Mauricio Antonio Pastrana Tapi (born 20 January 1973) is a Colombian former professional boxer. He is a former four-weight world champion, having won multiple titles in the light flyweight,

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, and bantamweight divisions, as well as an interim title at flyweight.

Professional career

Pastrana turned professional in October 1991. In his debut at Sincelejo, Colombia, Pastrana defeated fellow debutant Allende Rudino via second-round

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. On January 18, 1997, Pastrana defeated Michael Carbajal in a twelve-round

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at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas for the IBF light flyweight title. Pastrana would go on to take the Interim WBA flyweight title, IBA and IBO super flyweight titles and IBA Bantamweight titles.

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Professional career

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