César Villarraga

César Andres Villarraga (born September 22, 1985[1]) is a Colombian professional boxer. As an amateur, he won a gold medal at the 2010 South American Games and qualified for the 2012 Olympics.

César Villarraga
Statistics
Nickname(s)Ras Tas Tas
Weight(s)Lightweight
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
NationalityColombian
Born (1985-09-22) September 22, 1985
Bogotá, Colombia
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights14
Wins9
Wins by KO4
Losses4
Draws1
Medal record

At the 2010 South American Games he made good use of home advantage to beat Hector Manzanilla and Eric Bandega before defeating the future World Champion Everton Lopes. He has yet to repeat that success. At the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games he won silver.

At the 2011 Pan American Games he lost his very first bout against Angel Suarez. At the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships he again lost in the first round to Javkhlan Bariadi.

At the Olympic qualifier he won two fights to qualify, then lost to Roniel Iglesias at the 2012 Olympics.[2]

References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-10-05. Retrieved 2012-07-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "César Villarraga Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2015-12-29.


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