Celestino Caballero
- January 5, 2024
- Boxer
Quick Facts
Celestino Caballero Biography
| Name | Celestino Caballero |
| Birthday | Jun 21 |
| Birth Year | 1976 |
| Place Of Birth | Colón |
| Home Town | Colón |
| Birth Country | Panama |
| Birth Sign | Cancer |
Celestino Caballero is one of the most popular and richest Boxer who was born on June 21, 1976 in Colón, Colón, Panama. Celestino Caballero (born June 21, 1976) is a Panamanian former professional boxer who competed from 1998 to 2014. He was a world champion in two weight classes, having held the unified WBA (Super) and IBF super bantamweight titles between 2006 and 2010, and the WBA (Regular) featherweight title from 2011 to 2012.
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.
Caballero fought against WBA world Super Bantamweight champion Somsak Sithchatchawal in Sithchatchawal’s native country of Thailand on October 4, 2006 in order to win the real WBA title. He won by TKO by knocking Sithchatchawal down three times in the third round—causing the referee to stop the bout. Caballero has defended the title five times with the last one being that he knocked out Elvis Meija in one round.
On November 21, 2008, Caballero knocked out the unbeaten IBF Super Bantamweight champion Steve Molitor in the 4th round at the Casino Rama, Ontario. With the victory, he added the IBF title with his WBA crown. Caballero won his first defense on both titles with a split decision win over Jeffery Mathebula on April 30, 2009. He defended the titles for second time on August 29 in the same year against Francisco Leal who conceded in the 8th round.
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.
Celestino Caballero Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Boxer |
| House | Living in own house. |
Celestino Caballero is one of the richest Boxer from Panama. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Celestino Caballero 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Caballero began boxing professionally in 1998. During the majority of his early career, Caballero won a number of minor regional 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.
On February 17, 2005, Caballero fought the then unbeaten and would-be world champion Daniel Ponce de León in Hollywood, California. Caballero, who was a heavy underdog, won the bout by unanimous decision.
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Celestino Ranked on the list of most popular Boxer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Panama. Celestino Caballero celebrates birthday on June 21 of every year.