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 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".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
43 | Oct 04, 2014 | 38 | ![]() | loss | UD 12 |
42 | Nov 30, 2013 | 37 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
41 | Apr 20, 2013 | 36 | ![]() | loss | SD 12 |
40 | Dec 31, 2011 | 35 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
39 | Oct 14, 2011 | 35 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
38 | Jun 18, 2011 | 34 | ![]() | loss | SD 12 |
37 | Nov 27, 2010 | 34 | ![]() | loss | SD 10 |
36 | Apr 10, 2010 | 33 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
35 | Aug 29, 2009 | 33 | ![]() | win | RTD 7 |
34 | Apr 30, 2009 | 32 | ![]() | win | SD 12 |
33 | Nov 21, 2008 | 32 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
32 | Sep 18, 2008 | 32 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
31 | Jun 07, 2008 | 31 | ![]() | win | RTD 11 |
30 | Dec 01, 2007 | 31 | ![]() | win | TKO 8 |
29 | Aug 04, 2007 | 31 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
28 | Mar 16, 2007 | 30 | ![]() | win | DQ 9 |
27 | Oct 04, 2006 | 30 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
26 | Feb 04, 2006 | 29 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
25 | Oct 15, 2005 | 29 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
24 | May 05, 2005 | 28 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
23 | Feb 17, 2005 | 28 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
22 | Oct 15, 2004 | 28 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
21 | May 25, 2004 | 27 | ![]() | loss | UD 12 |
20 | Dec 05, 2003 | 27 | ![]() | win | DQ 10 |
19 | Sep 20, 2003 | 27 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
18 | May 16, 2003 | 26 | ![]() | loss | KO 3 |
17 | Feb 15, 2003 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
16 | Oct 31, 2002 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
15 | Sep 21, 2002 | 26 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
14 | Jun 14, 2002 | 25 | ![]() | win | UD 8 |
13 | Nov 30, 2001 | 25 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
12 | Oct 05, 2001 | 25 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
11 | Aug 18, 2001 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
10 | Mar 17, 2001 | 24 | ![]() | win | KO 6 |
9 | Feb 03, 2001 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
8 | Jun 16, 2000 | 23 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
7 | Apr 29, 2000 | 23 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
6 | Mar 31, 2000 | 23 | ![]() | win | RTD 5 |
5 | Feb 16, 2000 | 23 | ![]() | win | UD 6 |
4 | Mar 03, 1999 | 22 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
3 | Jan 20, 1999 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
2 | Dec 02, 1998 | 22 | ![]() | win | RTD 3 |
1 | Nov 18, 1998 | 22 | ![]() | win | UD 4 |