Bernardo Caraballo

Bernardo Caraballo (born 1934[1] or 1942[2]) was a popular Colombian bantamweight boxer, and perennial world title contender, of the 1960s and 70s.[2] His name ended up being used for the uncontacted Carabayo people of Amazonas.[3] The Coliseo Bernardo Caraballo in Cartagena is named after him.

Caraballo was the first Colombian to contest a world title.[1][4] Fights included matches with Fighting Harada, Pascual Pérez, Éder Jofre, and Ernesto Marcel.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 lomejordelboxeo.com
  2. 1 2 3 boxrec.com
  3. ↑ Seifart & Echeverri (2014) "Evidence for the Identification of Carabayo, the Language of an Uncontacted People of the Colombian Amazon, as Belonging to the Tikuna–Yurí Linguistic Family". PLoS ONE 9(4): e94814
  4. ↑ Johana Corrales, "Lo mío fue el boxeo desde pelao: Caraballo", El Universal, 22 July 2012


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