César Canchila


César Canchila is a Colombian former professional boxer who competed from 2001 to 2014. He held the interim WBA light flyweight title from 2008 to 2009. At the regional level, he held the WBO Latino and WBA Fedelatin light flyweight titles.

Professional career

Canchila was born in the small town of Cereté on 15 March 1982 and currently resides in Montería. On July 26, 2008 he captured the vacant WBA Interim Light Flyweight Title when he won a unanimous decision against the previously unbeaten Giovanni Segura in Las Vegas. Canchila would then lose the title in a rematch to Segura in his very next bout by 4th round TKO on March 14, 2009.
In 2009 he took on the then unbeaten Filipino boxer Johnriel Casimero for the WBO's interim version of the light flyweight title. As with the second Segura bout Canchila lost this fight by TKO, this time in the 11th round.
He is managed by Colombian promoter Billy Chams and trained by Cartagena-born Orlando Pineda.

Professional boxing record

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
38Loss33–5Iván MoralesTKO6 0:0816 Aug 2014Centro de Convenciones Azul, Zihuatanejo, Mexico
37Loss33–4Breilor TeranTKO6 1 Nov 2013Coliseo Mario de León, Cereté, ColombiaFor vacant WBA Fedelatin super-flyweight title
36Win33–3Luis Alberto ZarragaUD102 Aug 2013Coliseo Mario de León, Cereté, Colombia
35Win32–3Luis Felipe CuadradoTKO4 0:2511 May 2013Coliseo Mario de León, Cereté, Colombia
34Win31–3Wilfrido LansKO1 1:3519 Apr 2013Coliseo del Colegio Biffi La Salle, Barranquilla, Colombia
33Win30–3Alfonso De la HozUD824 Jun 2011Coliseo Elías Chegwin, Barranquilla, Colombia
32Win29–3Nelson CanteroTKO4 0:2915 Apr 2011Centro Recreacional Las Vegas, Barranquilla, Colombia
31Loss28–3John Riel CasimeroTKO11 1:4019 Dec 2009Estadio Nacional, Managua, NicaraguaFor WBO Interim light-flyweight title
30Win28–2Carlos Luis CamposTKO5 2:2217 Jul 2009Coliseo Miguel "Happy" Lora, Montería, Colombia
29Loss27–2Giovani SeguraTKO4 2:5914 Mar 2009Centro de Espectáculos Promocasa, Mexicali, MexicoLost WBA Interim light-flyweight title
28Win27–1Giovani SeguraUD1226 Jul 2008MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.Won WBA Interim light-flyweight title
27Win26–1Deivis NarvaezKO2 3 Apr 2008Centro Recreacional Las Vegas, Barranquilla, Colombia
26Win25–1Jose Humberto CaraballoKO2 30 Nov 2007Coliseo Elías Chegwin, Barranquilla, Colombia
25Win24–1Michael ArangoTKO4 1 Sep 2007Salon Jumbo del Country Club, Barranquilla, Colombia
24Win23–1Wilson CortinaKO1 19 Jul 2007Coliseo Elías Chegwin, Barranquilla, Colombia
23Win22–1Miguel TellezTKO12 2 Mar 2007Romelio Martínez Stadium, Barranquilla, ColombiaWon vacant WBA Fedelatin light-flyweight title
22Win21–1Victor PeraltaKO3 21 Jan 2007Centro de Cultura Física, Barranquilla, Colombia
21Win20–1Darwin ZambranoKO5 15 Dec 2006Coliseo Municipal, Valledupar, Colombia
20Win19–1Gustavo VeraKO1 2:1721 Oct 2006Coliseo Elías Chegwin, Barranquilla, ColombiaWon vacant WBO Latino light-flyweight title
19Win18–1Juan Carlos CastilloKO7 16 Sep 2006Romelio Martínez Stadium, Barranquilla, Colombia
18Win17–1Nelson CanteroTKO7 30 Jun 2006Coliseo Elías Chegwin, Barranquilla, Colombia
17Win16–1Elkin ZavaletaPTS812 May 2006Centro Recreacional Las Vegas, Barranquilla, Colombia
16Win15–1Antonio Maria Cochero DiazTKO9 27 Apr 2006Discoteca El Escandalo, Cartagena, Colombia
15Win14–1Edwin DiazTKO5 23 Feb 2006Discoteca El Escandalo, Cartagena, Colombia
14Win13–1Luis SalgadoKO1 16 Dec 2005Coliseo Municipal, Puerto Colombia, Colombia
13Win12–1Alfonso De la HozPTS81 Dec 2005Cartagena, Colombia
12Win11–1Yorki HerreraKO5 21 Oct 2005Club Los Bucaros, Barranquilla, Colombia
11Win10–1Emerson NisperusaKO3 30 Sep 2005Polideportivo San Felipe, Barranquilla, Colombia
10Win9–1Joel GarciaKO5 12 Mar 2005San Pelayo, Colombia
9Win8–1Felipe AlmanzaKO8 10 Oct 2004Colombia
8Loss7–1Michael ArangoTKO4 17 Dec 2003San Andrés, Colombia
7Win7–0Farid CassianiKO3 6 Dec 2002Montería, Colombia
6Win6–0Jesus Jose OspinoUD105 Oct 2002Montería, ColombiaWon Colombian light-flyweight title
5Win5–0Jose Humberto CaraballoKO3 30 Apr 2002Montería, Colombia
4Win4–0Manuel LadeusKO4 5 Oct 2001Cereté, Colombia
3Win3–0Alfonso De la RosaPTS631 Aug 2001Montería, Colombia
2Win2–0Dairo RodriguezKO2 27 Jul 2001Cartagena, Colombia
1Win1–0Antonio Maria Cochero DiazPTS48 Jun 2001Colombia