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Carlos Palomino

BORN   August 10 1949; San Luis de Colorado, Mexico
HEIGHT 5-8 1/2 (Some sources report 5-9)
WEIGHT 144 3/4 - 152 lbs
MANAGER. Jackie McCoy

Palomino was a very neat, very talented fighter who boxed well and hit effectively; He had a short career in which he rarely lost; During his career, Carlos won the WBC Welterweight Championship of the World

He defeated such men as John H. Stracey, Hedgemon Lewis, Armando Muniz, Davey "Boy" Green, Everaldo Costa Azevedo, Jose Palacios, Rene Arredondo, Ryu Sorimachi and Zovek Barajas

Palomino was inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame in 1989, the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2004 and the California Boxing Hall of Fame in 2006

*** AMATEUR BOUTS ***

1972
          -Palomino won the National AAU Light Welterweight Championship


*** PROFESSIONAL BOUTS ***

1972
Sep 14 Javier Martinez             Los Angeles, Ca                  W  4
Oct  5 Javier Martinez             Los Angeles, Ca                  W  4
Nov 16 Ted Liggett                 Los Angeles, Ca                  D  4

1973
Jan 19 Tim Walker                  San Bernardino, Ca               W  6
Feb  1 Ramon Solitario             Los Angeles, Ca                 KO  3
Mar  1 Rosario Zavala              Los Angeles, Ca                  W  6
Mar 29 Lalo Barriente              Los Angeles, Ca                  W  6
Apr 12 Tommy Coulson               Los Angeles, Ca                  W  6

1974
May  3 David Arellano              San Diego, Ca                    W  8
          -Some sources report 5/04/74
May 23 Juan Garza                  Los Angeles, Ca                 KO  3
          -Some sources report "KO 2"
Jun 14 David Arellano              San Diego, Ca                   KO  9
Aug  2 Andy Price                  San Diego, Ca                    L 10
Oct 10 Nelson Ruiz                 Los Angeles, Ca                 TK  6
Oct 24 Jose Miranda                Los Angeles, Ca                 KO  6
Dec 19 Tommy Howard                Los Angeles, Ca                  W 10

1975
Feb 13 Zovek Barajas               Los Angeles, Ca                  D 10
Mar 27 Zovek Barajas               Los Angeles, Ca                 TK  9
May 22 Roger Buckskin              Los Angeles, Ca                  W 10
          -Some sources report 5/23/75
Jul 19 Johnny Pineda               Los Angeles, Ca                 KO  2
Oct 25 Eddie Alexander             Los Angeles, Ca                 TK  5
Nov 22 Hedgemon Lewis              Los Angeles, Ca                  D 10

1976
Feb 12 Mike Evans                  Los Angeles, Ca                  W 10
Apr 29 Toshihara Nambu             Los Angeles, Ca                 TK  2
Jun 22 John H. Stracey             London, Eng                     TK 12
          -WBC Welterweight Championship of the World

1977
Jan 21 Armando Muniz               Los Angeles, Ca                 TK 15
          -WBC Welterweight Championship of the World
Jun 14 Davey "Boy" Green           London, Eng                     KO 11
          -WBC Welterweight Championship of the World
Sep 13 Everaldo Costa Azevedo      Los Angeles, Ca                  W 15
          -WBC Welterweight Championship of the World
Dec 10 Jose Palacios               Los Angeles, Ca                 KO 13
          -WBC Welterweight Championship of the World

1978
Feb 10 Ryu Sorimachi               Las Vegas, Nv                   KO  7
          -WBC Welterweight Championship of the World
          Some sources report 2/11/78
Mar 18 Mimoun Mohatar              Las Vegas, Nv                   TK  9
          -WBC Welterweight Championship of the World
May 27 Armando Muniz               Los Angeles, Ca                  W 15
          -WBC Welterweight Championship of the World

1979
Jan 13 Wilfred Benitez             San Juan, Puerto Rico            L 15
          -WBC Welterweight Championship of the World;
          Some sources report 1/14/79
Jun 22 Roberto Duran               New York, NY                     L 10

1980-1996
          -Palomino appeared in several movies and TV shows

1997
Jan 10 Ismael Diaz                 Hollywood, Ca                   KO  9
May  9 Wilbur Garst                Los Angeles, Ca                 KO  2
Jun  8 Rene Arredondo              Hollywood, Ca                   KO  1
Oct 26 Eric Vasquez                Bakersfield, Ca                 KO  9

1998
May 30 Wilfredo Rivera             Los Angeles, Ca                  L 10


*** Assistance Provided By Seth Callis ***


Record courtesy of Matt Tegen, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization
 

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