Mauricio Antonio Pastrana Tapi (born 20 January 1973) is a Colombian former
professional boxer
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. He is a former IBF light-flyweight champion.
Professional career
Pastrana turned professional in October 1991. In his debut at Sincelejo, Colombia, Pastrana defeated fellow debutant Allende Rudino via second-round
knockout
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. On January 18, 1997, Pastrana defeated
Michael Carbajal
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Amateur career
Carbajal had an amat ...
in a twelve-round
split decision
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A split de ...
at the
Thomas & Mack Center
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History
The facility first ...
in
Las Vegas
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for the IBF light flyweight title.
Pastrana would challenge Rafael Marquez twice for the IBF bantamweight title, he would lose via eighth round stoppage in the second fight.
In June 2011 Pastrana would be the final opponent for future Hall of fame boxer Johnny Tapia, Johnny would pass away in May of 2012.
Professional boxing record
See also
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List of world light-flyweight boxing champions
References
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1973 births
Living people
Colombian male boxers
Sportspeople from Montería
Flyweight boxers
Super-flyweight boxers
Bantamweight boxers
Super-bantamweight boxers
World light-flyweight boxing champions
International Boxing Federation champions
International Boxing Organization champions