Francisco Palacios

Name: Francisco Palacios
Alias: The Wizard
Hometown: Miami, Florida, USA
Birthplace: The Bronx, New York, USA
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 188cm
Reach: 192cm
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record

Amateur Career

2000

• Began Boxing on January of this Yr. Ex College B-ball Player. N.C.C.U.
• Won several state tournaments and local tournaments.
• 1st National tournament P.A.L. Finalist.

2001

• South Florida hwy. Champ.
• Region 3 champion. Region 3 Team Captain.
• U.S. Championship Semi finalist.
• Won Florida's Golden Gloves, passing on to Nationals.
• World championships team member to go to Belfast, Northern Ireland with only 13 bouts under his belt. Invited to a after on 9-18-01 U.S. vs Poland dual.

2002

• South Florida hwy. Champ.
• Region 3 champion. Region 3 Team Captain to go to Caesar's Palace for the U.S. nationals.
• Winning all the way up to fighting against the Olympian Devin Vargas, beating him 15-2 and getting D.Q. for a low blow.
• P.A.L. state Champ
• Invited and won U.S. vs Dominican Republic dual
• Awarded with a scholarship to go to N.M.U.- U.S.O.E.C.

2003

• Pass to U.S. nationals by at large bid.
• Invited to U.S. vs Ireland dual meet but Ireland hwy but injured on the way to U.S., so did not compete.
• Semi- Finalist in U.S. Championships.
• U.S. Challenge finalist, losing a controversial fight against Devin Vargas.
• Invited and won U.S. vs Canada dual.
• U.S. team captain for World Championships in Bangkok Thailand.
• Fought the # 2 fighter in the world that was from Kazakhstan, losing a controversial 10-11.
• Invited to a multi nation world tournament and brought home the silver medal.

2004

• Competed with a pulled hamstring and was D.Q. winning the fight against Chazz Witherspoon.
• Went to the Eastern Trials stopping my first 2 bouts by 20-point mercy rule (also known as the "outclassed" rule).
• Semi-Finals dropped the opponent 3 times and still lost 8-5.
• Finished with 70 amateur fights and Turned Pro. having a record 16 - 0 - 9 KO's