Celestino Caballero: record, next fight and profile →
BoxingScene.com spoke to WBA featherweight champion Celestino "Pelenchin" Caballero who recently signed to 50 Cent's new promotional company, TMT Promotions. Caballero, who also trains at the Mayweather Boxing Club, said that he is excited to be part of the new promotional outfit.
The World Boxing Association has ordered their "regular" featherweight champion Celestino Caballero (36-4, 23KOs) to face mandatory challenger Nicholas Walters (21-0, 17KOs). Both sides have until September 2nd to reach an agreement or a purse bid will be called. Caballero was previously ordered to face Mikey Garcia, who instead will target an October fight with WBO champion Orlando Salido.
Sources close to WBA "regular" featherweight champion Celestino "Pelenchín" Caballero (36-4, 23KOs) have advised BoxingScene.com that Mikey Garcia (28-0, 24KOs) is no longer interested in facing him for the title. No surprise, as the fight had twists and turns on a weekly basis. Garcia is moving in another direction, with Top Rank finalizing plans to match him against WBO champion Orlando Salido (38-11-2, 26KOs) on an HBO date in October. Garcia and Salido will co-headline a card in Mexico on July 28th.
BoxingScene.com has been advised that the World Boxing Association has sided with promoter Sampson Lewkowicz in his ongoing dispute with WBA "regular" featherweight champion Celestino "Pelenchín" Caballero (36-4, 23KOs). Lewkowicz, who doesn't promote either boxer involved, secured the rights to Caballero's mandatory defense against Mikey Garcia (28-0, 24KOs) by winning a WBA purse bid with a monetary submission of $440,000.
In an earlier article on BoxingScene.com, the "regular" featherweight champion of the World Boxing Association (WBA), Panamanian Celestino "Pelenchín" Caballero (36-4, 23KOs), verbally attacked the World Boxing Council (WBC) featherweight champion Jhonny Gonzalez (52-7, 45KOs) of Mexico.
The "regular" featherweight champion of the World Boxing Association (WBA), Panamanian Celestino "Pelenchín" Caballero (36-4, 23KOs), has lashed out at his counterpart in the World Boxing Council (WBC), Mexico's Jhonny Gonzalez (52-7, 45KOs). Caballero claims Gonzalez promised to fight him, but then he ignored him. Gonzalez will defend his title on September 15th against Daniel Ponce De Leon.
The world championship committee of the World Boxing Association will investigate the situation related to the cancellation of the fight between Panamanian featherweight champion Celestino 'Pelenchín' Caballero and undefeated mandatory challenger Miguel 'Mikey' Garcia.
Two division champion Celestino "Pelenchin" Caballero appeared on a recent edition of The Boxing Lab, BoxingScene's official audio show. Caballero hasn't fought in the United States since losing a split decision to Jason Litzau in November of 2010. He has however remained active fighting outside of the country and won the WBA featherweight title against Jonathan Barros in Argentina.
126 pound WBA champion Celestino "Pelenchin" Caballero doesn't know when he is returning to the ring. We welcomed the two division champion to the latest edition of BoxingScene.com's official audio show, The Boxing Lab to discuss his career status.
BoxingScene.com's audio show, Boxing Lab Radio , returns with another packed show. The show is hosted by BoxingScene correspondents Ernest Gabion, Luis Sandoval and Ryan Burton.