Miguel Santana boxer

Miguel Santana boxer
bouts
47
won
25
lost
20
draw
2
Status
inactive
Division
lightweight
Debut
1982-03-21
Height
-
Reach
-
Age
-
Born
1965-02-09
Death
-
Nationality
Puerto Rico

Miguel Santana (born February 9, 1965) is a former boxer from Puerto Rico. Santana was born in Canóvanas, Puerto Rico.Miguel Santana had an award winning amateur boxing career, training alongside a young Jose Antonio Rivera, who is a two division world champion himself. Santana and Rivera became lifelong friends during their teenage years.Santana decided to become a professional in 1982, and he debuted by outpointing Angel Lopez over six rounds on March 21. Santana scored his first knockout on his next bout, on July 21, when he defeated Ramon Canales in the fourth round at San Juan. After one more win, Santana faced Joe Rivera, on March 21, 1983 in Bayamon. Santana knocked Rivera out in the fourth round. Half a decade later, Rivera would unsuccessfully challenge for world titles, drawing (tying) and losing to Brian Mitchell in fifteen and twelve rounds respectively, and being knocked out in seven by Juan Martin Coggi.Santana won his next five bouts, and, on September 1, 1984, he fought for his first title. Santana beat Javier Fragoso, a veteran who had fought Julio César Chávez, by a knockout in the sixth round in Carolina to win the Puerto Rican national title. Even as he was undefeated before his fight with Fragoso, Santana was largely unknown and became a celebrity in Puerto Rico only after winning the national belt.Santana defended his national title successfully three times and won one more bout before facing Orlando Romero Uribe (not to be confused with Orlando Romero, another Peruvian boxer who challenged for a world title in 1983) in Miami Beach on December 3, 1985. He beat the Peruvian boxer by a fourth round knockout.A new Puerto Rican television channel, Tele Once, began broadcasting boxing fights weekly immediately after it was launched. Although Tele Once largely dedicated their weekly boxing show to local fights, Santana became known by television viewers in his island, with Ivonne Class and Felo Ramirez. Tele Once's boxing commentators, speaking about him regularly. Santana won three fights in 1986 before meeting Terrence Alli on September 27 of that year, as part of the program where Lloyd Honeyghan upset Donald Curry with a seventh round knockout in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Their bout was televised to Puerto Rico by one of Tele Once's two major competitors, WAPA-TV. Santana entered the ring that night undefeated in 19 bouts, with 11 knockout wins. In a bout for the vacant, regional USBA Lightweight title, Santana lost a 12 round unanimous decision to the Guyanese, despite hurting Alli in the last round. On December 19, he returned with a sixth round knockout win over Felix Gonzalez, once again in Atlantic City.

Date Opponent Last Opponents' Results Place Result
1998-03-26 Wilfredo Negron LWWWLW Isla Verde LOST
Technical knockout
1997-03-13 Ray Oliveira WWWWWW Strand Theatre, Providence LOST
Technical knockout
1995-12-20 Robert Frazier WWWWWW Sturbridge LOST
Points
1995-04-21 Willy Wise DWWWDL Huntington Hilton Hotel, Melville LOST
Technical knockout
1994-12-09 Carlos Merria debut Worcester WIN
Points
1993-03-04 Pedro Sanchez WWWWD Santo Domingo LOST
Technical knockout
1993-01-16 Pedro Sanchez WWWWW Isla Verde DRAW
1992-09-15 Larry Barnes WWWWWW Westchester County Center, White Plains LOST
Unanimous decision
1992-07-15 Ray McElroy WWWWLW Ritz Theater, New York LOST
Unanimous decision
1992-07-08 Louie Lomeli WLWWWL Supper Club, New York LOST
Majority decision
1992-03-27 Glenwood Brown WWWWLL Friar Tuck Inn, Catskill LOST
Points
1992-02-28 Jacques LeBlanc WLDWWW Westin Hotel, Boston WIN
Points
1991-12-12 Stephan Johnson WWWWWW Broome County Arena, Binghamton LOST
Unanimous decision
1991-07-23 Sharmba Mitchell WWWWWW Harrah's Marina Hotel Casino, Atlantic City LOST
Technical knockout
1991-03-23 Jaime Rodriguez LLLLLL Worcester WIN
Technical knockout
1990-11-16 Santos Cardona LWWLWL Jai Alai Fronton, Miami LOST
Technical knockout
1990-10-06 Todd Foster WWWWWW Four Seasons Arena, Great Falls LOST
1990-01-26 James McGirt WWWWWW Resorts International, Atlantic City LOST
Technical knockout
1989-08-03 Rodney Moore DWWDWW Blue Horizon, Philadelphia LOST
Unanimous decision
1989-04-11 Tracy Spann WWWWWW Civic Center, Philadelphia LOST
Technical knockout
1989-03-25 Cirilo Morell LWLWLL Saint Thomas WIN
Technical knockout
1988-04-11 Greg Haugen WWWLWW Tacoma Dome, Tacoma LOST
1987-12-23 Terrence Alli WWWWLW Resorts International, Atlantic City LOST
Unanimous decision
1987-07-25 Pernell Whitaker WWWWWW Scope Arena, Norfolk LOST
Technical knockout
1987-06-23 Anthony Fletcher WDWWWL Resorts International, Atlantic City WIN
Unanimous decision
1987-03-25 Tim Burgess WLWWWW Resorts International, Atlantic City DRAW
Points
1986-12-19 Felix Gonzales WWWWWW Resorts International, Atlantic City WIN
Technical knockout
1986-09-27 Terrence Alli WWWWDW Caesars Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City LOST
Unanimous decision
1986-07-18 Rodney Moore WWWWLW Trump Casino Hotel, Atlantic City WIN
Unanimous decision
1986-05-02 Michael Gamble WWWLLW Resorts International Hotel & Casino, Superstar Theatre, Atlantic City WIN
Points
1986-04-02 Wesley Shuler WDWWWL War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse WIN
Technical knockout
1985-12-13 Miguel Aguado WLWWWW Tamiami Fairgrounds Auditorium, Miami WIN
Technical knockout
1985-12-03 Orlando Romero Uribe WWWWL Tamiami Fairgrounds Auditorium, Miami WIN
Technical knockout
1985-04-20 Angel Luis Garcia LLWL Catano WIN
Technical knockout
1985-03-09 Wilfredo Lanzo WWLLWL San Juan WIN
Technical knockout
1984-10-11 Victor Aponte LLL Aguadilla WIN
Points
1984-09-01 Javier Fragoso LLL Carolina WIN
KO
1984-07-13 Jose Rivas LL Trujillo Alto WIN
Technical knockout
1984-05-26 Charles Baez DW Mets Pavillion, Guaynabo WIN
KO
1983-12-16 Jose Rivas L Rio Piedras WIN
Points
1983-10-27 Alfredo DeLeon debut Trujillo Alto WIN
Technical knockout
1983-06-30 Victor Aponte L Trujillo Alto WIN
Points
1983-03-21 Jose Rivera DLW Bayamon WIN
Technical knockout
1982-12-11 Carlos Hernandez debut Cayey WIN
Points
1982-10-29 Antonio Rodriguez LL Isla Verde, Willemstad WIN
Unanimous decision
1982-07-31 Ramon Canales LDLL San Juan WIN
Technical knockout
1982-03-21 Angel Lopez debut WIN
Points