Cristián Bejarano
Cristian Bejarano Benítez (born July 25, 1981 in Chihuahua, Mexico) is a Mexican boxer, who won a bronze medal at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Nicknamed "El Diablo" he represented his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, where he captured the bronze medal in the lightweight division.
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| Full name | Cristian Bejarano Benítez | |||||||||||||||||||
| Born | July 25, 1981 (age 39) Chihuahua, Mexico | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Olympic results
- Defeated Gilbert Khunwane (Botswana) 17-5
- Defeated Gheorghe Lungu (Romania) 14-11
- Defeated Almazbek Raimkulov (Kyrgyzstan) 14-12
- Lost to Andriy Kotelnyk (Ukraine) 14-22
Pro
A year later he made his professional debut.
Bejarano turned pro in 2001 and has won his first 14 bouts against unknowns then he edged out former WBC champion Cesar Bazan.
External links
- Boxing record for Cristian Bejarano from BoxRec
- Cristian Bejarano at the International Olympic Committee
- Cristian Bejarano at the Olympic Channel
- Cristián Bejarano at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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