Francisco Palacios

“Wizard”

Boxing

24-4-0RECORD

15WINS BY KO / TKO

9WINS BY DECISION

28PRO FIGHTS

Profile

Full name	Not added yet
Nickname	Wizard
Date of birth	25 May 1977
Nationality	Puerto Rican
Birthplace	New York City, United States
Based in	Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Weight classes	Cruiserweight
Trainers	Not added yet
Height	188 cm (6′2″)
Reach	Not added yet
Stance	Orthodox
Years active	Not added yet
Status	Not added yet
Last fight	Win vs Mariano Jose Riva, 25 Oct 2019

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Background

Puerto Rican cruiserweight born in the Bronx who moved to Bayamón, Puerto Rico, at age three and played college basketball at North Carolina Central University before taking up boxing. He twice challenged Krzysztof Włodarczyk for the WBC cruiserweight title.

Fight history

7 fights on file. More fights can be added when this profile is claimed.

Result	Opponent	Method	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Win	Mariano Jose Riva	TKO	1	25 Oct 2019	Fair Expo Center, Miami, Florida, US
Loss	Michał Cieślak	TKO	4	2 Apr 2016	Tauron Arena, Kraków, Poland
Loss	Dmitry Kudryashov	KO	1	10 Apr 2015	Luzhniki, Moscow, Russia	For WBA International cruiserweight title
Win	Sandy Soto	KO	1	7 Feb 2015	Casa de los Clubes, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Win	Epifanio Mendoza	Decision (unanimous)	8	20 Sep 2014	The Mela Room, Orlando, Florida, US
Loss	Krzysztof Włodarczyk	Decision (unanimous)	12	22 Sep 2012	Hala Stulecia, Wrocław, Poland	For WBC cruiserweight title
Loss	Krzysztof Włodarczyk	Decision (split)	12	2 Apr 2011	Bydgoszcz, Poland	For WBC cruiserweight title

Record source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).