Francisco Contreras | |
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Born | |
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]
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]
Francisco was a member of the Dominican national team and ended his amateur career with a record of 350–14. [8]
In September 2008, Contreras beat José Herley Zúñiga Montaño to win the WBC CABOFE light welterweight title. [9]
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