Fulgencio Zúñiga (Spanish pronunciation: [fulˈxensjo ˈsuɲiɣa]; born July 23, 1977) is a Colombian professional boxer and former IBO super middleweight champion.
In the same year of 1997 he participated in the following tournaments: During 1998 and 1999 Fulgencio Zúñiga continued his impressive amateur boxing career by winning the 49th National Boxing Tournament held in Santa Marta, Magdalena, thus becoming a two-time national champion.
Then he represented Colombia in the following championships: Zúñiga turned pro on February 11, 2001, when he faced Manuel Cabarcas in Barranquilla, scoring a TKO in round one.
On June 28, 2003, he faced Daniel Santos of San Juan, Puerto Rico, who eventually outpointed the Colombian fighter.
Then Zúñiga faced better opponents, such as former IBC middleweight champion José Luis Zertuche; three-time middleweight championship challenger Antwun Echols; New Yorker George Walton, and highly regarded Kelly Pavlik.