Francisco Peña | |
Realname: | Francisco Peña |
Nickname: | Frank |
Weight: | Welterweight |
Height: | 5 ft 10 in (180 cm) |
Reach: | 73 in (185 cm) |
Birth Date: | 22 August 1971 |
Death Date: | March 9, 2000 (aged 28) |
Birth Place: | Aurora, Colorado |
Style: | Counterpuncher |
Total: | 20 |
Wins: | 15 |
Ko: | 8 |
Losses: | 3 |
Draws: | 2 |
No Contests: | 0 |
Francisco Peña (August 22, 1971 – March 9, 2000[1]) was an American professional boxer in the welterweight division.[2] He was from Aurora, Colorado and was born into a Mexican American family.
In 1989 Peña won the U.S. National Amateur Featherweight Championship, just a year later Oscar De La Hoya would win the title.[3]
He also fought at the 1989 World Amateur Boxing Championships that were held in Moscow.[4] [5]
Pena had a record of 15 wins, 3 losses and 8 wins by knockout as a professional boxer. Among his victories, there was a 4 round split decision win over the before hand undefeated Norberto Bravo.