Cristian Bejarano Benítez (born July 25, 1981) is a Mexican former

professional boxer Professional boxing, or prizefighting, is regulated, sanctioned boxing. Professional boxing bouts are fought for a purse that is divided between the boxers as determined by contract. Most professional fights are supervised by a regulatory auth ...

who competed from 2001 to 2007. As an amateur, he won bronze medals at the

1999 Pan American Games The 1999 Pan American Games, officially the XIII Pan American Games () or the 13th Pan American Games and commonly known as Winnipeg 1999, were a major international multi-sport event that was held from July 23 to August 8, 1999, in Winnipeg, Ma ...

and

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and also known as the Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October ...

Olympic results

*Defeated

Gilbert Khunwane Gilbert "Ghisto" Khunwane (born 15 June 1977 in Mmankgodi) is a male retired boxer from Botswana, who competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. There he was eliminated in the first round of the men's lightweight (– 60 ...

(Botswana) 17-5 *Defeated Gheorghe Lungu (Romania) 14-11 *Defeated Almazbek Raimkulov (Kyrgyzstan) 14-12 *Lost to Andriy Kotelnyk (Ukraine) 14-22

Professional career

A year later he made his professional debut. Bejarano turned pro in 2001 and has won his first 14 bouts against unknowns. He then he edged out former WBC champion

Cesar Bazan Cesar or César may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''César'' (film), a 1936 French romantic drama * ''César'' (play), a play by Marcel Pagnolt Places * Cesar, Portugal * Cesar Department, Colombia * Cesar River, in Colombia * Cesar R ...

External links

* * * 1981 births Olympic boxers for Mexico Boxers at the 1999 Pan American Games Boxers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Light-welterweight boxers Living people Olympic bronze medalists for Mexico Boxers from Chihuahua (state) Olympic medalists in boxing Mexican male boxers Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Pan American Games bronze medalists for Mexico Pan American Games bronze medalists in boxing Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games 20th-century Mexican people 21st-century Mexican sportsmen {{Mexico-Olympic-medalist-stub