Frank Cedeno (born March 16, 1958) is a 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 fights are supervised by a regulatory auth ...
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 Limehouse, London, where he grew up. During his professional career he held the WBC ...
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 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.
Professional boxing record
See also
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List of southpaw stance boxers
This is a list of southpaw stance boxers. Southpaw is a boxing term that designates the stance where the boxer has his right hand and right foot forward, leading with right jabs, and following with a left cross right hook. Southpaw is the normal s ...
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Lineal championship
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List of Filipino boxing world champions
The history of boxing in the Philippines is the history of boxing and the evolution and progress of the sport in the Philippines. In the Philippines, boxing is one of its most popular sports, together with basketball, due to the many accolades i ...
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List of world 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 ...
References
External links
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Frank Cedeno profileat Cyber Boxing Zone
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1958 births
Living people
Filipino male boxers
People from Talisay, Cebu
Boxers from Cebu
Southpaw boxers
Super-flyweight boxers
World flyweight boxing champions
World Boxing Council champions
The Ring (magazine) champions
20th-century Filipino sportsmen