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| Michael signs an autograph for a fan at the premier
of Black Cloud (2004). 9-04 |
Carbajal, Michael
(1967.09.17- )
Boxer, Olympic Silver Medallist, 4 time Junior Flyweight Champion.
 Lives in Phoenix
Phoenix native Michael Carbajal was America's Junior
Flyweight entry in the 1988 Seoul Olympics in South Korea. In a
controversial decision, he took the Silver medal after a match in which he
dominated the Bulgarian boxer to whom the judges gave the Gold medal.
 Seven
months after the Olympics, Michael made his professional boxing debut.
In a professional career spanning the next ten years, Michael recorded 49
wins, 33 of which were knockouts, and only 4 losses. He was the
Junior Flyweight Champion of the International Boxing Federation (IBF)
from 1990 to 1994 and for 1996-1997, and of the World Boxing Council (WBC)
for 1996-1997.
Following retirement, Michael went on to train boxers at the
Ninth Street Gym in Phoenix.
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