Celestino Caballero boxer

Celestino Caballero boxer
bouts
43
won
37
lost
6
draw
0
Status
inactive
Division
super bantamweight
Debut
1998-11-18
Height
5′ 11″/180cm
Reach
73½″/187cm
Age
-
Born
1976-06-21
Death
-
Nationality
Panama

Celestino Caballero (born June 21, 1976) is a Panamanian former professional boxer who competed from 1998 to 2014. He held world championships in two weight classes, including the unified WBA (Super) and IBF super bantamweight titles between 2006 and 2010, and the WBA (Regular) featherweight title from 2011 to 2012.Caballero began boxing professionally in 1998. During the majority of his early career, Caballero won a number of minor regional championships: the Panamanian, WBA Fedecentro, WBA Fedelatin, WBO Latino, and NABA Super Bantamweight titles.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.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.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.

Date Opponent Last Opponents' Results Place Result
2014-10-04 Adrian Estrella WWWWWW Centro de Usos Multiples, Los Mochis LOST
Unanimous decision
2013-11-30 Jimmy Aburto LWWWLW Arena Panama Al Brown, Colon City WIN
Technical knockout
2013-04-20 Robinson Castellanos WWWWWW Arena Roberto Duran, Panama City LOST
Split-decision
2011-12-31 Satoshi Hosono LWWWWW Bunka Gym, Yokohama WIN
Unanimous decision
2011-10-14 Jonathan Victor Barros LWWWWW Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires WIN
Unanimous decision
2011-07-02 Jonathan Victor Barros WLWWWW Polideportivo La Colonia, Junin LOST
Split-decision
2010-11-27 Jason Litzau WLWWWW MGM Grand, Las Vegas LOST
Split-decision
2010-04-10 Daud Yordan WWWWW BankAtlantic Center, Sunrise WIN
Unanimous decision
2009-08-29 Francisco Leal DLDLWW Ciudad Deportiva, Mexicali WIN
Corner retirement
2009-04-30 Jeffrey Mathebula WWWWWW Arena Roberto Duran, Panama City WIN
Split-decision
2008-11-21 Steve Molitor WWWWWW Casino Rama, Rama WIN
Technical knockout
2008-09-18 Elvis Mejia WWWWWW Centro de Convenciones Figali, Panama City WIN
Technical knockout
2008-06-07 Lorenzo Parra WWWWLW Centro Olimpico, San Juan de Los Morros WIN
Corner retirement
2007-12-01 Mauricio Pastrana DLWLWW Arena Roberto Duran, Panama City WIN
Technical knockout
2007-08-04 Jorge Lacierva WWWWWW Dodge Arena, Hidalgo WIN
Unanimous decision
2007-03-16 Ricardo Castillo WWWWWL Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood WIN
2006-10-04 Somsak Sithchatchawal WWWWWW Wat Ban Rai WIN
Technical knockout
2006-02-04 Roberto Bonilla LLWWW Centro de Convenciones Figali, Panama City WIN
Technical knockout
2005-10-15 Yober Ortega LDWDWW Centro de Convenciones Figali, Panama City WIN
Unanimous decision
2005-05-05 Jose Luis Valbuena WWWWWL Desert Diamond Casino, Tucson WIN
Technical knockout
2005-02-17 Daniel Ponce De Leon WWWWWW The Avalon, Hollywood WIN
Unanimous decision
2004-10-15 Victor Peralta LLLLLW Coliseo Bernardo Caraballo, Cartagena WIN
Technical knockout
2004-05-25 Ricardo Cordoba WWWWWW Centro de Convenciones Atlapa, Panama City LOST
Unanimous decision
2003-12-05 Giovanni Andrade WWWWWL Seminole Casino, Coconut Creek WIN
2003-09-20 Arcelio Ibarra LWWLLL Jardín Nuevas Glorias Soberanas, Juan Diaz WIN
Technical knockout
2003-05-16 Jose Rojas WWWLWW Arena Roberto Duran, Panama City LOST
KO
2003-02-15 Leonardo Gonzalez WWWWWL Gimnasio Roberto Duran, Juan Diaz WIN
Technical knockout
2002-10-31 Jorge Monsalvo WWWLWL ATLAPA Convention Center, Panama City WIN
Technical knockout
2002-09-21 Angel Valencia WLDLWW Arena Panama Al Brown, Colon City WIN
KO
2002-06-14 Andres Ciriaco LWLDWL Arena Panama Al Brown, Colon City WIN
Unanimous decision
2001-11-30 Marcos Verbel LLWLLL Riande Continental Hotel, Bella Vista WIN
KO
2001-10-05 Euclides Espitia WWWWWW Arena Roberto Duran, Panama City WIN
KO
2001-08-18 Armando Rojas WLWWDW Arena Panama Al Brown, Colon City WIN
Technical knockout
2001-03-17 Santos Marimon LLLWLL Arena Al Brown, Colon City WIN
KO
2001-02-03 Antonio Jaramillo LLLLLL Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City WIN
Technical knockout
2000-06-16 Armando Cordoba WWLWDW Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Juan Diaz WIN
Unanimous decision
2000-04-29 Arquimedes Gonzalez DWLLW Gimnasio de Pilon, Puerto Pilon WIN
KO
2000-03-31 Raul Alonso LWWWLD Jardin El Rancho, Panama City WIN
Technical knockout
2000-02-16 Henry Francis WWLW Salón Magnum Eventus, Panama City WIN
Unanimous decision
1999-03-03 Garibaldo Morris LLWLL Discoteca Congo, Panama City WIN
KO
1999-01-20 Leopoldo Arrocha WW Discoteca Congo, Panama City WIN
Technical knockout
1998-12-02 Arquimedes Gonzalez DL Discoteca Congo, Panama City WIN
Corner retirement
1998-11-18 Victor Perez debut Discoteca Congo, Panama City WIN
Unanimous decision