Rafael Pineda (boxer)
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Rafael Pineda, born January 12, 1966 in Barranquilla
, Colombia
, was a Colombian boxer at welterweight
.
in 1986 and in 1989 took on former Olympian
Mark Breland
for the WBA
Welterweight Title, but was TKO'd in the fifth round. In 1991 he won the vacant IBF
Light Welterweight title by beating Roger Mayweather
by a ninth round knockout. He successfully defended the title once before losing it by decision to welterweight legend Pernell Whitaker
in 1992. Pineda retired after the loss, but came back in 1996.
in 2002, losing a technical decision. In 2004 he lost a close split decision to phenom Zab Judah
. He has not fought since the loss.
Barranquilla
Barranquilla is an industrial port city and municipality located in northern Colombia, near the Caribbean Sea. The capital of the Atlántico Department, it is the largest industrial city and port in the Colombian Caribbean region with a population of 1,148,506 as of 2005, which makes it Colombia's...
, Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
, was a Colombian boxer at welterweight
Welterweight
Welterweight is a weight class division in combat sports. Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like kickboxing, taekwondo and mixed martial arts also began to use it for their own weight division system...
.
Professional career
Known as "Derby", Pineda turned proProfessional sports
Professional sports, as opposed to amateur sports, are sports in which athletes receive payment for their performance. Professional athleticism has come to the fore through a combination of developments. Mass media and increased leisure have brought larger audiences, so that sports organizations...
in 1986 and in 1989 took on former Olympian
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
Mark Breland
Mark Breland
Mark Anthony Breland is a former world champion boxer, who won five New York Golden Gloves Titles and a gold medal at the 1984 Olympics...
for the WBA
World Boxing Association
The World Boxing Association is a boxing organization that sanctions official matches, and awards the WBA world championship title at the professional level. It was previously known as the National Boxing Association before changing its name in 1962...
Welterweight Title, but was TKO'd in the fifth round. In 1991 he won the vacant IBF
International Boxing Federation
The International Boxing Federation or IBF is one of four major organizations recognized by IBHOF which sanction world championship boxing bouts, alongside the WBA, WBC and WBO.- History :...
Light Welterweight title by beating Roger Mayweather
Roger Mayweather
Roger Mayweather is a retired professional boxer. He won two major world titles in two different weight classes. Throughout his career, Mayweather fought against many other boxing champions of the 1980s and 1990s. He is a part of the Mayweather boxing family; his brothers are former welterweight...
by a ninth round knockout. He successfully defended the title once before losing it by decision to welterweight legend Pernell Whitaker
Pernell Whitaker
Pernell Whitaker , nicknamed "Sweet Pea", is a professional boxing trainer and retired American professional boxer...
in 1992. Pineda retired after the loss, but came back in 1996.
Comeback
Pineda launched a comeback in 1996 and fought for a few years in his native Colombia before taking on Cory SpinksCory Spinks
Corey Spinks is a professional boxer. He is a former IBF Light middleweight champion, and a former Undisputed Welterweight Champion....
in 2002, losing a technical decision. In 2004 he lost a close split decision to phenom Zab Judah
Zab Judah
Zabdiel Judah is an American professional boxer. Judah has won five world titles between the junior welterweight and welterweight divisions, and is a former undisputed welterweight champion....
. He has not fought since the loss.