Celestino Caballero
Statistics
Real name	Celestino Caballero
Nickname	Pelenchín
Rated at	Super bantamweight
Nationality	Panama
Birth date	June 21, 1976
Birth place	Colón, Panama
Stance	Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights	27
Wins	25
Wins by KO	18
Losses	2
Draws	0
No contests	0

Celestino "Pelenchin" Caballero (born June 21, 1976, Colón, Panama) is the current WBA super bantamweight boxing champion. He has a professional record of 25-2, with 18 wins coming by way of knockout. Before you can upload images you will need to register an account Only use this if you hold the copyright on the image. ... Super Bantamweight is a weight division in professional boxing. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Panama. ... is the 172nd day of the year (173rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Colón as seen from the ocean in January 2000 Colón is a sea port city on the Caribbean Sea coast of Panama. ... Southpaw is a term used to describe left-handed people, particuarly within sports and in the United States. ... is the 172nd day of the year (173rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Colón as seen from the ocean in January 2000 Colón is a sea port city on the Caribbean Sea coast of Panama. ... This is a list of the current boxing world champions who are certified by the four main boxing organizations and The Ring magazine. ... World Boxing Association (WBA) is a boxing organization that sanctions official matches, and awards the WBA world championship title, at the professional level. ... Super Bantamweight is a weight division in professional boxing. ... Professional boxing bout featuring Ricardo Domínguez (left, throwing a left uppercut) versus Rafael Ortiz Boxing, also referred to as pugilism is a combat sport in which two participants of similar weight fight each other with their fists in a series of one to three-minute intervals called rounds. ... A boxer is knocked down and receives the 10-count. ...

Overview

Early in his career, Caballero won five non-major boxing 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. The World Boxing Organization (WBO) is a sanctioning organization currently recognizing professional boxing world champions. ... May 16 is the 136th day of the year (137th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 2003 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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. Location of Coconut Creek in Broward County in State of Florida Coconut Creek is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. ... is the 145th day of the year (146th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On February 17, 2005, Caballero fought the 24-0 Daniel Ponce de León (who was heavily favored and later won the WBO super bantamweight title) in Hollywood. Caballero, however, easily won the bout by unanimous decision. February 17 is the 48th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Daniel Ponce de León (Tarahumara American Indian born July 27, 1980 in Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico) is a southpaw professional boxer in the junior featherweight (122 lb) division. ... ...

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. is the 288th day of the year (289th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... An interim championship is a temporary world championship that is awarded in all four major sanctioning bodies of professional boxing (WBA, WBC, IBF, and WBO) and in other combat sports, such as kickboxing and mixed martial arts. ... is the 35th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays full 2006 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Caballero fought against WBA world super-bantamweight champion Somsak Sithchatchawal in Sithchatchawal's native country of Thailand on October 4, 2006 in order to reunify the WBA title. Regardless the fact that Pelenchin (Caballero's nickname in Panama) was given no training facilities or appropriate accommodations in Thailand, he won by TKO by knocking Sithchatchawal down three times in the third round—causing the referee to cease the bout. Celestino a covert to Islam, thanked God for granting him victory after the fight. Later, Caballero and his crew were left in the arena by the promoter's rented transportation, some miles away from the hotel. Some Panamanian reporters at the event, gave the new champ a ride back to the hotel. Somsak Sithchatchawal (born July 17, 1977 in Lampang, Thailand) is a professional boxer in the super bantamweight (122 lb) division. ... October 4 is the 277th day of the year (278th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays full 2006 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The referee in the sport of boxing is the individual charged with enforcing the rules of the ring during a boxing match. ...

His fight style is southpaw, but he can fight on orthodox style also. Southpaw is a term used to describe left-handed people, particuarly within sports and in the United States. ... Separate articles treat Eastern Orthodox Christianity and Orthodox Judaism. ...

Besides being the WBA world super-bantamweight champion, Caballero is also a reggae singer.

See also

• List of current world boxing champions
• List of male boxers
• List of WBA world champions

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External links

• Celestino Caballero's career record