Francisco Bojado
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Francisco Bojado is a Mexican
Mexican people
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 professional boxer
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...

 in the Light Welterweight
Light welterweight
-Professional boxing:The light welterweight class is a weight division in professional boxing that has a limit of 63.5 kg or 140 pounds...

 division and represented Mexico at the 2000 Olympic Games. He's a former IBA Continental, WBC Youth World
World Boxing Council
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, and WBC Continental Americas
World Boxing Council
The World Boxing Council was initially established by 11 countries: the United States, Argentina, United Kingdom, France, Mexico, Philippines, Panama, Chile, Peru, Venezuela and Brazil plus Puerto Rico, met in Mexico City on February 14, 1963, upon invitation of the then President of Mexico, Adolfo...

 Light Welterweight
Light welterweight
-Professional boxing:The light welterweight class is a weight division in professional boxing that has a limit of 63.5 kg or 140 pounds...

 Champion. Francisco is also the brother of amateur boxer, Angel Bojado.

Amateur career

He compiled an amateur record of 168-15, Bojado even represented Mexico at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia.

Francisco lost in the second qualifying round at the games. He returned home with his eyes set on turning professional. Shortly after, he was signed by Shelly Finkel, a man who also managed Evander Holyfield
Evander Holyfield
Evander Holyfield is a professional boxer from the United States. He is a former undisputed world champion in both the cruiserweight and heavyweight divisions, earning him the nickname "The Real Deal"...

 and Mike Tyson
Mike Tyson
Michael Gerard "Mike" Tyson is a retired American boxer. Tyson is a former undisputed heavyweight champion of the world and holds the record as the youngest boxer to win the WBC, WBA and IBF world heavyweight titles, he was 20 years, 4 months and 22 days old...

, among many others. Finkel soon helped Bojado sign a multi-fight deal with cable television channel Showtime.

Professional career

On January 13 of 2001, he made his professional debut by beating Derrick Castor by knockout
Knockout
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 in the second round at Uncasville, Connecticut
Uncasville, Connecticut
Uncasville is an area in the town of Montville, Connecticut. The area traditionally known as Uncasville is a village in southeastern Montville, at the mouth of the Oxoboxo River...

. He followed that victory with eight more knockout wins, including wins over veterans Mauro Lucero, Glenn Forde and Eleazar Contreras. But on February 16, 2002, also at Uncasville, he was upset by Juan Carlos Rubio, who beat him by a ten round decision.

On January 24, 2004, Francisco defeated experienced Emmanuel Clottey in Atlantic City, New Jersey
Atlantic City, New Jersey
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.

On July 24, however, he suffered another setback, when former world Jr. Lightweight champion Jesse James Leija
Jesse James Leija
James Leija , is a retired professional boxer from Texas.-Amateur career:Leija had an amateur career that spanned three years, going 23-5 during this time. He won the San Antonio Golden Gloves in 1988...

 beat him by a split ten round decision.

In April 2007, Bojado signed a deal with promotional company Golden Boy Promotions
Golden Boy Promotions
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, and made his return to the ring on May 4, 2007, against Dairo Jose Esalas at the MGM Grand
MGM Grand Las Vegas
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 in Las Vegas
Las Vegas Strip
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. Bojado won a unanimous decision.

On October 6, 2007, Stephen Forbes won a split-decision upset over Francisco in a junior welterweight bout.

Professional record

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|align="center" colspan=8|18 Wins (12 knockouts), 3 Losses, 0 Draw
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|Loss || 18-3-0 || align=left|  Steve Forbes
Steve Forbes
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|SD || 10 (10) || October 6, 2007 || align=left| Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
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|Win || 18-2-0 || align=left|  Rogelio Castañeda, Jr.
Rogelio Castañeda, Jr.
Rogelio Castañeda, Jr is a Mexican boxer in the Welterweight division. Rogelio is the former WBC FECARBOX and IBA Light Welterweight Champion.-Pro career:...


|TKO || 10 (1:30) || July 27, 2007 || align=left| Desert Diamond Casino, Tucson, Arizona
Arizona
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|Win || 17-2-0 || align=left|  Dairo Esalas
Dairo José Esalas
Dairo José Esalas is a Colombian professional boxer in the Welterweight division.-Pro Career:...


|UD || 10 (10) || May 4, 2007 || align=left| Boardwalk Hall
Boardwalk Hall
Boardwalk Hall, formally known as the Historic Atlantic City Convention Hall, is an arena in Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States...

, Atlantic City, New Jersey
New Jersey
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|Loss || 16-2-0 || align=left|  Jesse James Leija
Jesse James Leija
James Leija , is a retired professional boxer from Texas.-Amateur career:Leija had an amateur career that spanned three years, going 23-5 during this time. He won the San Antonio Golden Gloves in 1988...


|UD || 10 (10) || July 24, 2004 || align=left| Mohegan Sun Casino
Mohegan Sun Arena
The Mohegan Sun Arena is a 10,000 seat multi-purpose arena in Uncasville, Connecticut located inside Mohegan Sun. The arena facility features of configurable exhibition space and a clear span...

, Uncasville, Connecticut
Uncasville, Connecticut
Uncasville is an area in the town of Montville, Connecticut. The area traditionally known as Uncasville is a village in southeastern Montville, at the mouth of the Oxoboxo River...


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|Win || 16-1-0 ||align=left|  Andre Eason
|UD || 10 (10) || May 8, 2004 || align=left| Casino Del Sol, Tucson, Arizona
Arizona
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|Win || 15-1-0 ||align=left|  Emmanuel Clottey
Emmanuel Clottey (boxer)
Emmanuel Clottey is a Ghanaian professional boxer in the Welterweight division. He's the brother of fringe contender Judas Clottey and former world champion Joshua Clottey.-Pro Career:...


|UD || 10 (10) || January 24, 2004 || align=left| Boardwalk Hall
Boardwalk Hall
Boardwalk Hall, formally known as the Historic Atlantic City Convention Hall, is an arena in Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States...

, Atlantic City, New Jersey
New Jersey
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|Win || 14-1-0 ||align=left|  Juan Carlos Rubio
|UD || 12 (12) || November 22, 2008 || align=left| Reliant Park, Houston, Texas
Texas
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|align=left|IBA Continental and WBC Continental Americas
World Boxing Council
The World Boxing Council was initially established by 11 countries: the United States, Argentina, United Kingdom, France, Mexico, Philippines, Panama, Chile, Peru, Venezuela and Brazil plus Puerto Rico, met in Mexico City on February 14, 1963, upon invitation of the then President of Mexico, Adolfo...

 titles
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|Win || 13-1-0 ||align=left|  Lemuel Nelson
|UD || 10 (10) || August 9, 2003 || align=left| Miami Arena
Miami Arena
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, Miami, Florida
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|Win || 12-1-0 || align=left|  William Adamyan
|TKO || 6 (3:00) || May 10, 2003 || align=left| Pechanga Center, Temecula, California
Temecula, California
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|align=left|Adamyan was undefeated going in
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|Win || 11-1-0 || align=left|  Frankie Santos
|TKO || 10 (0:45) || February 1, 2003 || align=left| Mohegan Sun Casino
Mohegan Sun Arena
The Mohegan Sun Arena is a 10,000 seat multi-purpose arena in Uncasville, Connecticut located inside Mohegan Sun. The arena facility features of configurable exhibition space and a clear span...

, Uncasville, Connecticut
Uncasville, Connecticut
Uncasville is an area in the town of Montville, Connecticut. The area traditionally known as Uncasville is a village in southeastern Montville, at the mouth of the Oxoboxo River...


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|Win || 10-1-0 ||align=left|  Frankie Sanchez
|UD || 8 (8) || October 19, 2002 || align=left| Reliant Park, Houston, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...


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|Loss || 9-1-0 ||align=left|  Juan Carlos Rubio
|UD || 10 (10) || February 16, 2002 || align=left| Mohegan Sun Casino
Mohegan Sun Arena
The Mohegan Sun Arena is a 10,000 seat multi-purpose arena in Uncasville, Connecticut located inside Mohegan Sun. The arena facility features of configurable exhibition space and a clear span...

, Uncasville, Connecticut
Uncasville, Connecticut
Uncasville is an area in the town of Montville, Connecticut. The area traditionally known as Uncasville is a village in southeastern Montville, at the mouth of the Oxoboxo River...


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|Win || 9-0-0 ||align=left|  Mauro Lucero
|KO || 1 (0:12) || November 3, 2001 || align=left| MGM Grand
MGM Grand Las Vegas
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, Las Vegas, Nevada
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...


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|Win || 8-0-0 ||align=left|  Eleazar Contreras
|KO || 2 (2:00) || October 13, 2001 || align=left| Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...


|align=left|Won the WBC Youth World
World Boxing Council
The World Boxing Council was initially established by 11 countries: the United States, Argentina, United Kingdom, France, Mexico, Philippines, Panama, Chile, Peru, Venezuela and Brazil plus Puerto Rico, met in Mexico City on February 14, 1963, upon invitation of the then President of Mexico, Adolfo...

 Light Welterweight
Light welterweight
-Professional boxing:The light welterweight class is a weight division in professional boxing that has a limit of 63.5 kg or 140 pounds...

 title
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|Win || 7-0-0 || align=left|  Manuel Varela
|TKO || 1 (2:17) || September 1, 2001 || align=left| Don Haskins Convention Center, El Paso, Texas
El Paso, Texas
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|Win || 6-0-0 || align=left|  Glenn Forde
|KO || 2 (0:08) || June 23, 2001 || align=left| Mohegan Sun Casino
Mohegan Sun Arena
The Mohegan Sun Arena is a 10,000 seat multi-purpose arena in Uncasville, Connecticut located inside Mohegan Sun. The arena facility features of configurable exhibition space and a clear span...

, Uncasville, Connecticut
Uncasville, Connecticut
Uncasville is an area in the town of Montville, Connecticut. The area traditionally known as Uncasville is a village in southeastern Montville, at the mouth of the Oxoboxo River...


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|Win || 5-0-0 ||align=left|  Ernesto Fuentes
|TKO || 1 (2:41) || May 19, 2001 || align=left| Mohegan Sun Casino
Mohegan Sun Arena
The Mohegan Sun Arena is a 10,000 seat multi-purpose arena in Uncasville, Connecticut located inside Mohegan Sun. The arena facility features of configurable exhibition space and a clear span...

, Uncasville, Connecticut
Uncasville, Connecticut
Uncasville is an area in the town of Montville, Connecticut. The area traditionally known as Uncasville is a village in southeastern Montville, at the mouth of the Oxoboxo River...


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|Win || 4-0-0 ||align=left|  David Montes
|KO || 3 (2:48) || May 5, 2001 || align=left| Don Haskins Convention Center, El Paso, Texas
El Paso, Texas
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|Win || 3-0-0 ||align=left|  Mario Lacey
|KO || 1 (1:24) || April 20, 2001 || align=left| Ballys Park Hotel Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...


|align=left|Lacey was undefeated going in
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|Win || 2-0-0 || align=left|  Alejandro Rivera
|TKO || 1 (2:08) || March 2, 2001 || align=left| Texas Station Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
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|Win || 1-0-0 || align=left|  Detrick Castor
|TKO || 2 (1:38) || January 13, 2001 || align=left| Mohegan Sun Casino
Mohegan Sun Arena
The Mohegan Sun Arena is a 10,000 seat multi-purpose arena in Uncasville, Connecticut located inside Mohegan Sun. The arena facility features of configurable exhibition space and a clear span...

, Uncasville, Connecticut
Uncasville, Connecticut
Uncasville is an area in the town of Montville, Connecticut. The area traditionally known as Uncasville is a village in southeastern Montville, at the mouth of the Oxoboxo River...


|align=left|Pro Debut
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Outside the Ring

Bojado made an appearance on the HBO short series De La Hoya/Mayweather 24/7 as a sparring partner for Oscar De La Hoya
Oscar de la Hoya
Oscar De La Hoya is a retired American boxer of Mexican descent. Nicknamed "The Golden Boy", De La Hoya won a gold medal at the Barcelona Olympic Games shortly after graduating from Garfield High School. De La Hoya comes from a boxing family. His grandfather Vicente, father Joel Sr., and brother...

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