Rafael Guzmán Hernández (9 April 1986 – 18 October 2011) was a Mexican professional
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. Guzmán is the former
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, WBC Mundo Hispano, and WBC FECARBOX
Lightweight
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Champion.
Early life
Guzmán started his amateur boxing career at age ten. He's the son of a former professional boxer and was trained by his father throughout his boxing career.
Professional career
Guzmán knocked out Ernesto González to win the
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title and then he won the WBC Mundo Hispano lightweight title by stopping the veteran Jorge Martínez.
On January 24, 2009 Guzmán upset contender Isaac Bejarano to win the WBC FECARBOX
super featherweight
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title. He won his third title in front of his hometown at the Coliseo Olimpico de la UG in
Guadalajara, Jalisco
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,
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.
In June 2011, Guzmán lost to an undefeated
Mikey Garcia
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on
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's undercard of
Sebastian Zbik vs. Julio César Chávez Jr..
Death
On October 18, 2011 Guzmán was shot eight times before dying in his hometown of
Guadalajara, Jalisco
Guadalajara ( ; ) is the capital and the most populous city in the western Mexican List of states of Mexico, state of Jalisco, as well as the most densely populated municipality in Jalisco. According to the 2020 census, the city has a population ...
. Reports are that he attempted to escape after the initial shots but was unable to advance more than 100 meters.
In a case of mistaken identity, Rafael had survived a previous attack when on his way to see the birth of his fourth child his vehicle was shot eleven times. With one bullet going through him and another staying lodged in his forearm through the remainder of his boxing career.
[http://www.generaccion.com/noticia/126091/acribillan-boxeador-rafael-guzman]
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1986 births
2011 deaths
Boxers from Guadalajara, Jalisco
Lightweight boxers
Super-featherweight boxers
Featherweight boxers
Mexican male boxers
Mexican murder victims
Deaths by firearm in Mexico
21st-century Mexican sportsmen