Germán Altamírano García (born September 13, 1991 in San Diego, California

California

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) is a Mexican

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 professional boxer

Boxing

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 in the Lightweight

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 division. Both of his parents are from San Luis Río Colorado

San Luis Río Colorado

San Luis Río Colorado is a city and its surrounding municipality lying in the northwestern corner of the state of Sonora, Mexico.- Location :...

, Sonora

Sonora

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, Mexico

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Amateur career

Germán started boxing at the age of 10 and was a two-time Arizona

Arizona

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 amateur champion. In Arizona he fought with highly touted prospect Jose Benavidez

Jose Benavidez

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 three times, in their second fight Jorge "Maromero" Páez

Jorge Paez

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 gave the winner a trophy. In January 2010 he refused an offer by Mexican

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 amateur authorities, for an opportunity to make the 2012 Olympic team, instead he decided on a professional career.

Pro career

Altamírano is signed to Oscar De La Hoya

Oscar de la Hoya

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's Golden Boy Promotions

Golden Boy Promotions

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. On March 27, 2010 Germán won his professional debut against veteran Rene Ruiz by first round K.O. in Mexicali

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, Baja California

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, Mexico

Mexico

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On October 4, 2010, due to discipline problems, Germán was released from his contract with Golden Boy Promotions

Golden Boy Promotions

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Professional record

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|Loss || 2-1-0 || align=left|  Pedro Torres
|KO || 1 (1:02) || October 2, 2010 || align=left| Puerto Peñasco

Puerto Peñasco

Puerto Peñasco is a city and municipality located in the northwest of the state of Sonora about 100 km from the Arizona border. It is located on the small strip of land that joins the peninsula of Baja California with the rest of Mexico. The area is part of the Altar Desert, one of the driest...

, Sonora

Sonora

Sonora officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sonora is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 72 municipalities; the capital city is Hermosillo....

, Mexico

Mexico

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|Win || 2-0-0 || align=left|  Fernando Salazar
|SD || 4 (4) || May 8, 2010 || align=left| Mexico City

Mexico City

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, Distrito Federal, Mexico

Mexico

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|Win || 1-0-0 || align=left|  Rene Ruiz
|KO || 1 (1:29) || March 24, 2010 || align=left| Mexicali

Mexicali

Mexicali is the capital of the State of Baja California, seat of the Municipality of Mexicali, and 2nd largest city in Baja California. The City of Mexicali has a population of 689,775, according to the 2010 census, while the population of the entire metropolitan area reaches 936,826.The city...

, Baja California

Baja California

Baja California officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is both the northernmost and westernmost state of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1953, the area was known as the North...

, Mexico

Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

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