| Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Real name | Celestino Caballero |
| Nickname(s) | Pelenchín |
| Rated at | Super Bantamweight |
| Height | 5 ft. 11 in. (180 cm.) |
| Nationality |  Panamanian |
| Birth date | June 21, 1976 |
| Birth place | Colón, Panama |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 34 |
| Wins | 32 |
| Wins by KO | 22 |
| Losses | 2 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No contests | 0 |
Celestino "Pelenchin" Caballero is a professional boxer from Panama and is the unified WBA and IBF Super Bantamweight champion. Besides being a boxer, Caballero is also a Reggae singer, and devout Muslim[1]
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Professional career
Early in his career, Caballero won five minor boxing championships: the Panamanian, WBA Fedecentro, WBA Fedelatin, WBO Latino, and NABA Super Bantamweight titles.[2]
He had won the first four of his titles and had a record of 17-0 before losing by a third round knockout to José Rojas on May 16, 2003.[2]
Seven months later, Caballero won the vacant NABA title by defeating Giovanni Andrade. The fight, which was held in Coconut Creek, Florida, was Caballero's first one outside of Panama. In his next fight, back in Panama, Caballero was knocked down in the tenth round and lost the title by unanimous decision to Ricardo Cordoba on May 25, 2004.[2]
On February 17, 2005, Caballero fought the then unbeaten and would-be world champion Daniel Ponce de León in Hollywood, California. Caballero, who was a heavy underdog, won the bout by unanimous decision.
On October 15, 2005, Caballero defeated Yober Ortega by unanimous decision for the WBA Super Bantamweight interim championship. He defended the title on February 4, 2006 against Roberto Bonilla. After knocking down Bonilla in the third and fifth rounds, Caballero won via TKO in the seventh.
World titles
Caballero fought against WBA world Super Bantamweight champion Somsak Sithchatchawal in Sithchatchawal's native country of Thailand on October 4, 2006 in order to win the real WBA title. He won by TKO by knocking Sithchatchawal down three times in the third round—causing the referee to stop the bout. Caballero has defended the title five times with the last one being that he knocked out Elvis Meija in one round.
On November 21, 2008, Caballero knocked out the unbeaten IBF Super Bantamweight champion Steve Molitor in the 4th round at the Casino Rama,Ontario. With the victory, he added the IBF title with his WBA crown.[3] Caballero won his first defense on both titles with a split decision win over Jeffery Mathebula on April 30, 2009. He defended the titles for second time on August 29 in the same year against Francisco Leal who conceded in the 8th round.
See also
References
- ^ http://www.thesweetscience.com/boxing-article/4445/caballero-clobbers-thai-wins-title/
- ^ a b c Boxrec. ""Celestino Caballero"". Boxrec Fighter Page. http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=015122&cat=boxer. Retrieved 26 January 2008.
- ^ Panama's Caballero snatches boxing's IBF title from Molitor
External links
| New title | WBA Super Bantamweigh Interim Champion October 15, 2005 – October 4, 2006 Unified |
Vacant
Title next held by
Ricardo Cordoba |
| Preceded by Somsak Sithchatchawal |
WBA Super Bantamweight Champion October 4, 2006 – November 21, 2008 Promoted |
Succeeded by Ricardo Cordoba as Regular champion |
| New title | WBA Unified Super Bantamweight Champion November 21, 2008 – present |
Incumbent |
| Preceded by Steve Molitor |
IBF Super Bantamweight Champion November 21, 2008 – present |
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