Mauricio Pastrana


Mauricio Antonio Pastrana Tapi, more commonly known as Mauricio Pastrana, is a Colombian professional boxer who fights in the super bantamweight division. He is a former four-weight world champion, having won multiple titles in the light flyweight, super flyweight, and bantamweight divisions, as well as an interim title at flyweight.

Professional career

Pastrana turned professional in October 1991. In his debut at Sincelejo, Colombia, Pastrana defeated fellow debutant Allende Rudino with a knockout in the second round. On January 18, 1997, Pastrana defeated Michael Carbajal in a twelve-round split decision in the Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada for the IBF light flyweight title.
Pastrana would go on to take the Interim WBA flyweight title, IBA and IBO super flyweight titles and IBA Bantamweight titles.