César Canchila (born 15 March 1982) is a Colombian former

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who competed from 2001 to 2014. He held the interim WBA

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title from 2008 to 2009. At the regional level, he held the

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Latino and WBA Fedelatin light flyweight titles.

Professional career

Canchila was born in the small town of

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on 15 March 1982 and currently resides in

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. On July 26, 2008 he captured the vacant WBA Interim Light Flyweight Title when he won a unanimous decision against the previously unbeaten

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. Canchila would then lose the title in a rematch to Segura in his very next bout by 4th round TKO on March 14, 2009. In 2009 he took on the then unbeaten

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for the WBO's interim version of the light flyweight title. As with the second Segura bout Canchila lost this fight by TKO, this time in the 11th round. He is managed by Colombian promoter

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and trained by Cartagena-born Orlando Pineda.

Professional boxing record

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* 1982 births Living people Colombian male boxers Light-flyweight boxers Sportspeople from Córdoba Department 21st-century Colombian people {{Colombia-boxing-bio-stub