Francisco Bojado
| Francisco Bojado | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Real name | Francisco Bojado |
| Nickname(s) | Panchito |
| Rated at |
Welterweight Light Welterweight |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (174 cm) |
| Reach | 70 in (178 cm) |
| Nationality |
 Mexican
|
| Born |
May 11, 1983 Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 21 |
| Wins | 18 |
| Wins by KO | 12 |
| Losses | 3 |
| Draws | 0 |
Francisco Bojado (born May 11, 1983 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico) is a Mexican professional boxer in the Light Welterweight division and represented Mexico at the 2000 Olympic Games. He's a former IBA Continental, WBC Youth World, and WBC Continental Americas Light Welterweight Champion. Francisco is also the brother of amateur boxer, Angel Bojado.
He compiled an amateur record of 168-15, Bojado even represented Mexico at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia.
Francisco lost in the second qualifying round at the games. He returned home with his eyes set on turning professional. Shortly after, he was signed by Shelly Finkel, a man who also managed Evander Holyfield and Mike Tyson, among many others. Finkel soon helped Bojado sign a multi-fight deal with cable television channel Showtime.
On January 13 of 2001, he made his professional debut by beating Derrick Castor by knockout in the second round at Uncasville, Connecticut. He followed that victory with eight more knockout wins, including wins over veterans Mauro Lucero, Glenn Forde and Eleazar Contreras. But on February 16, 2002, also at Uncasville, he was upset by Juan Carlos Rubio, who beat him by a ten round decision. He would later avenge the loss to Rubio, by 12 round decision
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