Fernando Orlando Velárdez Explained

Fernando Orlando Velárdez
Realname:Fernando Orlando Velárdez
Nickname:Bobby Boy
Weight:Lightweight
Super Featherweight
Featherweight
Super Bantamweight
Reach:70 in (178 cm)
Birth Date:26 January 1981
Birth Place:San Bernardino, California
Style:Orthodox
Total:32
Wins:26
Ko:8
Losses:5
Draws:1
No Contests:0

Fernando Orlando Velárdez (born January 16, 1981, in San Bernardino, California) is an American professional boxer in the Lightweight division. He's the former USBA Super Bantamweight and WBC Youth World Super Featherweight champion.[1]

Pro career

In September 2001, Fernando knocked out the veteran David Donis to win the USBA Super Bantamweight championship.[2]

WBC Featherweight Championship

On May 3, 2003, Velárdez was knocked out by WBC Featherweight champion Érik Morales at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fernando Velardez - BoxRec.
  2. Web site: BoxRec Boxing Records . boxrec.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150330142452/http://boxrec.com/show_display.php?show_id=99079 . 2015-03-30.
  3. Web site: Erik Morales vs. Fernando Velardez - BoxRec.