Daniel Santos
- January 10, 2024
- Boxer
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Daniel Santos |
| Occupation | Boxer |
| Date Of Birth | Oct 10, 1975(1975-10-10) |
| Age | 49 |
| Birthplace | San Juan |
| Country | Puerto Rico |
| Horoscope | Libra |
Daniel Santos Biography
| Name | Daniel Santos |
| Birthday | Oct 10 |
| Birth Year | 1975 |
| Place Of Birth | San Juan |
| Birth Country | Puerto Rico |
| Birth Sign | Libra |
Daniel Santos is one of the most popular and richest Boxer who was born on October 10, 1975 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Santos was raised in a family where boxing was a common profession, with his father Paquito Santos being a trainer and his brother Edgardo Santos being a former professional boxer. Early in his life Daniel Santos was enrolled in a school specialized in sports, located in a facility designed for the training of Olympic athletes in Puerto Rico. He eventually graduated from this institution and continued a career in boxing. Santos began to compete in the international amateur circuit in 1990. On this year he won the bronze medal in the World Junior Championships that were organized in Lima, Peru. Two years later he competed in the World Junior Championships that were celebrated in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, where he won the bronze medal, for the second straight time in a competition with worldwide scope. On 1993 he debuted in the adult division when he competed in the Panamerican Boxing championship. This event took place in Salinas, Puerto Rico. Santos won the gold medal on this tournament. In 1994 Santos represented Puerto Rico in the Goodwill Games that took place in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Here, Santos finished third in his division and won the bronze medal. His next international participation was in the 1995 Pan American games celebrated in Mar del Plata, Argentina, where he won the silver medal. The result of the championship fight was controversial, when David Reid won the fight by decision after Santos scored a knockdown during the course of the contest. Santos represented Puerto Rico once again at the 1996 Summer Olympics organized in Atlanta, Georgia. Here he competed in three fights, he defeated two adversaries by unanimous decision, these were: Kabil Lahsen of Morocco with score of 16–4 and Nariman Atayev of Uzbekistan with a score of 28–15. In his first fight he defeated Ernest Atangana Mboa of Cameroon by RSC (referee stopping contest) at the 2:54 mark of the first round. His last fight was against Oleg Saitov of Russia where he lost by points with score of 11–13. He finished the competition in the third global place and won the bronze medal, with this medal Santos became the sixth Puerto Rican boxer to win an Olympic medal. Daniel finished his amateur career compiling a record of 117 fights won and three defeats.
His second defense was against Neil Sinclair in Yorkshire, Great Britain. In the first round Sinclair’s offensive was effective and he scored a knockdown on the defending champion. On the second round Santos responded to Sinclair’s strategy and won the fight by knockout. Prior to the fight Sinclair noted that a fight between Santos and him was supposed to happen eight years before, “We were both in the 1992 World junior championships in Montreal. We were both at the same weight and were at other side of the draw from each other and ended up with bronze medals. So I have watched him fight in person and shook hands on the podium. If we had both won our semi-finals we would have faced each other.” Sinclair also stated that he expected to win based on his training, he said that all of his sparring partners were southpaws since Santos is one, this preparation also included contracting a new trainer.
Daniel Santos Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Boxer |
| House | Living in own house. |
Daniel Santos is one of the richest Boxer from Puerto Rico. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Daniel Santos 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Daniel Santos Peña (born October 10, 1975) is a former professional boxer who competed from 1996 to 2009. As an amateur Santos represented Puerto Rico in international events, including the 1990 and 1992 Junior World Championships, Pan American Boxing Tournament, Goodwill Games, 1995 Pan American Games and the 1996 Summer Olympics, where he won a bronze medal in the Welterweight Division. Santos debuted as a professional in 1996. Santos won the World Boxing Organization Welterweight championship on May 6, 2000. On March 16, 2002 he vacated the welterweight division’s championship in order to compete against Yori Boy Campas for the vacant World Boxing Organization Light middleweight championship. Santos defended this championship on four occasions, against Mehrdud Takaloo (in a fight where he won the World Boxing Union Light middleweight championship), Fulgencio Zúñiga, Michael Lerma and Antonio Margarito before losing it to Sergiy Dzindziruk by unanimous decision in a fight that took place on December 3, 2005. On July 11, 2008, Santos won his third professional championship, knocking out Joachim Alcine in six rounds to win the World Boxing Association’s light middleweight title.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
| Height | 5 ft 11 ⁄2 in (182 cm) |
Daniel Santos height 5 ft 11 ⁄2 in (182 cm) Ken weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
Who is Daniel Santos Dating?
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Santos boxed for the vacant WBO light-middleweight title against Yori Boy Campas in a fight that took place at Bally’s Event Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Santos won the fight when referee Joe Cortez intervened in the eleventh round. During the course of the fight numerous combinations hurt Campas and cut his face, in the eleventh round following one of Santos’ punches Campas informed Cortez that his vision was not functioning properly. At the moment of the fight’s conclusion the scores of the judges were 99–91, 97–93 and 99–90 in favor of Santos. On August 17, 2002, Santos defended this championship for a first time against Mehrdud Takaloo, in a fight that also involved the World Boxing Union Light middleweight championship. The event took place in the Cardiff Castle located in Cardiff, Wales. Takaloo began the fight by using his right hand often and on the fourth round he scored a knockdown. As the fight progressed Takaloo began to show signs of exhaustion and Santos managed to have a strong performance in the second half of the fight. Takaloo received cuts around both of his eyes which made the referee consider stopping the fight twice in the tenth round. When the fight ended Santos won the contest by unanimous decision and the judges’ scores were 116–111, 116–112, 117–110.
Facts & Trivia
Ken Ranked on the list of most popular Boxer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Puerto Rico. Daniel Santos celebrates birthday on October 10 of every year.
On January 14, 2004, Warrior’s Boxing Promotions announced that they had signed Santos to exclusively acquire the rights to promote the fights where he performed. At the moment of the announcement Santos said that he expected to have a productive business relationship with the promotion, and highlighted the company’s organization, he said: “I am very impressed with the Warriors organization and believe that they will provide me with the platform to show the world that I am truly one of the best champions competing today.” The executive director of the promotion, Jessie Robinson said that the company had been scouting Daniel for years, his words were: “We have had our eye on Santos for the past two years and strongly feel that he is a serious player in the junior middleweight division. We will be announcing our long term plans for Mr. Santos shortly.”
What did Daniel Santos died of?
Heart attack
Who is Daniel Santos?
Daniel Santos, a ballad singer who became a prominent interpreter of the romantic Latin American music of the 1940’s through the 60’s , died on Friday. His wife, Anna, said he was 76 years old, although various biographies list his age as 81. He had been hospitalized for the last few days, Mrs. Santos said.
Where is Daniel Santos from?
San Juan, Puerto Rico
What genre is Daniel Santos?
Musica tropicale