Antonio Cervantes (Kid Pambelé) is a 78-year-old retired Colombian professional boxer. He is a former super-lightweight world champion with 3 world-title wins. In a career spanning 19 years, 10 months, and 9 days, Cervantes amassed a record of 67-12-1, which includes 37 wins via KO, 12 of which were in world-title fights. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 1998.
Antonio Cervantes was born in San Basilio de Palenque, Bolívar, Colombia on December 23, 1945. He made his professional debut at the age of 18 years on January 31, 1964 against Juan Martinez. Cervantes defeated Martinez via 6 round points decision, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Cervantes got his first world-title fight at the age of 25 after 40 professional fights. On December 11, 1971 Cervantes challenged Nicolino Locche's WBA and The Ring super-lightweight titles but lost via 15-round unanimous decision.
He became a world champion on October 28, 1972 at the age of 26 years, after by defeating Alfonso Frazer, the then-reining WBA and The Ring super-lightweight champion, via 10th round KO. This was his 45th fight as a professional.
Cervantes' last fight was a unanimous decision loss to Danny Sanchez at age 37, on December 9, 1983.
Some of Antonio Cervantes' best fights have been against Esteban de Jesús and Nicolino Locche (HOFer). For a complete list of Cervantes' best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Antonio Cervantes".
Cervantes has 12 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Antonio Cervantes Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
80 | Dec 09, 1983 | 37 | Danny Sanchez | loss | UD 10 |
79 | Jul 30, 1983 | 37 | Sergio Alvarez | win | TKO 11 |
78 | Mar 26, 1983 | 37 | Amancio Castro | win | PTS 12 |
77 | Apr 02, 1982 | 36 | Jerome Artis | win | PTS 10 |
76 | Dec 04, 1981 | 35 | Lennox Blackmoore | win | KO 9 |
75 | Aug 02, 1980 | 34 | Aaron Pryor 24 24-0 | loss | KO 4 |
74 | Mar 29, 1980 | 34 | Miguel Montilla | win | TKO 7 |
73 | Aug 25, 1979 | 33 | Kwang Min Kim | win | SD 15 |
72 | Jan 18, 1979 | 33 | Miguel Montilla | win | UD 15 |
71 | Aug 26, 1978 | 32 | Norman Sekgapane | win | TKO 9 |
70 | Apr 28, 1978 | 32 | Tongta Kiatvayupakdi | win | KO 6 |
69 | Mar 18, 1978 | 32 | Johnny Copeland | win | KO 3 |
68 | Nov 05, 1977 | 31 | Adriano Marrero | win | UD 15 |
67 | Jun 25, 1977 | 31 | Carlos Maria Gimenez | win | RTD 5 |
66 | Mar 19, 1977 | 31 | Adriano Marrero | win | UD 10 |
65 | Nov 13, 1976 | 30 | Saoul Mamby | win | UD 10 |
64 | Oct 16, 1976 | 30 | Ariel Maciel | win | KO 2 |
63 | Jul 17, 1976 | 30 | Beau Jaynes | win | KO 1 |
62 | May 23, 1976 | 30 | Javier Ayala | win | KO 1 |
61 | Mar 06, 1976 | 30 | Wilfred Benítez 17 25-0 | loss | SD 15 |
60 | Nov 15, 1975 | 29 | Hector Thompson | win | RTD 7 |
59 | Sep 20, 1975 | 29 | Battlehawk Kazama | win | TKO 6 |
58 | May 17, 1975 | 29 | Esteban De Jesus 23 45-2 | win | UD 15 |
57 | Mar 15, 1975 | 29 | Ray Chavez Guerrero | win | KO 2 |
56 | Oct 26, 1974 | 28 | Shinichi Kadota | win | KO 8 |
55 | Jul 27, 1974 | 28 | Victor Ortiz | win | KO 2 |
54 | Jun 08, 1974 | 28 | Pedro Adigue Jr | win | KO 4 |
53 | Mar 02, 1974 | 28 | Chang-Kil Lee | win | KO 6 |
52 | Dec 05, 1973 | 27 | Lion Furuyama | win | UD 15 |
51 | Sep 08, 1973 | 27 | Carlos Maria Gimenez | win | TKO 5 |
50 | Jul 20, 1973 | 27 | Reinaldo Mercado | win | TKO 5 |
49 | May 19, 1973 | 27 | Alfonso Frazer | win | TKO 5 |
48 | Apr 28, 1973 | 27 | Benny Huertas | win | KO 1 |
47 | Mar 17, 1973 | 27 | Nicolino Locche 33 110-3-14 | win | RTD 9 |
46 | Feb 15, 1973 | 27 | Josue Marquez | win | SD 15 |
45 | Oct 28, 1972 | 26 | Alfonso Frazer | win | KO 10 |
44 | Aug 19, 1972 | 26 | Lupe Ramirez | win | PTS 10 |
43 | Apr 26, 1972 | 26 | Frank Medina | win | KO 8 |
42 | Mar 10, 1972 | 26 | Jose Escudero | win | KO 1 |
41 | Dec 11, 1971 | 25 | Nicolino Locche 32 103-2-14 | loss | UD 15 |
40 | Oct 18, 1971 | 25 | Julio Vera | win | UD 10 |
39 | Jul 10, 1971 | 25 | Gerardo Ferrat | win | UD 10 |
38 | May 28, 1971 | 25 | Lupe Ramirez | win | UD 10 |
37 | Feb 18, 1971 | 25 | Enrique Jana | win | TKO 8 |
36 | Dec 17, 1970 | 24 | Rodolfo Gonzalez | win | TKO 8 |
35 | Nov 06, 1970 | 24 | Jorge Rodriguez | win | KO 8 |
34 | Mar 23, 1970 | 24 | Diego Tovar | win | KO 1 |
33 | Feb 20, 1970 | 24 | Pedro Chirinos | win | PTS 10 |
32 | Nov 10, 1969 | 23 | Antonio Gómez | loss | PTS 10 |
31 | Aug 15, 1969 | 23 | Orlando Rivas | win | KO 2 |
30 | Jul 21, 1969 | 23 | Francisco Bolivar | loss | PTS 10 |
29 | Jun 04, 1969 | 23 | Milton Mendez | win | PTS 10 |
28 | Apr 15, 1969 | 23 | Frank Leroy | win | KO 2 |
27 | Feb 09, 1969 | 23 | Jesus Gonzalez | win | TKO 2 |
26 | Dec 20, 1968 | 22 | Cruz Marcano | loss | KO 4 |
25 | Nov 25, 1968 | 22 | Orlando Ruiz | win | KO 1 |
24 | Aug 31, 1968 | 22 | Jose Godoy | win | PTS 8 |
23 | Jan 21, 1968 | 22 | Heliodoro Pitalua | win | PTS 10 |
22 | Aug 05, 1967 | 21 | Rafa Rojas | win | KO 5 |
21 | Jun 19, 1967 | 21 | Nestor Rojas | loss | PTS 8 |
20 | Jun 03, 1967 | 21 | Reynaldo Lopez | win | PTS 10 |
19 | May 20, 1967 | 21 | Heliodoro Pitalua | win | PTS 10 |
18 | Apr 02, 1967 | 21 | Heliodoro Pitalua | loss | PTS 8 |
17 | Feb 03, 1967 | 21 | Victor Cano | loss | PTS 8 |
16 | Nov 06, 1966 | 20 | Cipriano Zuluaga | loss | PTS 10 |
15 | Sep 23, 1966 | 20 | Cipriano Zuluaga | loss | PTS 10 |
14 | Jul 29, 1966 | 20 | Reynaldo Lopez | draw | PTS 8 |
13 | Jun 24, 1966 | 20 | Jose Zuniga | win | PTS 6 |
12 | May 24, 1966 | 20 | Jose Godoy | win | PTS 6 |
11 | May 10, 1966 | 20 | Jesus Cardenas | win | KO 7 |
10 | Apr 29, 1966 | 20 | Jose Godoy | win | PTS 6 |
9 | Mar 19, 1966 | 20 | Antonio Yi | win | PTS 6 |
8 | Jan 19, 1966 | 20 | Rafael Donodo | win | KO 2 |
7 | Oct 02, 1965 | 19 | Antonio Yi | win | PTS 6 |
6 | Jun 20, 1964 | 18 | Felix Salgado | win | PTS 4 |
5 | May 05, 1964 | 18 | Oscar Gonzalez | win | PTS 8 |
4 | Apr 21, 1964 | 18 | Rodolfo Marquez | win | KO 3 |
3 | Mar 20, 1964 | 18 | Rodolfo Marquez | win | PTS 6 |
2 | Feb 28, 1964 | 18 | Rodolfo Marquez | win | PTS 4 |
1 | Jan 31, 1964 | 18 | Juan Martinez | win | PTS 6 |