Celestino Caballero

“Pelenchín”

Boxing

37-6-0RECORD

24WINS BY KO / TKO

13WINS BY DECISION

43PRO FIGHTS

Profile

Full name	Not added yet
Nickname	Pelenchín
Date of birth	21 Jun 1976
Nationality	Panamanian
Birthplace	Colón, Panama
Based in	Not added yet
Weight classes	Super featherweight, Featherweight, Super bantamweight
Trainers	Not added yet
Height	180 cm (5′11″)
Reach	187 cm (74″)
Stance	Orthodox
Years active	1998–2014
Status	Retired
Pro debut	18 Nov 1998
Last fight	Loss vs Adrian Estrella, 4 Oct 2014

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Titles and honours

WBA featherweight champion (Regular) (2011–2012)
IBF super bantamweight champion (2008–2010)
WBA super bantamweight champion (2006–2010)
WBA interim super bantamweight champion (2005–2006)

Background

Celestino Caballero is a Panamanian former boxer from Colón, nicknamed "Pelenchín" and "Towering Inferno". He unified the WBA and IBF super bantamweight titles and later won the WBA featherweight title, becoming a two-weight world champion.

Fight history

43 professional fights. Newest first.

Result	Opponent	Method	Round	Time	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	Adrian Estrella	Decision (unanimous)	12		4 Oct 2014	Los Mochis, Mexico	For WBC FECARBOX super featherweight title
Win	Jimmy Aburto	TKO	2	1:41	30 Nov 2013	Colón, Panama	Won vacant WBC Latino featherweight title
Loss	Robinson Castellanos	Decision (split)	12		20 Apr 2013	Panama City, Panama	For WBC Silver featherweight title
Win	Satoshi Hosono	Decision (unanimous)	12		31 Dec 2011	Yokohama, Japan	Retained WBA (Regular) featherweight title
Win	Jonathan Victor Barros	Decision (unanimous)	12		14 Oct 2011	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Won WBA (Regular) featherweight title
Loss	Jonathan Victor Barros	Decision (split)	12		18 Jun 2011	Junín, Argentina	For WBA (Regular) featherweight title
Loss	Jason Litzau	Decision (split)	10		27 Nov 2010	Paradise, Nevada, US
Win	Daud Yordan	Decision (unanimous)	12		10 Apr 2010	Sunrise, Florida, US
Win	Francisco Leal	TKO (corner retirement)	7	3:00	29 Aug 2009	Mexicali, Mexico	Retained WBA (Unified) and IBF super bantamweight titles
Win	Jeffrey Mathebula	Decision (split)	12		30 Apr 2009	Panama City, Panama	Retained WBA (Unified) and IBF super bantamweight titles
Win	Steve Molitor	TKO	4	0:52	21 Nov 2008	Ontario, Canada	Retained WBA (Unified) super bantamweight title; won IBF super bantamweight title
Win	Elvis Mejia	TKO	1	2:51	18 Sep 2008	Panama City, Panama	Retained WBA super bantamweight title
Win	Lorenzo Parra	TKO (corner retirement)	11	3:00	7 Jun 2008	San Juan de los Morros, Venezuela	Retained WBA super bantamweight title
Win	Mauricio Pastrana	TKO	8	0:53	1 Dec 2007	Panama City, Panama	Retained WBA super bantamweight title
Win	Jorge Lacierva	Decision (unanimous)	12		4 Aug 2007	Hidalgo, Texas, US	Retained WBA super bantamweight title
Win	Ricardo Castillo	Disqualification	9	2:02	16 Mar 2007	Hollywood, Florida, US	Retained WBA super bantamweight title
Win	Somsak Sithchatchawal	TKO	3	1:48	4 Oct 2006	Ban Rai, Thailand	Won WBA super bantamweight title
Win	Roberto Bonilla	TKO	7		4 Feb 2006	Panama City, Panama	Retained WBA interim super bantamweight title
Win	Yober Ortega	Decision (unanimous)	12		15 Oct 2005	Panama City, Panama	Won vacant WBA interim super bantamweight title
Win	José Luis Valbuena	TKO	5	3:08	5 May 2005	Tucson, Arizona, US
Win	Daniel Ponce de León	Decision (unanimous)	12		17 Feb 2005	Los Angeles, California, US
Win	Victor Peralta	TKO	5		15 Oct 2004	Cartagena, Colombia
Loss	Ricardo Cordoba	Decision (unanimous)	12		25 May 2004	Panama City, Panama	Lost WBA–NABA and Panamanian super bantamweight titles
Win	Giovanni Andrade	Disqualification	10		5 Dec 2003	Coconut Creek, Florida, US	Won vacant WBA–NABA super bantamweight title
Win	Arcelio Ibarra	TKO	3	2:18	20 Sep 2003	Panama City, Panama
Loss	Jose Rojas	KO	3	2:59	16 May 2003	Panama City, Panama	Lost WBA Fedelatin super bantamweight title
Win	Leonardo Gonzalez	TKO	2	0:57	15 Feb 2003	Panama City, Panama	Retained WBA Fedelatin and WBO Latino super bantamweight titles
Win	Jorge Monsalvo	TKO	4		31 Oct 2002	Panama City, Panama	Won vacant WBO Latino super bantamweight title
Win	Angel Valencia	KO	3	1:45	21 Sep 2002	Colón, Panama	Retained Panamanian title; won vacant WBA Fedelatin super bantamweight title
Win	Andres Ciriaco	Decision (unanimous)	8		14 Jun 2002	Colón, Panama
Win	Marcos Verbel	KO	3	2:47	30 Nov 2001	Panama City, Panama	Won vacant WBA Fedecentro super bantamweight title
Win	Euclides Espitia	KO	4	2:14	5 Oct 2001	Panama City, Panama
Win	Armando Rojas	TKO	7		18 Aug 2001	Colón, Panama	Retained Panamanian title; won vacant WBA Fedecentro super bantamweight title
Win	Santos Marimon	KO	6	0:32	17 Mar 2001	Colón, Panama
Win	Antonio Jaramillo	TKO	2	1:39	3 Feb 2001	Panama City, Panama
Win	Armando Cordoba	Decision (unanimous)	12		16 Jun 2000	Panama City, Panama	Won Panamanian super bantamweight title
Win	Arquimedes Gonzalez	KO	4	1:48	29 Apr 2000	Puerto Pilón, Panama
Win	Raul Alonso	TKO (corner retirement)	5	3:00	31 Mar 2000	Panama City, Panama
Win	Henry Francis	Decision (unanimous)	6		16 Feb 2000	Panama City, Panama
Win	Garibaldo Morris	KO	1	3:00	3 Mar 1999	Panama City, Panama
Win	Leopoldo Arrocha	TKO	3	2:39	20 Jan 1999	Panama City, Panama
Win	Arquimedes Gonzalez	TKO (corner retirement)	3	3:00	2 Dec 1998	Panama City, Panama
Win	Victor Perez	Decision (unanimous)	4		18 Nov 1998	Panama City, Panama	Pro debut

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