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| Celestino Caballero | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Real name | Celestino Caballero |
| Nickname(s) | Pelenchín Towering Inferno |
| Rated at | Featherweight |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Nationality |  Panamanian |
| Born | June 21, 1976 Colón, Panama |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 37 |
| Wins | 34 |
| Wins by KO | 23 |
| Losses | 3 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No contests | 0 |
Celestino "Pelenchin" Caballero is a professional boxer from Panama. He is the former undisputed Super Bantamweight WBA & IBF and Super Champion for the WBA. On October 14th, 2011, Celestino became the new WBA Featherweight champion of the world after beating Jonathan Barros at Luna Park, Argentina via unanimous decision. Besides being a boxer, Caballero is also a Reggae singer and a devout Muslim. He is trained by Jeff Mayweather uncle of Floyd Mayweather Jr and brother to Roger and Floyd Sr.[1]
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[edit] 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.
[edit] 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.
Caballero was stripped of his IBF title on February 5, 2010 for failing to have a defense against Takalani Ndlovu, his mandatory challenger in that sanctioning body, in a timely manner. On April 10, 2010, Caballero defeated Daud Yordan. After that fight Celestino expressed his high interest in fighting Cuban Gold Medalist Yuriorkis Gamboa but that fight failed to come off being unsuccessful in securing a fight at Featherweight. Celestino was able to schedule a fight with Junior Lightweight Jason Litzau at the MGM Grand In Las Vegas on the opening bout of the HBO Televised undercard of Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Michael Katsidis on November 27. Subsequently, lost that fight via unanimous decision.
Celestino Caballero has dropped from Junior Lightweight to Featherwight division for a career-high against Jonathan Victor Barros, champion in property of the WBA version of this division, which fight is dated for June 18, 2011 and to take place at Mendoza, Argentina.[dated info]
[edit] Professional boxing record
| 35 Wins (23 knockouts), 4 Losses (1 knockout)[4] | |||||||
| Res. | Record | Opponnent | Type | Rd., Time | Date | Location | Notes |
| Win | 35-4 |  Jonathan Barros |
UD | 12 | 2011-10-14 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina |
Won WBA World featherweight title |
| Loss | 34-4 | Jonathan Barros |
SD | 12 | 2011-06-18 | Polideportivo La Colonia, Junin, Mendoza, Argentina |
WBA World featherweight title |
| Loss | 34-3 |  Jason Litzau |
SD | 10 (10) | 2010-11-27 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada |
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| Win | 34-2 |  Daud Yordan |
UD | 12 (12) | 2010-04-10 | BankAtlantic Center, Sunrise, Florida |
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| Win | 33-2 |  Francisco Leal |
RTD | 8 (12), 0:10 | 2009-08-29 | Ciudad Deportiva, Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico |
Retained WBA/IBF featherweight titles. |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ 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
- ^ http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=015122&cat=boxer
[edit] External links
| New title | WBA Super Bantamweight Champion Interim Title 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 Interim Champion Promoted |
| New title | WBA Super Bantamweight Champion Super Title November 21, 2008 – December 10, 2010 Vacated |
Vacant |
| Preceded by Steve Molitor |
IBF Junior Featherweight Champion November 21, 2008 – February 5, 2010 Stripped |
Vacant
Title next held by
Steve Molitor |
| Preceded by Jonathan Victor Barros |
WBA Featherweight Champion Regular Title October 14, 2011 – present |
Incumbent |
