Carlos Palomino

IBHoF Bio

Name: Carlos Palomino
Alias: King
Birth Name: Carlos palomino
Hometown: Los Angeles, California, USA
Birthplace: San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora, Mexico
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 174cm
Reach: 178cm
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record

• Division: Welterweight
• Manager: Jackie McCoy
• Trainer: Noe Cruz
• Carlos Palomino Gallery

Career Overview

• Won the All-Army Light Welterweight Championship in 1971 and 1972.
• Outpointed Sugar Ray Seales to win the National AAU Light Welterweight Championship in 1972.
• Defeated John H. Stracey by a 12th-round TKO to win the WBC and Lineal World Welterweight Championship on June 22, 1976.
• Successfully defended the World Welterweight Championship seven times before losing it to Wilfred Benitez by a 15-round split decision on January 14, 1979.
• Retired from boxing after losing to Roberto Duran by a lopsided 10-round unanimous decision on June 22, 1979.
• Became an actor after retiring from boxing.
• Rated as the 37th greatest welterweight of all-time by Herbert G. Goldman in the September 1989 issue of Boxing Illustrated.
• Returned to the ring in January 1997 at age 47 and won four straight fights by knockout before losing to Wilfredo Rivera by a 10-round unanimous decision on May 30, 1998.
• Inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2004.
• Retired with a record of 8-1 (6 KOs) in world title bouts.
• Retired with a record of 2-2 (2 KOs) against current and former world champions.
  • Won against John H. Stracey, Rene Arredondo.
  • Lost against Wilfred Benitez, Roberto Duran.

External Links

• "Palomino's unlikely career leads to Hall of Fame" by Tim Graham, ESPN.com, June 11, 2004
• "Where Are They Now? Carlos Palomino" by Shawn Murphy, TheSweetScience.com, June 13, 2010
• IMDb credits
• "Carlos Palomino: The Fighting Thespian" by Austin Killeen: [1]

Preceded by: John H. Stracey

WBC Welterweight Champion 1976 Jun 22 – 1979 Jan 14

Succeeded by: Wilfred Benitez