Juan Carazo Serrano (born October 10, 1964 in

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) is a former

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from

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. Carazo was considered to be a boxing

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in 1984. By his sixth bout, however, he had to rise off the canvas against

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of the

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before winning on an eight-round unanimous decision. In 1985, Carazo started to campaign in Curacao, where he won a few fights, including one versus Jesus Bastardo. Then, he had another fight in Puerto Rico, this time at

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Coliseum, and the fight was telecasted all across the island. In it, his opponent, named Tom Elston, wore long pants, showed his tongue at the camera and tried to bite Carazo. Carazo nevertheless won by a knockout in six. Carazo had a fight scheduled on Telemundo Puerto Rico in 1987 against a foreign opponent, in an undercard where

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was supposed to face another opponent. Both of their opponents had visa trouble and at the last minute, the card's promoters decided that in order to save the card, they'd put Carazo, a Jr. Bantamweight, and Vazquez, a Bantamweight, against each other. Carazo suffered his first loss, by a knockout in the first round. Carazo came back to beat former Flyweight world champion

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by a decision in 12 at Caguas in 1988, and was given a chance to challenge the late

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for the WBC world's Jr. Bantamweight title in 1989, in the

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suburb of Inglewood,

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. He was dropped in round four, but seconds after getting off, he dropped Roman near the ring's ropes. He was one second away from becoming a world champion, but Roman recovered, got up at the count of nine and proceeded to win by a unanimous 12-round decision. On September 9 of that same year, a second world title opportunity came, when he faced the WBO world champion, the also late Jose Ruiz in San Juan. This time, he was knocked out in the first round, and, for all purposes, his boxing career was over after this. Carazo then went to

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in 1992, losing a decision to Chilean fighter Bernardo Mendoza. He and his team stayed in Chile longer to protest the decision, and during their time there, they went to the house of a former South American champion and took monetary help and toys for him and his family. Carazo decided to retire after that, but in 1996, he tried a comeback in

, losing by a knockout in five rounds to an unknown boxer, Angel Castellar, who was 2-5-2 coming into the fight. Carazo also lost to former world champion

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, to Junior Jones by a close, ten round majority decision, and to Rafael del Valle. Carazo had a record of 25 wins and 9 losses, with 19 wins by knockout. Carazo is a member of the Caguas sports hall of fame.

After boxing

Carazo, who is an expert in

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and

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, took an electronics test and passed with a perfect score. He then joined a computer factory; and now works as a repairman for the Claro network in Puerto Rico.

Personal life

He is married to Ana Maria Carrion since 1983; the couple has two daughters and two grandsons.

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Carazo, Juan 1964 births Living people People from Caguas, Puerto Rico Puerto Rican male boxers Bantamweight boxers Sportspeople from Ponce, Puerto Rico

After boxing

Personal life

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