Fernando Beltrán Jr
Encyclopedia
Fernando Manuel Beltrán Machado (born August 18, 1981 in Culiacán
, Sinaloa
, Mexico
) is a Mexican
boxer
in the Lightweight
division. He is also the former IBO
Featherweight
Champion and the son of boxing promoter Fernando Beltrán who is the president of Mexico's Zanfer Promotions, and was selected for the Latino Promoter of the Year by the WBO
in October 2010.
Featherweight
Championship by beating South Africa's Takalani Ndlovu in Sommet Center, Nashville, Tennessee.
Culiacán
Culiacán is a city in northwestern Mexico, the largest city in the state of Sinaloa as well as its capital and capital of the municipality of Culiacán. With 675,773 inhabitants in the city , and 858,638 in the municipality, it is the largest city in the state of Sinaloa...
, Sinaloa
Sinaloa
Sinaloa officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sinaloa is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 18 municipalities and its capital city is Culiacán Rosales....
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
) is a Mexican
Mexican people
Mexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....
boxer
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
in the Lightweight
Lightweight
Light-weight is a class of athletes in a particular sport, based on their weight.-Professional boxing:The lightweight division is over 130 pounds and up to 135 pounds weight class in the sport of boxing....
division. He is also the former IBO
International Boxing Organization
The International Boxing Organization is a for-profit organization that sanctions professional boxing matches and awards world and subordinate championships.- Origins :...
Featherweight
Featherweight
Featherweight is a weight class division in the sport of boxing. There are similarly named divisions under several Mixed Martial Arts organizations and in Greco-Roman wrestling.-Professional boxing:...
Champion and the son of boxing promoter Fernando Beltrán who is the president of Mexico's Zanfer Promotions, and was selected for the Latino Promoter of the Year by the WBO
World Boxing Organization
The World Boxing Organization is a sanctioning organization currently recognizing professional boxing world champions. The organization is recognized as one of the four major world championship groups by the IBHOF alongside the International Boxing Federation, the World Boxing Council and the...
in October 2010.
Professional career
In June of 1972, Fernando won the NABF Championship by Knocking out Octavio Gomez.IBO Featherweight Championship
On August 22, 2008 Beltrán won the IBOInternational Boxing Organization
The International Boxing Organization is a for-profit organization that sanctions professional boxing matches and awards world and subordinate championships.- Origins :...
Featherweight
Featherweight
Featherweight is a weight class division in the sport of boxing. There are similarly named divisions under several Mixed Martial Arts organizations and in Greco-Roman wrestling.-Professional boxing:...
Championship by beating South Africa's Takalani Ndlovu in Sommet Center, Nashville, Tennessee.
See also
- List of Mexican boxing world champions
- List of IBO World Champions