Celestino Caballero
Career, Record, Stats
Celestino Caballero (Pelenchín) is a 48-year-old retired Panamanian professional boxer. He is a two-weightclass world champion with 3 world-title wins and a world-championship elevation. In a career spanning 15 years, 10 months, and 16 days, Caballero amassed a record of 37-6, which includes 24 wins via KO, 6 of which were in world-title fights.
Celestino Caballero's Boxing Career
Celestino Caballero was born in Colón, Panama on June 21, 1976. He made his professional debut at the age of 22 years on November 18, 1998 against Victor Perez. Caballero defeated Perez via 4-round unanimous decision, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Caballero became a world champion at the age of 30 after 26 professional fights. He challenged Somsak Sithchatchawal for the WBA super-bantamweight title and stopped the champion in the 3rd of the 12-round fight, winning his first world title.
He then went on to successfully win the featherweight (WBA) title also to become a two-division world champion.
Caballero's last fight was a unanimous decision loss to Adrian Estrella at age 38, on October 4, 2014.
Some of Celestino Caballero's best fights have been against Daniel Ponce de León and Jeffrey Mathebula. For a complete list of Caballero's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Celestino Caballero".
Caballero has 6 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Celestino Caballero Losses".
Celestino Caballero's Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
43 | Oct 04, 2014 | 38 |  Adrian Estrella | loss | UD 12 |
42 | Nov 30, 2013 | 37 | Jimmy Aburto | win | TKO 2 |
41 | Apr 20, 2013 | 36 | 
Robinson Castellanos 31 19-10  | loss | SD 12 |
40 | Dec 31, 2011 | 35 | Satoshi Hosono | win | UD 12 |
39 | Oct 14, 2011 | 35 | Jonathan Victor Barros | win | UD 12 |
38 | Jun 18, 2011 | 34 | Jonathan Victor Barros | loss | SD 12 |
37 | Nov 27, 2010 | 34 | 
Jason Litzau 27 27-2 | loss | SD 10 |
36 | Apr 10, 2010 | 33 | Daud Yordan | win | UD 12 |
35 | Aug 29, 2009 | 33 | Francisco Leal | win | RTD 7 |
34 | Apr 30, 2009 | 32 | 
Jeffrey Mathebula 29 22-1-2 | win | SD 12 |
33 | Nov 21, 2008 | 32 | Steve Molitor | win | TKO 4 |
32 | Sep 18, 2008 | 32 | Elvis Mejia | win | TKO 1 |
31 | Jun 07, 2008 | 31 | Lorenzo Parra | win | RTD 11 |
30 | Dec 01, 2007 | 31 | Mauricio Pastrana | win | TKO 8 |
29 | Aug 04, 2007 | 31 | Jorge Lacierva | win | UD 12 |
28 | Mar 16, 2007 | 30 | Ricardo Castillo | win | DQ 9 |
27 | Oct 04, 2006 | 30 | Somsak Sithchatchawal | win | TKO 3 |
26 | Feb 04, 2006 | 29 | Roberto Bonilla | win | TKO 7 |
25 | Oct 15, 2005 | 29 | Yober Ortega | win | UD 12 |
24 | May 05, 2005 | 28 | José Luis Valbuena | win | TKO 5 |
23 | Feb 17, 2005 | 28 | 
Daniel Ponce de León 24 24-0 | win | UD 12 |
22 | Oct 15, 2004 | 28 | Victor Peralta | win | TKO 5 |
21 | May 25, 2004 | 27 | Ricardo Cordoba | loss | UD 12 |
20 | Dec 05, 2003 | 27 | Giovanni Andrade | win | DQ 10 |
19 | Sep 20, 2003 | 27 | Arcelio Ibarra | win | TKO 3 |
18 | May 16, 2003 | 26 | Jose Rojas | loss | KO 3 |
17 | Feb 15, 2003 | 26 | Leonardo Gonzalez | win | TKO 2 |
16 | Oct 31, 2002 | 26 | Jorge Monsalvo | win | TKO 4 |
15 | Sep 21, 2002 | 26 | Angel Valencia | win | KO 3 |
14 | Jun 14, 2002 | 25 | Andres Ciriaco | win | UD 8 |
13 | Nov 30, 2001 | 25 | Marcos Verbel | win | KO 3 |
12 | Oct 05, 2001 | 25 | Euclides Espitia | win | KO 4 |
11 | Aug 18, 2001 | 25 | Armando Rojas | win | TKO 7 |
10 | Mar 17, 2001 | 24 | Santos Marimon | win | KO 6 |
9 | Feb 03, 2001 | 24 | Antonio Jaramillo | win | TKO 2 |
8 | Jun 16, 2000 | 23 | Armando Cordoba | win | UD 12 |
7 | Apr 29, 2000 | 23 | Arquimedes Gonzalez | win | KO 4 |
6 | Mar 31, 2000 | 23 | Raul Alonso | win | RTD 5 |
5 | Feb 16, 2000 | 23 | Henry Francis | win | UD 6 |
4 | Mar 03, 1999 | 22 | Garibaldo Morris | win | KO 1 |
3 | Jan 20, 1999 | 22 | Leopoldo Arrocha | win | TKO 3 |
2 | Dec 02, 1998 | 22 | Arquimedes Gonzalez | win | RTD 3 |
1 | Nov 18, 1998 | 22 | Victor Perez | win | UD 4 |