Francisco Contreras (boxer)

Francisco Contreras
Born	(1984-03-24) 24 March 1984 (age 40) La Romana, Dominican Republic
Nationality	Dominican
Other names	The Phenom [1]
Statistics
Weight(s)	Light welterweight Lightweight
Height	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Reach	182 cm (72 in)
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	46
Wins	31
Wins by KO	24
Losses	15
Draws	0
No contests	0

Francisco Contreras (born 21 March 1984) is a Dominican professional boxer. ^{[2] [3] [4]} He is trained by former world champion Robert Garcia. ^{[5] [6]}

Early life

Contreras was raised in a poor family, he first entered a boxing gym at the age of five. His father Bonifacio was also a boxer and even had two brothers who were also boxers. ^[7]

Amateur career

Francisco was a member of the Dominican national team and ended his amateur career with a record of 350–14. ^[8]

Professional career

In September 2008, Contreras beat José Herley Zúñiga Montaño to win the WBC CABOFE light welterweight title. ^[9]

References

1. "Francisco 'THE PHENOM' Contreras Debuts". doghouseboxing.com. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
2. "林芝婪慕汽车用品有限公司".
3. "林芝婪慕汽车用品有限公司".
4. "Lucas Browne Happy To Accept Fury Challenge ⋆ Boxing News". eastsideboxing.com. 30 December 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
5. "News & latest headlines from AOL". aolnews.com. Archived from the original on 5 October 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
6. "Francisco Contreras joins Garcia". fightnews.com. Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
7. ""Next in Line" Francisco Contreras". maxboxing.com. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
8. "Video: This Day In Boxing History – Sugar Ray Robinson KOs Emile Sarens ⋆ Boxing News". eastsideboxing.com. Archived from the original on 10 July 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
9. "BoxRec – event". boxrec.com. Archived from the original on 4 April 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2016.

External links

• Boxing record for Francisco Contreras from BoxRec (registration required)