Armando Santos

Armando Santos Marcelo (born May 25, 1988 in Mexico City) is a Mexican professional boxer and the current NABF flyweight champion.

Armando Santos
Statistics
Real nameArmando Santos Marcelo
Nickname(s)Cobra
Weight(s)Featherweight (112 lb)
Height5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Reach65 in (165 cm)
NationalityMexican
Born (1988-05-25) May 25, 1988
Mexico City, Mexico
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights21
Wins14
Wins by KO8
Losses5
Draws1
No contests0

Professional career

Santos rose to prominence with an initial 7-1 record, mostly fighting in his hometown Mexico City. He then traveled to Tokyo, where he lost by unanimous decision to future WBC and The Ring flyweight champion Toshiyuki Igarashi on November 6, 2010.

His next tough loss came on June 17, 2011, where he lost by UD against Carlos Cuadras, coincidentally a future WBC super flyweight champion himself.

Santos won his next two fights, and subsequently received his first title shot. He knocked Herald Molina out in the second round on May 25, 2013 in León, Guanajuato for the vacant NABF flyweight championship.[1]

He won the minor WBC USNBC flyweight title three months later in Toluca, when he defeated Roilo Golez by UD.[2]

Santos also captured the IBF International flyweight title in February 2014, after beating the EBU flyweight champion, Silviu Olteanu by majority decision in Mexico City.[3]

Professional boxing record
14 Wins (8 knockouts, 6 decisions), 5 Losses (2 knockouts, 3 decisions), 1 Draws[4]
Res. Record Opponent Type Rd., Time Date Location Notes
Loss 14–5–1 Cesar Javier Gandara UD 8 2015-08-21 Plaza 28 de Julio, Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo
Loss 14–4–1 Johnriel Casimero TKO 2 (12) 2014-12-13 Salón Las Palmas, Pesquería, Nuevo León
Draw 14–3–1 Javier Franco PTS 10 2014-08-30 Oasis Hotel Complex, Cancún, Quintana Roo
Win 14–3 Silviu Olteanu MD 12 2014-02-01 Foro Polanco, Mexico City For vacant IBF International flyweight title.
Win 13–3 Juan Jiménez TKO 2 (8), 2:42 2013-11-30 Deportivo Agustín Ramos Millan, Toluca, State of Mexico
Win 12–3 Roilo Golez UD 12 2013-08-24 Lienzo Charro "Los Tamaulipecos", Reynosa, Tamaulipas For vacant WBC United States (USNBC) flyweight title.
Win 11–3 Herald Molina KO 2 (12), 1:20 2013-05-25 Domo de la Feria, León, Guanajuato For vacant NABF flyweight title.
Win 10–3 Edgar Gonzalez TKO 3 (8), 2:31 2013-04-06 Unidad Deportiva El Chamizal, Zamora, Michoacán
Win 9–3 Omar Lina SD 10 2011-11-26 Campo Futbol Colosio, Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo
Loss 8–3 Carlos Cuadras UD 10 2011-06-17 Salón Amapola, Mexico City
Win 8–2 Miguel Angel Chi UD 8 2011-04-02 Playa Mamita's, Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo
Loss 7–2 Toshiyuki Igarashi UD 8 2010-11-06 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo
Win 7–1 Miguel Garcia UD 8 2010-09-17 Centro de Cancún, Cancún, Quintana Roo
Win 6–1 Angel Aguilar SD 8 2010-07-10 Auditorio Plaza Condesa, Mexico City
Win 5–1 Jesús Periban KO 6 (8) 2010-02-10 Auditorio Plaza Condesa, Mexico City
Win 4–1 Felipe Jimenez TKO 3 (4) 2009-11-04 Auditorio Plaza Condesa, Mexico City
Win 3–1 Geovani Vargas TKO 1 (4), 0:56 2009-06-27 Arena Texcoco Lecheria, Texcoco, State of Mexico
Win 2–1 Cesar Rojas TKO 2 (4) 2008-04-10 Roots Magic Club, Mexico City
Loss 1–1 Arturo Zamora TKO 4 (4), 0:39 2007-04-12 Salon 21, Mexico City
Win 1–0 Alan Barron TKO 2 (4) 2007-03-08 Salon 21, Mexico City Professional boxing debut.

References
  1. "Armando "Cobra" Santos strikes to win a short war!". World Boxing Council. May 26, 2013. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
  2. Mazon, Rich (August 25, 2013). "Roilo Golez, Mateo Handig suffer UD defeats in Mexico". PhilBoxing. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
  3. "Armando Santos Doblega Al Rumano Olteanu". Boxeo Tijuana (in Spanish). February 3, 2014. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
  4. "Armando Santos Professional boxing record". BoxRec. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
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