Career
Francisco is also the brother of amateur boxer, Angel Bojado. He compiled an amateur record of 168-15, Bojado even represented Mexico at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. Francisco lost in the second qualifying round at the games.
He returned home with his eyes set on turning professional.
Shortly after, he was signed by Shelly Finkel, a man who also managed Evander Holyfield and Mike Tyson, among many others Finkel soon helped Bojado sign a multi-fight deal with cable television channel Showtime.
On January 13 of 2001, he made his professional debut by beating Derrick Castor by knockout in the second round at Uncasville, Connecticut. He followed that victory with eight more knockout wins, including wins over veterans Mauro Lucero, Glenn Forde and Eleazar Contreras.
But on February 16, 2002, also at Uncasville, he was upset by Juan Carlos Rubio, who beat him by a ten round decision.
He would later avenge the loss to Rubio, by 12 round decision
On January 24, 2004, Francisco defeated experienced Emmanuel Clottey in Atlantic City, New Jersey. In April 2007, Bojado signed a deal with promotional company Golden Boy Promotions, and made his return to the ring on May 4, 2007, against Dairo Jose Esalas at the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Grand in Las Vegas. Bojado made an appearance on the Home Box Office short series De Louisiana Hoya/Mayweather 24/7 as a sparring partner for Oscar De Louisiana Hoya.
Bojado ended up in trouble outside the ring as he was arrested in 2011 after allegedly failing to stop at United States Border security, which resulted in shots being fired at him by police.
In 2013 Bojado got back into the ring and started training. Professional record.
