Francisco Tejedor

Francisco Tejedor
Personal information
Nickname
La Araña
NationalityColombian
BornFrancisco Tejedor
(1966-06-20) June 20, 1966
Barranquilla, Colombia
Height5 ft 6+12 in (169 cm)
Weight
Boxing career
Reach74 in (188 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights69
Wins46
Win by KO31
Losses21
Draws2

Francisco Tejedor (born June 20, 1966) is a retired Colombian boxer. He competed in the men's light flyweight event at the 1984 Summer Olympics.[1]

Professional career

He turned professional in 1986 and won 28 consecutive fights before unsuccessfully challenging Humberto González for the WBC light flyweight title. Tejedor would work his way back to another title shot and on February 18, 1995 he beat José Luis Zepeda for the vacant IBF world title by way of 7th-round TKO. He would go on to lose the belt in his first title defense to Danny Romero in April of the same year. He lost his final 10 fights and retired from the sport in 2004.

See also

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Francisco Tejedor Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2018.