Irene Pacheco

Irene Pacheco, also known as Mambaco, (born 26 March 1971 in San Juan de Urabá) is a Colombian former professional boxer who competed from 1993 to 2007. He held the IBF flyweight title from 1999 to 2004 and challenged for the WBO bantamweight title in 2007.

Irene Pacheco
Born	(1971-03-26) 26 March 1971 (age 54) San Juan de Urabá, Colombia
Other names	Mambaco
Statistics
Weight(s)	Flyweight Bantamweight
Height	5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Reach	71 in (180 cm)
Stance	Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights	35
Wins	33
Wins by KO	24
Losses	2

Professional career

Pacheco turned pro in 1993 and won the vacant IBF flyweight title with a TKO of Luis Cox Coronado in Barranquilla in April 1999. Over a five-year period, Pacheco successfully defended the belt against boxers such as Masibulele Makepula, Mike Trejo, and Alejandro Félix Montiel, before losing it by TKO in a December 2004 fight against Vic Darchinyan.^[1]

In March 2007, he moved up in weight and took on Jhonny González, losing by TKO and announcing his retirement following the fight.^[2]

Professional boxing record

35 fights	33 wins	2 losses
By knockout	24	2
By decision	9	0

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
35	Loss	33–2	Jhonny González	TKO	9 (12)	2007-03-30	Desert Diamond Casino, Tucson, Arizona, U.S.	For WBO bantamweight title
34	Win	33–1	Leon Moore	SD	12 (12)	2006-10-21	Coliseo Elias Chegwin, Barranquilla, Colombia	Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental bantamweight title
33	Win	32–1	Heriberto Ruiz	UD	12 (12)	2006-04-29	Mario Morales Coliseum, Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
32	Win	31–1	Carlos Loaiza	KO	5 (10)	2006-02-23	Discoteca Escándalo, Cartagena, Colombia
31	Loss	30–1	Vic Darchinyan	TKO	11 (12)	2004-12-16	Hard Rock Live, Hollywood, Florida, U.S.	Lost IBF flyweight title
30	Win	30–0	Damaen Kelly	TKO	7 (12)	2003-09-27	Salón Jumbo Country Club, Barranquilla, Colombia	Retained IBF flyweight title
29	Win	29–0	Alejandro Montiel	UD	12 (12)	2002-11-29	Convention Center, El Paso, Texas, U.S.	Retained IBF flyweight title
28	Win	28–0	Mike Trejo	TKO	4 (12)	2001-11-09	Sunset Station, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.	Retained IBF flyweight title
27	Win	27–0	Masibulele Makepula	MD	12 (12)	2000-11-10	Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.	Retained IBF flyweight title
26	Win	26–0	Pedro Peña	KO	11 (12)	2000-01-14	Don Haskins Center, El Paso, Texas, U.S.	Retained IBF flyweight title
25	Win	25–0	Ferid Ben Jeddou	KO	4 (12)	1999-10-16	Salón Jumbo Country Club, Barranquilla, Colombia	Retained IBF flyweight title
24	Win	24–0	Luis Cox Coronado	TKO	9 (12)	1999-04-10	Salón Jumbo Country Club, Barranquilla, Colombia	Won vacant IBF flyweight title
23	Win	23–0	Angel Antonio Priolo	KO	7 (?)	1998-09-04	Gimnasio de San Felipe, Barranquilla, Colombia
22	Win	22–0	Henry Rodriguez	KO	4 (?)	1998-04-18	Barranquilla, Colombia
21	Win	21–0	Elias Munoz	KO	3 (?)	1997-12-19	Coliseo Elias Chegwin, Barranquilla, Colombia
20	Win	20–0	Yamil Valdelamar	KO	3 (?)	1997-10-31	Barranquilla, Colombia
19	Win	19–0	Joel Garcia	KO	4 (?)	1997-09-19	Cartagena, Colombia
18	Win	18–0	Silverio Martinez	KO	3 (?)	1997-08-08	Cartagena, Colombia
17	Win	17–0	Eleodoro Urbina	TKO	6 (?)	1997-05-16	Barranquilla, Colombia
16	Win	16–0	Luis Blanco	KO	4 (?)	1997-03-21	Barranquilla, Colombia
15	Win	15–0	Benjamin Rivas	KO	2 (6)	1997-02-28	Cartagena, Colombia
14	Win	14–0	Emilio Alvarado	TKO	2 (12)	1996-10-07	Maracay, Venezuela	Won vacant WBA Fedecentro flyweight title
13	Win	13–0	Elias Munoz	KO	1 (8)	1996-07-26	Gimnasio Cuadrilatero, Barranquilla, Colombia
12	Win	12–0	Daniel Batista	PTS	6 (6)	1996-04-27	Coliseo Bernardo Caraballo, Cartagena, Colombia
11	Win	11–0	Oswaldo Osorio	KO	1 (?)	1996-03-29	Cartagena, Colombia
10	Win	10–0	Henry Rodriguez	KO	4 (?)	1995-05-20	Barranquilla, Colombia
9	Win	9–0	Luis Blanco	TKO	4 (6)	1995-03-18	Coliseo Bernardo Caraballo, Cartagena, Colombia
8	Win	8–0	Luis Blanco	PTS	6 (6)	1994-09-02	Cartagena, Colombia
7	Win	7–0	Euclides Rodriguez	KO	3 (?)	1994-08-18	Cartagena, Colombia
6	Win	6–0	Bernabe Franco	TKO	2 (4)	1994-06-10	Cartagena, Colombia
5	Win	5–0	Osvaldo Lopez	PTS	4 (4)	1994-05-27	Cartagena, Colombia
4	Win	4–0	Benjamin Rivas	PTS	4 (4)	1994-04-29	Santa Marta, Colombia
3	Win	3–0	Farid Flores	KO	2 (?)	1994-04-10	Corferias, Bogotá, Colombia
2	Win	2–0	Henry Rodriguez	PTS	4 (4)	1994-03-25	Barranquilla, Colombia
1	Win	1–0	Wilmer Jinete	KO	4 (?)	1993-11-19	Cartagena, Colombia

Personal life

He returned to school and received his high school diploma in 2008.^[3]

See also

• List of southpaw stance boxers
• List of world flyweight boxing champions