César Canchila is a boxer from Colombia

Colombia

Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...

 who fights in the light flyweight

Light flyweight

- Professional boxing :The weight limit at light flyweight in professional boxing is 108 pounds . When New York legalized boxing in 1920, the law stipulated a "junior flyweight" class, with a weight limit of 99 pounds. When the National Boxing Association was formed in 1921, it also recognized this...

 division, where he is a former WBO Latino and WBA

World Boxing Association

The World Boxing Association is a boxing organization that sanctions official matches, and awards the WBA world championship title at the professional level. It was previously known as the National Boxing Association before changing its name in 1962...

 Fedelatin champion. He was born in the small town of Cereté

Cereté

Cereté is a town and municipality located in the Córdoba Department, northern Colombia.-Name origin:Cereté comes from the two word indigenous words meaning Chere and te .-History:...

 on March 15, 1982 and currently resides in Montería

Montería

Montería is a municipality and city located in Northern Colombia and is the capital of the Department of Córdoba. The city is located away from the Caribbean, by the Sinú River. The city and region are famous for their distinct cultural heritages, which include a blend of indigenous Zenú Indians,...

. On July 26, 2008 Canchila captured the vacant WBA Interim Light Flyweight Title when he won a unanimous decision against the previously unbeaten Giovanni Segura

Giovanni Segura

Giovani Segura is a Mexican professional boxer in the light flyweight division. He is The Ring light flyweight champion and former WBA and WBO champion. Ring Magazine currently rates Segura as the number nine pound-for-pound boxer in the world.-Professional career:Segura made his professional...

 in Las Vegas

Las Vegas, Nevada

Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...

. Canchila would then lose the title in a rematch to Segura in his very next bout by 4th round TKO on March 14, 2009.

In 2009 he took on the then unbeaten Filipino

Filipino people

The Filipino people or Filipinos are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the islands of the Philippines. There are about 92 million Filipinos in the Philippines, and about 11 million living outside the Philippines ....

 boxer Johnriel Casimero

Johnriel Casimero

John Riel Casimero , more commonly known as Johnriel Casimero, is a Filipino professional boxer and was once the interim WBO Light Flyweight Champion. Casimero currently resides in barangay Guizo in Mandaue City, Cebu, where he trains and lives in the city's IPI Gym...

 for the WBO's interim version of the light flyweight title. As with the second Segura bout Canchila lost this fight by TKO, this time in the 11th round.

He is managed by Colombian promoter Billy Chams and trained by Cartagena-born Orlando Pineda

Orlando Pineda

Orlando Pineda Torres is a Mexican footballer who plays as a midfielder with Club León.He previously played for Pumas UNAM and made 8 appearances for them in the 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League. He made his sole Primera Division de Mexico appearance for the Pumas on 12 October 2008.-References:...

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External links

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZktU4PTgQU&feature=related