Bernardo Caraballo
Bernardo Caraballo (b. 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 lomejordelboxeo.com
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 boxrec.com
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Johana Corrales, "Lo mío fue el boxeo desde pelao: Caraballo", El Universal, 22 July 2012