Francisco Palacios

This article is about the Puerto Rican boxer. For the Panamanian footballer, see Francisco Palacios Alleyne. For the Spanish painter, see Francisco de Palacios.

Francisco Palacios (born 25 May 1977) is a Puerto Rican professional boxer who challenged for the WBC cruiserweight title in 2011.

Francisco Palacios
F. Palacios & K. Włodarczyk
Born	Francisco Palacios (1977-05-25) May 25, 1977 (age 47) New York City, New York, U.S.
Nationality	Puerto Rican
Other names	Wizard
Statistics
Weight(s)	Cruiserweight
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	28
Wins	24
Wins by KO	15
Losses	4 (2KO)

Personal life

Palacios was born in Bronx, New York but moved to Bayamon, Puerto Rico, at the age of 3. Before he took up boxing, Palacios played college basketball on a scholarship at North Carolina Central University.^[1]

Amateur career

From 2000 to 2004 Palacios fought as an amateur boxer and had 70 matches.

Professional career

On April 2, 2011 Palacios fought in Bydgoszcz against Krzysztof Włodarczyk. Palacios fought for WBC cruiserweight title, but he lost by split decision after 12-rounded bout. Scorecards were 115-113, 113-116 and 112-118.

In his fight in September 2012, he again lost to Włodarczyk, by unanimous decision.

Professional boxing record

28 fights	24 wins	4 losses
By knockout	15	2
By decision	9	2

Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
Win	24–4	Mariano Jose Riva	TKO	1 (6)	2019-10-25	Fair Expo Center, Miami, USA
Loss	23–4	Michał Cieślak	TKO	4 (10)	2016-04-02	Tauron Arena (previously Krakow Arena), Krakow, Poland
Loss	23–3	Dmitry Kudryashov	KO	1 (10)	2015-04-10	Luzhniki, Moscow, Russia	For WBA International Cruiserweight Title
Win	23–2	Sandy Soto	KO	1 (8)	2015-02-07	Casa de los Clubes, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Win	22–2	Epifanio Mendoza	UD	8	2014-09-20	The Mela Room, Orlando, USA
Loss	21–2	Krzysztof Wlodarczyk	UD	12	2012-09-22	Hala Stulecia, Wroclaw, Poland	For WBC World Cruiserweight Title.