second fight with

by twelve round decision, the bout was for the Interim WBC

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championship.

After boxing

Lorenzo opened a gym in the Dominican Repuvblic after retirement. In order to buy equipment for his gym, he got work on a construction company. In 2019, he suffered an accident while working for the construction company and had three fingers from his left hand amputated.

Professional boxing record

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lorenzo, Francisco Light-welterweight boxers 1971 births Living people Dominican Republic male boxers Sportspeople from San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic