Career
Known as "Derby", Pineda turned pro in 1986 and in 1989 took on former Olympian Mark Breland for the WBA welterweight title, but was TKO"d in the fifth round. Pineda retired after the loss, but came back in 1996. Pineda launched a comeback in 1996 and fought for a few years in his native Colombia before taking on Cory Spinks in 2002, losing a technical decision.
In 2004 he lost a close split decision to phenom Zab Judah.
He has not fought since the loss. Pineda is the brother of fellow boxer Hugo Pineda.
