Bernardo Caraballo (1 January 1942 – 20 January 2022) was a Colombian boxer, and perennial world title contender, of the 1960s and 70s.
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/ref> He was born in Cartagena.
His name ended up being used for the uncontacted Carabayo people of Amazonas.[Seifart & Echeverri (2014]
Evidence for the Identification of Carabayo, the Language of an Uncontacted People of the Colombian Amazon, as Belonging to the Tikuna–Yurà Linguistic Family
. ''PLoS ONE'' 9(4): e94814
The Coliseo Bernardo Caraballo in Cartagena is named after him.
Professional career
He was the first Colombian to contest a world title.[lomejordelboxeo.com]
/ref> Fights included matches with Fighting Harada, Pascual Pérez, Éder Jofre
Eder Jofre (; 26 March 1936 – 2 October 2022) , and Ernesto Marcel.[
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Death
Caraballo died from heart disease on 20 January 2022, at the age of 80.
References
1942 births
2022 deaths
Bantamweight boxers
Colombian male boxers
Sportspeople from Cartagena, Colombia
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