Francisco Palacios (born 25 May 1977) is a Puerto Rican professional boxer who challenged for the WBC cruiserweight title in 2011.
Palacios was born in the Bronx, New York but moved to Bayamon, Puerto Rico, at the age of 3. Before he took up boxing, Palacios played college basketball on a scholarship at North Carolina Central University.
From 2000 to 2004 Palacios fought as an amateur boxer and had 70 matches.
On April 2, 2011, Palacios fought in Bydgoszcz against Krzysztof Wà Âodarczyk. Palacios fought for the WBC cruiserweight title, but he lost by split decision after a 12-rounded bout. Scorecards were 115âÂÂ113, 113-116 and 112âÂÂ118.
In his fight in September 2012, he again lost to WÃ Âodarczyk, by unanimous decision.