Bernardo Caraballo

Bernardo Caraballo (1 January 1942 – 20 January 2022)^[1] was a Colombian boxer, and perennial world title contender, of the 1960s and 70s.^[2] He was born in Cartagena.

His name ended up being used for the uncontacted Carabayo people of Amazonas.^[3]

The Coliseo Bernardo Caraballo in Cartagena is named after him.

Professional career

He was the first Colombian to contest a world title.^[4][5] Fights included matches with Fighting Harada, Pascual Pérez, Éder Jofre, and Ernesto Marcel.^[2]

Death

Caraballo died from heart disease on 20 January 2022, at the age of 80.^[6]

References

1. "A sus 80 años falleció el exboxeador cartagenero Bernardo Caraballo (in Spanish) - At the age of 80, ex-boxer Bernardo Caraballo passed away. -". caracol.com.co, Cartagena, January 20, 2022. 20 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
2. "BoxRec: Bernardo Caraballo". boxrec.com. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
3. Seifart, Frank; Echeverri, Juan Alvaro (16 April 2014). "Evidence for the Identification of Carabayo, the Language of an Uncontacted People of the Colombian Amazon, as Belonging to the Tikuna-Yurí Linguistic Family". PLOS ONE. 9 (4): e94814. Bibcode:2014PLoSO...994814S. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0094814. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 3989239. PMID 24739948.
4. "Bernardo Caraballo". LMB (in Spanish). 16 April 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
5. Corrales, Johana (21 July 2012). "Lo mío fue el boxeo desde pelao: Caraballo". www.eluniversal.com.co (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 January 2025.
6. "Falleció exboxeador, Bernardo Caraballo, en Cartagena a sus 80 años". 90 Minutos. 20 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.