Celestino Caballero: record, next fight and profile →
Gilberto Jesus Mendoza, President of the World Boxing Association (WBA), said he wishes for the best with former world champion Celestino “Pelenchín” Caballero. As BoxingScene.com reported on Monday, the retired former Panamanian fighter received a replacement of his sentence of 5 years in prison -which he had been complying since 2016.
Earlier this year, former world champion Celestino "Pelenchin" Caballero was sentenced to five years in prison for drug related charges. The sentence was carried out in the First Criminal Court, in which Caballero reiterated his guilt and manifested his regret for what happened. On March 10, 2016, the former boxer was arrested in the North Corridor, in the direction of the province of Colon, after packages of cocaine were found in his vehicle. Officers seized a total of 10.87 kilos of drugs.
The former world boxing champion Celestino "Pelenchin" Caballero was sentenced to five years in prison for drug related charges. The sentence was carried out in the First Criminal Court, in which Caballero reiterated his guilt and manifested his regret for what happened.
It's been over nine months (March 2016) since charismatic Panamanian boxer Celestino 'Pelenchin' Caballero was arrested after law officers discovered 10 kilos of what they suspected was cocaine in the boxer's vehicle during a traffic stop in Panama - and he still remains in custody while waiting for a preliminary hearing regarding some of the criminal charges.
Panamanian boxing legend Roberto "Hands of Stone" Duran is very upset over the recent arrest for former two-division world champion Celestino "Pelenchín" Caballero. The boxer was arrested last Thursday in Panama when local authorities found 10 kilos of cocaine in his vehicle. After he was pulled over by anti-drug agents, a search of his vehicle led to the discovery of 5 kilos in the trunk, hidden within a toolbox, and then another 5 kilos were found in a plastic bag.
As BoxingScene.com reported on Thursday, former two-division world champion Celestino 'Pelenchin' Caballero was arrested in Panama after law officers discovered 10 kilos of what they suspect was cocaine in the boxer's vehicle during a traffic stop.
The World Boxing Association has quickly distanced their organization from charismatic Panamanian boxer Celestino 'Pelenchin' Caballero. As BoxingScene.com reported earlier, Caballero was arrested on Thursday after law officers discovered 10 kilos of what they suspect is cocaine in the boxer's vehicle during a traffic stop.
According to multiple sources in Panama, charismatic Panamanian boxer Celestino 'Pelenchin' Caballero was arrested on Thursday after law officers discovered 10 kilos of what they are confident is cocaine in the boxer's vehicle during a traffic stop.
Former world champion Celestino Caballero (37-6, 24KO), 38-years-old and with the full support of his family, has announced his retirement from boxing. Caballero captured world titles at super bantamweight and featherweight. He had notable wins over Steve Molitor, Daniel Ponce De Leon, Daud Yordan, Jonathan Barrios, Mauricio Pastrana, Jeffrey Mathebula and others. But over the last few years Caballero has lost 4 of his last 7, with the last defeat taking place in October against prospect Adrien Estrella - where Caballero took a lot of punishment and was dropped several times.
Former world champion Celestino “Pelenchin” Caballero (37-6, 24KOs) was beaten up and punished for twelve rounds on Saturday night in Los Mochis, when he went down four times from hard punches being fired by undefeated Adrian Estrella (19-0, 17KOs). Caballero was dropped twice in the fifth, when he was nearly knocked out cold. He surived but then saw himself get knocked down again in the tenth and in the eleventh. The scores were very lopsided in the end, 117-107 twice and 115-109.