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]

Victor Santillan
Santillan at the 2015 Pan American Games
Born
Victor Daniel Santillan Perez

(1995-07-22) 22 July 1995 (age 29)
NationalityDominican
Statistics
Weight(s)Bantamweight
Super-bantamweight
Height5 ft 5.5 in (166 cm)
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record[1]
Total fights13
Wins13
Wins by KO5
Losses0
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Dominican Republic
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Toronto Light flyweight

Professional boxing career

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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

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13 fights 13 wins 0 losses
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

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  1. ^ "Boxing record for Victor Santillan". BoxRec.
  2. ^ "Victor SANTILLAN PEREZ". Toronto2015.org. Toronto Organizing Committee for the 2015 Pan and Parapan American Games. Archived from the original on 23 July 2015.
  3. ^ VICTOR SANTILLAN – 49 KG. aiba.org
  4. ^ "Panameña Bylon se baña de oro en Dominicana". lomejordelboxeo.com. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Frases de Boxeo (13 May 2021). "Víctor Santillán Expodrá Clasificación Ante José Valdés". fdbplus.com. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  7. ^ "Víctor Santillana venció a Valdés en Santo Domingo". notifight.com. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  8. ^ "Carlo "Purin" Caraballo busca quitarle el invicto a Victor Santillan". wapa.tv. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  9. ^ Songalia, Ryan (11 June 2022). "Victor Santillan Upsets Carlos Caraballo, Josue Vargas Suffers Shock Loss". ringtv.com. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  10. ^ Garcia, Gura (20 December 2022). "Víctor Santillán Se Prepara Con Todo Para 2023". fdbplus.com. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
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