Frank Cedeno (born March 16, 1958) is a British-Filipino former
professional boxer
Professional boxing, or prizefighting, is regulated, sanctioned boxing. Professional boxing bouts are fought for a purse that is divided between the boxers as determined by contract. Most professional bouts are supervised by a regulatory autho ...
in the Flyweight division.
Professional boxing career
Cedeno made his professional debut in 1976, losing to Ray De los Santos via eight round points decision. After 7 years with 38 fights, Cedeno finally got his chance to fight for the world championship. In September 1983, Cedeno knocked out
Charlie Magri
Carmel Magri (born 20 July 1956), who boxed under the name Charlie Magri, is a British former professional boxer. He is from a Tunisian family that settled in Mile End, London, where he grew up. During his professional career he held the WBC a ...
in the sixth round to claim the
WBC and Lineal Flyweight titles.
On January 18, 1984, Cedeno made his first title defence against
Koji Kobayashi in
Nagoya
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, Japan and lost via second-round TKO. He retired in 1988 with a record of 43 wins with 23 KOs, 10 losses and 3 draws.
See also
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List of flyweight boxing champions
This is a list of world flyweight boxing champions, as recognized by the four major sanctioning organizations in boxing:
* The World Boxing Association (WBA), established in 1921 as the National Boxing Association (NBA). The WBA often recognize up ...
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List of WBC world champions
References
External links
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Frank Cedeno - CBZ Profile
1958 births
Living people
Filipino male boxers
Flyweight boxers
World boxing champions
People from Talisay, Cebu
Boxers from Cebu
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