Victor Santillan
Victor Santillan | |||||||||||||||
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 Santillan at the 2015 Pan American Games | |||||||||||||||
| Born | Victor Daniel Santillan Perez 22 July 1995 | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Dominican | ||||||||||||||
| Statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Weight(s) | Bantamweight Super-bantamweight | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 5.5 in (166 cm) | ||||||||||||||
| Stance | Southpaw | ||||||||||||||
| Boxing record[1] | |||||||||||||||
| Total fights | 13 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins | 13 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Losses | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Victor Santillan Perez (born 22 July 1995) is a light flyweight boxer from the Dominican Republic who won a bronze medal at the 2015 Pan American Games.[2]
Professional boxing career
[edit]Santillan began his competitive career as an amateur and went on to amass an amateur record of 200 wins against 25 losses.[3] His standout moment of success came in 2015, as he was able to capture the bronze medal in the light flyweight category of the 2015 Pan American Games.[4]
Santillan made his professional debut against Louis Rios on 7 April 2018. He won the fight by first-round technical knockout. Santilla amassed a 9–0 record before being booked to face Jose Armando Valdes Bernal for the vacant WBA Fedecaribe bantamweight title on 15 May 2021, at the Gimnasio Estancio in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.[5][6] He captured his first professional title by unanimous decision, with two scorecards of 96–93 and one scorecard of 98–92.[7]
Santillan made his first step-up in competition on 11 June 2022, when he faced the once-defeated Carlos Caraballo, The fight was booked as the co-main event for the WBO NABO super middleweight title bout contested by Edgar Berlanga and Roamer Alexis Angulo.[8] Santillan won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 78–74, 77–75 and 78–74.[9] Santillan faced Renson Robles on 16 December 2022. He won the fight by a sixth-round technical knockout.[10]
Professional boxing record
[edit]| 13 fights | 13 wins | 0 losses |
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| By knockout | 5 | 0 |
| By decision | 8 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Renson Robles | TKO | 6 (8), 0:05 | 16 Dec 2022 | Pabellon de Esgrima, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Carlos Caraballo | UD | 8 | 11 Jun 2022 | Hulu Theater, New York City, U.S. | |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Manuel Gonzalez Garcia | TKO | 6 (8), 0:41 | 8 Dec 2021 | Cancha Venus Isabelita, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Jose Armando Valdes Bernal | UD | 10 | 15 May 2021 | Gimnasio Estancio, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | Won vacant WBA Fedecaribe bantamweight title |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Kelvin Figaro | UD | 6 | 17 Dec 2020 | Hotel Catalonia Malecon Center, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Luis Domingo Hernandez Cambero | UD | 8 | 15 Dec 2019 | Luxury Gran Stage, Jarabacoa, Dominican Republic | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Jason Vera | UD | 6 | 27 Sep 2019 | Cancha Ruben Zayas Montanez, Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Kelvin Figaro | KO | 5 (6), 1:36 | 16 Mar 2019 | Coliseo Carlos 'Teo' Cruz, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Anyelo Munoz | RTD | 2 (6), 3:00 | 15 Dec 2018 | Coliseo Carlos 'Teo' Cruz, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Christian Velez | MD | 4 | 16 Nov 2018 | Cancha Ruben Zayas Montanez, Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Elliot De Jesus | UD | 4 | 10 Aug 2018 | Cancha Ruben Zayas Montanez, Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Alex Diaz | UD | 4 | 10 Aug 2018 | East Martello Towers, Key West, Florida, U.S. | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Louis Rios | TKO | 1 (4), 2:37 | 7 Apr 2018 | Complejo Ferial, Ponce, Puerto Rico |
References
[edit]- ^ "Boxing record for Victor Santillan". BoxRec.
- ^ "Victor SANTILLAN PEREZ". Toronto2015.org. Toronto Organizing Committee for the 2015 Pan and Parapan American Games. Archived from the original on 23 July 2015.
- ^ VICTOR SANTILLAN – 49 KG. aiba.org
- ^ "Panameña Bylon se baña de oro en Dominicana". lomejordelboxeo.com. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
- ^ Milano, Jesús (14 May 2021). "Santillan and Valdez will dispute the WBA-Fedecaribe belt in Santo Domingo this Saturday". wbaboxing.com. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
- ^ Frases de Boxeo (13 May 2021). "Víctor Santillán Expodrá Clasificación Ante José Valdés". fdbplus.com. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
- ^ "Víctor Santillana venció a Valdés en Santo Domingo". notifight.com. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
- ^ "Carlo "Purin" Caraballo busca quitarle el invicto a Victor Santillan". wapa.tv. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
- ^ Songalia, Ryan (11 June 2022). "Victor Santillan Upsets Carlos Caraballo, Josue Vargas Suffers Shock Loss". ringtv.com. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
- ^ Garcia, Gura (20 December 2022). "Víctor Santillán Se Prepara Con Todo Para 2023". fdbplus.com. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
External links
[edit]
- Victor Santillan at AIBA.org (archived)
- Victor Santillan - amateur boxing record at Boxing-Scoop.com
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