Raúl Castañeda, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Raúl Castañeda

Mexican boxer

Date of Birth: 20-Sep-1982

Place of Birth: Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico

Date of Death: 06-Sep-2017

Profession: boxer

Nationality: Mexico

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Raúl Castañeda

  • Raúl Castañeda (September 20, 1982 – September 6, 2017) was a boxer from Mexico, who participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics for his native country.
  • There he was stopped in the second round of the Light flyweight (48 kg) division by Russia's eventual bronze medalist Sergey Kazakov. Castañeda was born in Guaymas, Sonora.
  • He won the bronze medal in the Light flyweight division at the Pan American Games in Santo Domingo.
  • He qualified for the Olympic Games by coming in second place at the 1st AIBA American 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Tijuana. He was shot dead in an ambush at La Paz, Baja California Sur.

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