20 Facts About Carlos Palomino

Carlos Palomino was born on August 10,1949 and is a Mexican former professional boxer.

Carlos Palomino is an actor who has been featured in several television shows and films.

Carlos Palomino achieved a considerable amount of fame during the 1970s, especially among Mexican and Southern California fans.

Carlos Palomino moved to Los Angeles, California from his native Mexico when he was ten years old.

Carlos Palomino was an All-US Army champion in 1971 and 1972.

Carlos Palomino was discharged from the Army later that year and enrolled at Orange Coast College and later Long Beach State, where he obtained a degree.

In 1974, Carlos Palomino went through an increment in quality of opposition.

Carlos Palomino beat David Arellano twice, by a decision in ten and by knockout in nine, as well as Tommy Howard, by decision in ten, but he lost to Andy Price, who was a title contender at the time, by decision in ten in San Diego.

Carlos Palomino waited six months for his next fight, against another very popular boxer of Mexican background: cross-town rival Armando Muniz.

Carlos Palomino earned a degree in recreation administration from Long Beach State, while Muniz had graduated from Cal State Los Angeles, where he majored in Spanish and minored in math, and was working toward a graduate degree in administration.

Carlos Palomino's championship run ended in 1979, when he traveled to Puerto Rico, where he was defeated on January 13 by hometown boxer Wilfred Benitez via a controversial fifteen-round split decision.

Carlos Palomino lost to Duran by decision in ten rounds, and he announced his retirement from boxing right away.

Carlos Palomino began his comeback on January 10,1997, beating Ismael Diaz by a knockout in round nine.

Carlos Palomino won four fights that year, including one over former world champion Rene Arredondo, but when he lost by decision in ten to former Oscar De La Hoya world title challenger Wilfredo Rivera on May 30,1998, he decided to retire for good, and has stayed in retirement ever since.

In 1978 while still the WBC Welterweight Champion, Palomino appeared as 'Carlos Navarone' in the ABC sitcom Taxi.

Carlos Palomino appears as himself in an episode of "The White Shadow" in 1979.

Carlos Palomino participated in a number of movies, such as Fists of Steel, and television series, before deciding to launch a boxing comeback at the age of 48, in 1997.

Carlos Palomino was elected as chairman of the California State Athletic Commission, where he performed for a few years.

Carlos Palomino is involved in charity work, most notably Tony Baltazar's charity organization, and he travels around the United States to attend charity events and do autograph shows.

Carlos Palomino was selected to the International Boxing Hall of Fame on January 8,2004.