Bernardo Caraballo

Bernardo Caraballo (1 January 1942 – 20 January 2022)[1] was a Colombian boxer, and perennial world title contender, of the 1960s and 70s.[2] He was born in Cartagena.

His name ended up being used for the uncontacted Carabayo people of Amazonas.[3]

The Coliseo Bernardo Caraballo in Cartagena is named after him.

  1. ^ "A sus 80 años falleció el exboxeador cartagenero Bernardo Caraballo (in Spanish) - At the age of 80, ex-boxer Bernardo Caraballo passed away. -". caracol.com.co, Cartagena, January 20, 2022. 20 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  2. ^ boxrec.com
  3. ^ Seifart & Echeverri (2014) Evidence for the Identification of Carabayo, the Language of an Uncontacted People of the Colombian Amazon, as Belonging to the Tikuna–Yurí Linguistic Family". PLoS ONE 9(4): e94814 doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0094814