Francisco Bojado
Template:Short description Template:Infobox boxer Francisco Bojado (born 11 May 1983) is a Mexican former professional boxer who competed from 2001 to 2007. As an amateur, he competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Francisco is also the brother of amateur boxer, Angel Bojado.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Amateur careerEdit
He compiled an amateur record of 168–15 and represented Mexico at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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 and Mike Tyson, among many others. Finkel soon helped Bojado sign a multi-fight deal with cable television channel Showtime.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Professional careerEdit
On January 13, 2001, he made his professional debut by beating Derrick Castor by knockout in the second round in Uncasville, Connecticut. 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 in Uncasville, he was upset by Juan Carlos Rubio, who beat him by a ten-round decision. He would later avenge the loss to Rubio, by 12-round decision.
On January 24, 2004, Francisco defeated experienced Emmanuel Clottey in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
On July 24, however, he suffered another setback, when former world Jr. Lightweight champion Jesse James Leija beat him by a split ten-round decision. He walked away from the sport following the loss.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
In April 2007, Bojado signed a deal with promotional company Golden Boy Promotions, and made his return to the ring on May 4, 2007, against Dairo Esalas at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Bojado won a unanimous decision.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
On October 6, 2007, Stephen Forbes won a split-decision upset over Bojado in a junior welterweight bout.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Outside the ringEdit
Bojado made an appearance on the HBO short series De La Hoya/Mayweather 24/7 as a sparring partner for Oscar De La Hoya.
Bojado was arrested in 2011 after allegedly failing to stop at US Border security, which resulted in shots being fired at him by police.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
In 2013 Bojado got back into the ring and started training.
Professional recordEdit
Template:S-start |- style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:95%;" |align="center" colspan=8|18 Wins (12 knockouts), 3 Losses, 0 Draw |- style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:95%;" |align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Res. |align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Record |align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Opponent |align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Type |align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Rd., Time |align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Date |align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Location |align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Notes |-align=center |Template:No2Loss || 18- || align=left|Template:Flagicon Steve Forbes |SD || 10 (10) || Oct 6, 2007 || align=left|Template:FlagiconMandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada |align=left| |-align=center |Template:Yes2Win || 18-2 || align=left|Template:Flagicon Rogelio Castañeda, Jr. |TKO || 10 (1:30) || Jul 27, 2007 || align=left|Template:FlagiconDesert Diamond Casino, Tucson, Arizona |align=left| |-align=center |Template:Yes2Win || 17-2 || align=left|Template:Flagicon Dairo Esalas |UD || 10 (10) || May 4, 2007 || align=left|Template:FlagiconBoardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey |align=left| |-align=center |Template:No2Loss || 16-2 || align=left|Template:Flagicon Jesse James Leija |UD || 10 (10) || Jul 24, 2004 || align=left|Template:FlagiconMohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, Connecticut |align=left| |-align=center |Template:Yes2Win || 16-1 ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Andre Eason |UD || 10 (10) || May 8, 2004 || align=left|Template:FlagiconCasino Del Sol, Tucson, Arizona |align=left| |-align=center |Template:Yes2Win || 15-1 ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Emmanuel Clottey |UD || 10 (10) || Jan 24, 2004 || align=left|Template:FlagiconBoardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey |align=left| |-align=center |Template:Yes2Win || 14-1 ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Juan Carlos Rubio |UD || 12 (12) || Nov 22, 2003 || align=left|Template:FlagiconReliant Park, Houston, Texas |align=left|IBA Continental and WBC Continental Americas titles |-align=center |Template:Yes2Win || 13-1 ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Lemuel Nelson |UD || 10 (10) || Aug 9, 2003 || align=left|Template:FlagiconMiami Arena, Miami, Florida |align=left| |-align=center |Template:Yes2Win || 12-1 || align=left|Template:Flagicon William Adamyan |TKO || 6 (3:00) || May 10, 2003 || align=left|Template:FlagiconPechanga Center, Temecula, California |align=left| |-align=center |Template:Yes2Win || 11-1 || align=left|Template:Flagicon Frankie Santos |TKO || 10 (0:45) || Feb 1, 2003 || align=left|Template:FlagiconMohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, Connecticut |align=left| |-align=center |Template:Yes2Win || 10-1 ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Frankie Sanchez |UD || 8 (8) || Oct 19, 2002 || align=left|Template:FlagiconReliant Park, Houston, Texas |align=left| |-align=center |Template:No2Loss || 9-1 ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Juan Carlos Rubio |UD || 10 (10) || Feb 16, 2002 || align=left|Template:FlagiconMohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, Connecticut |align=left| |-align=center |Template:Yes2Win || 9-0 ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Mauro Lucero |KO || 1 (0:12) || Nov 3, 2001 || align=left|Template:FlagiconMGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada |align=left| |-align=center |Template:Yes2Win || 8-0 ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Eleazar Contreras |KO || 2 (2:00) || Oct 13, 2001 || align=left|Template:FlagiconTropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey |align=left|Won WBC Youth Light Welterweight title |-align=center |Template:Yes2Win || 7-0 || align=left|Template:Flagicon Manuel Varela |TKO || 1 (2:17) || Sep 1, 2001 || align=left|Template:FlagiconDon Haskins Convention Center, El Paso, Texas |align=left| |-align=center |Template:Yes2Win || 6-0 || align=left|Template:Flagicon Glenn Forde |KO || 2 (0:08) || Jun 23, 2001 || align=left|Template:FlagiconMohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, Connecticut |align=left| |-align=center |Template:Yes2Win || 5-0 ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Ernesto Fuentes |TKO || 1 (2:41) || May 19, 2001 || align=left|Template:FlagiconMohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, Connecticut |align=left| |-align=center |Template:Yes2Win || 4-0 ||align=left|Template:Flagicon David Montes |KO || 3 (2:48) || May 5, 2001 || align=left|Template:FlagiconDon Haskins Convention Center, El Paso, Texas |align=left| |-align=center |Template:Yes2Win || 3-0 ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Mario Lacey |KO || 1 (1:24) || Apr 20, 2001 || align=left|Template:FlagiconBallys Park Hotel Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey |align=left| |-align=center |Template:Yes2Win || 2-0 || align=left|Template:Flagicon Alejandro Rivera |TKO || 1 (2:08) || Mar 2, 2001 || align=left|Template:FlagiconTexas Station Casino, North Las Vegas, Nevada |align=left| |-align=center |Template:Yes2Win || 1-0 || align=left|Template:Flagicon Detrick Castor |TKO || 2 (1:38) || Jan 13, 2001 || align=left|Template:FlagiconMohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, Connecticut |align=left| |-align=center Template:S-end