Daniel Santos (boxer)
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Born | Daniel Santos Peña October 10, 1975 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other names | El Pillin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Height | 5 ft 11+1⁄2 in (182 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reach | 74 in (188 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stance | Southpaw | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Total fights | 38 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wins | 32 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wins by KO | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Losses | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Draws | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No contests | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Daniel Santos Peña (born October 10, 1975) is a Puerto Rican former
Amateur career and early life
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.
Professional career
Welterweight
Santos debuted as a professional on September 28, 1996, against Andre Hawthorne in
WBO welterweight title
Santos fought Ahmed Kotiev for the World Boxing Organization's welterweight championship on November 27, 1999. Kotiev retained the championship by split decision. The scores of the judges were 115-113 and 115–113 in favor of Kotiev and 117–111 in favor of Santos.[8] The fight was subsequently described as a "competitive and highly entertaining fight" and the result was reviewed as a "disputed" close split decision.[8][9] On May 6, 2000, these two boxers competed in a rematch of their previous fight. In the fifth round Santos won the fight by knockout, in the process winning his first professional championship, the World Boxing Organization's championship.
On July 21, 2000, Santos defended the welterweight championship against Giovanni Parisi in Calabria, Italy.[10] Santos won the fight by knockout in the fourth round.[10] Following the fight Parisi stated that the welterweight championship was always his interest as he wanted to become the first Italian to win world championships in three different divisions.[10] In this interview he claimed that his training prior to the fight was insufficient. Giovanni said: "We battled in Reggio Calabria, a coin toss from Sicily, and he KOed me during the 4th round. I have no excuses. I didn't train properly."[10]
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.[11] On the second round Santos responded to Sinclair's strategy and won the fight by knockout.[11] 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."[12] 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.[12]
On July 21, 2001, Santos defended against Antonio Margarito in a card that took place in Bayamón, Puerto Rico.[13] This marked the first time that Santos fought a world title fight in Puerto Rico. At the moment of the fight Margarito was the mandatory challenger appointed by the World Boxing Organization, and it was televised on Showtime Too.[13] The fight ended in at the 2:11 mark on the first round when the fight was stopped due to a large injury over Margarito's right eye, the cut caused by an accidental head butt.[13] The fight was declared a no-contest and Santos retained the welterweight championship by default. Following the conclusion of the contest both competitors were visibly angered at the sudden conclusion.[13]
Light-middleweight
WBO light-middleweight title
Santos boxed for the vacant WBO light-middleweight title against
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.[16] 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."[16] 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."[16]
On September 11, 2004, Santos fought in a rematch against Antonio Margarito as part of the undercard of the Cotto-Pinto undercard.[17] Early in the fight Santos' strategy consisted of connecting with short punches with his left arm, including a strong impact to Margarito's face in the first round. In the fifth round Margarito connected several strong punches to his head and body.[17] Throughout the course of the fight both boxers fought at close quarters which led to their heads hitting against each other several times. Margarito's face began bleeding in the sixth round which led to the referee stopping the fight twice in this round.[17] Attempts by Francisco Ezpinoza, Margarito's cutman, to stop the bleeding were unsuccessful. In the late rounds Santos began boxing and focused some of his punches in Margarito's wound.[17] In the tenth round Margarito responded to the bell but following the first seconds of the round the ringside doctor declared that he could not continue further.[17] The result of the fight was decided by the scores of the judges, awarding Santos a victory by technical decision. On June 28, 2003, he defended against Fulgencio Zúñiga in a card that took place in the Ruben Rodriguez Coliseum in Bayamón, Puerto Rico.[18] Daniel won the contest by unanimous decision with identical scores of 118–110.
Santos was under contract with Warrior's Boxing Promotions for one year, his contract ended when he abandoned the promotion. On April 26, 2005, Don King Productions announced that the company had acquired the exclusive rights to promote Santos' fights.
On October 6, 2007, Santos returned to action following a period of fifteen months of inactivity.
WBA light-middleweight title
On July 11, 2008, Santos competed in his first title fight since returning to action, facing Joachim Alcine for the WBA's light middleweight championship.[23] The first round was used by both fighters to study their adversary's technique.[24] Alcine began the second round aggressively, displaying accuracy in some of his punches.[24] Santos focused on counter-attacking Alcine's offense during the following two rounds. He continued using this pattern, establishing notable control of the fight's tempo in the fifth episode.[24] In the sixth Santos connected a jab and followed it with a left hook, this combination injured Alcine who was unable to respond to the referee's count, losing the contest by knockout.[23] Subsequently, Santos was scheduled to defend the championship against Nobihiro Ishida on January 3, 2009.[25] However, the fight was cancelled after it was suddenly suspended less than a month before the date.[26] Don King proposed a unificatory contest against Sergio Martínez, who held the World Boxing Council's interim championship. Santos refused the offer, citing that he had less than a month to train for it after a long period of inactivity, but expressed interest in organizing it in another date.[27] Consequently, the pugilist was inactive for several months. King made an offer to Ricardo Mayorga, pursuing a fight between both pugilists in May, but the negotiations failed to advance.[28] On August 17, 2009, Top Rank won a bid to organize a fight between Santos and the WBA's first contender, Yuri Foreman.[29] The promotion scheduled the contest to take place as part of the undercard of "Firepower", a card featuring a fight between Miguel Cotto and Manny Pacquiao in the main event. On that date, Santos lost the championship by unanimous decision to Foreman, with scores of 116–110 and 117–109 twice.[30]
Legal troubles
On September 27, 2018, Santos was arrested by police, accused of resisting arrest and threatening two policemen who went to his house to arrest him on charges of threatening his ex-wife, an event which had allegedly taken place on September 24 of that year.[31] While taken into custody, Santos was interviewed by a reporter of the popular television gossip show, Lo Se Todo. He took that opportunity to plead with the Puerto Rican public to help him get help for unspecified problems.
Professional boxing record
38 fights | 32 wins | 4 losses |
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By knockout | 23 | 1 |
By decision | 9 | 3 |
Draws | 1 | |
No contests | 1 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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38 | Loss | 32–4–1 (1) | Yuri Foreman | UD | 12 | Nov 14, 2009 | MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | Lost WBA light middleweight title |
37 | Win | 32–3–1 (1) | Joachim Alcine | KO | 6 (12), 2:06 | Jul 11, 2008 | Montreal, Quebec , Canada
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36 | Win | 31–3–1 (1) | José Antonio Rivera | TKO | 8 (12), 2:50 | Oct 6, 2007 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
35 | Win | 30–3–1 (1) | Will Evans | KO | 1 (10), 0:52 | Jul 8, 2006 | Savvis Center, Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S. | |
34 | Loss | 29–3–1 (1) | Sergiy Dzinziruk
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UD | 12 | Dec 3, 2005 | Bordelandhalle, Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany | Lost WBO light middleweight title |
33 | Win | 29–2–1 (1) | Antonio Margarito | TD | 10 (12) | Sep 11, 2004 | Coliseo Jose Miguel Agrelot, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico | Retained WBO light middleweight title |
32 | Win | 28–2–1 (1) | Michael Lerma | UD | 12 | Apr 17, 2004 | Florida State Fairgrounds Hall, Tampa, Florida, U.S. | Retained WBO light middleweight title |
31 | Win | 27–2–1 (1) | Fulgencio Zeniga | UD | 12 | Jun 28, 2003 | Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez, Bayamon, Puerto Rico | Retained WBO light middleweight title |
30 | Win | 26–2–1 (1) | Takaloo | UD | 12 | Aug 17, 2002 | Cardiff Castle, Cardiff, Wales | Retained WBO light middleweight title; Won WBU light middleweight title |
29 | Win | 25–2–1 (1) | Yori Boy Campas | TKO | 11 (12), 1:36 | Mar 16, 2002 | Bally's Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | Won vacant WBO light middleweight title |
28 | NC | 24–2–1 (1) | Antonio Margarito | NC | 1 (12), 2:11 | Jul 21, 2001 | Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez, Bayamon, Puerto Rico | WBO welterweight title at stake; Margarito cut from an accidental head clash |
27 | Win | 24–2–1 | Neil Sinclair | KO | 2 (12), 2:25 | Dec 16, 2000 | Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England | Retained WBO welterweight title |
26 | Win | 23–2–1 | Giovanni Parisi | KO | 4 (12), 2:32 | Jul 29, 2000 | Stadio Granillo, Reggio Calabria, Calabria, Italy | Retained WBO welterweight title |
25 | Win | 22–2–1 | Akhmed Kotiev | KO | 5 (12), 2:07 | May 6, 2000 | Swissotel, Neuss, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany | Won WBO welterweight title |
24 | Loss | 21–2–1 | Akhmed Kotiev | SD | 12 | Nov 27, 1999 | Hansehalle, Luebeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | For WBO welterweight title |
23 | Win | 21–1–1 | Juan Soberanas | KO | 2 (6), 2:59 | Oct 15, 1999 | Cobo Hall, Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | |
22 | Loss | 20–1–1 | Kofi Jantuah | TKO | 5 (10), 2:57 | May 7, 1999 | All American Sports Park, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |
21 | Win | 20–0–1 | Ray Lovato | TKO | 2 (12), 1:39 | Mar 6, 1999 | Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, California, U.S. | Won IBA Continental welterweight title |
20 | Win | 19–0–1 | Ameth Arenda | TKO | 2 (8), 2:05 | Nov 14, 1998 | County Coliseum, El Paso, Texas, U.S. | |
19 | Win | 18–0–1 | Humberto Rodríguez | UD | 6 | Sep 12, 1998 | Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, California, U.S. | |
18 | Win | 17–0–1 | William Ruiz | TKO | 3 (8), 2:05 | Jul 10, 1998 | Miccosukee Indian Gaming Resort, Miami, Florida, U.S. | |
17 | Win | 16–0–1 | Juan Carlos Rodriguez | TKO | 5 (10), 2:00 | Jun 13, 1998 | Sun Bowl, El Paso, Texas, U.S. | |
16 | Win | 15–0–1 | Fidel Avendano | UD | 10 | May 16, 1998 | Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, California, U.S. | |
15 | Win | 14–0–1 | Abraham Martinez | KO | 1 (?) | Apr 3, 1998 | Auditorio Municipal, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico | |
14 | Draw | 13–0–1 | Jose Luis Verdugo | TD | 1 (12) | Mar 15, 1998 | Sycuan Casino, El Cajon, California, U.S. | Verdugo cut from an accidental head clash |
13 | Win | 13–0 | Jerry Booker | TKO | 3 (8), 2:18 | Dec 6, 1997 | Caesars Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
12 | Win | 12–0 | Miguel Gonzalez | TKO | 7 (8), 0:36 | Oct 18, 1997 | Buffalo Bill's Star Arena, Primm, Nevada, U.S. | |
11 | Win | 11–0 | Margarito Navarro | TKO | 3 (8), 1:36 | Sep 12, 1997 | Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |
10 | Win | 10–0 | Agustin Silva | PTS | 8 | Jul 13, 1997 | Grand Casino, Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S. | |
9 | Win | 9–0 | Bernard Gray | UD | 6 | Jun 14, 1997 | Grand Casino, Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S. | |
8 | Win | 8–0 | Edgardo Vasquez | UD | 6 | May 14, 1997 | Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket, Connecticut, U.S. | |
7 | Win | 7–0 | Eric Ramon Vazquez | TKO | 5 (6), 2:47 | Mar 22, 1997 | Memorial Coliseum, Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S. | |
6 | Win | 6–0 | Mario Jesus Nazareno | KO | 2 (?), 2:30 | Feb 12, 1997 | Madison Square Garden Theater, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
5 | Win | 5–0 | Reynaldo Ramirez | KO | 3 (4), 2:05 | Jan 18, 1997 | Las Vegas, Nevada , U.S.
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4 | Win | 4–0 | Juan Manuel Herrera | KO | 1 (4), 1:01 | Dec 10, 1996 | Memorial Coliseum, Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S. | |
3 | Win | 3–0 | Frank Houghtaling | TKO | 2 (4) | Nov 16, 1996 | Ballys Park Place Hotel Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
2 | Win | 2–0 | Roman Acosta | KO | 1 (4) | Oct 12, 1996 | Arrowhead Pond , Anaheim, California, U.S.
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1 | Win | 1–0 | Andre Hawthorne | TKO | 1 (4), 1:54 | Sep 28, 1996 | Will Rogers Coliseum , Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
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See also
References
- ^ a b c Antolín Maldonado (2007-10-14). Simplemente Daniel Santos (in Spanish). El Nuevo Día.
Un año después, en Atlanta 96, el egresado de la Escuela del Albergue Olímpico de Salinas se convirtio en el sexto peleador boricua que gana una medalla (bronce) en Juegos Olímpicos.
- ^ Antolín Maldonado (2007-10-14). Simplemente Daniel Santos (in Spanish). El Nuevo Día.
Su camino de éxito por el mundo del boxeo internacional comenzó en 1990 cuando obtuvo una medalla de bronce en el Campeonato Mundial Juvenil celebrado en Lima, Perú
- ^ a b Antolín Maldonado (2007-10-14). Simplemente Daniel Santos (in Spanish). El Nuevo Día.
Dos años más tarde, el bayamonés Daniel Santos repitió la misma presea en el Mundial Juvenil de Montreal
- ^ a b Antolín Maldonado (2007-10-14). Simplemente Daniel Santos (in Spanish). El Nuevo Día.
En 1993 conquistó el oro en el Campeonato Panamericano de Boxeo celebrado en Salinas
- ^ a b Antolín Maldonado (2007-10-14). Simplemente Daniel Santos (in Spanish). El Nuevo Día.
Y al año siguiente continuó con su paso ascendente al subir otra vez al podio en los juegos de la Buena Voluntad en San Petersburgo, Rusia, donde obtuvo el bronce
- ^ a b Antolín Maldonado (2007-10-14). Simplemente Daniel Santos (in Spanish). El Nuevo Día.
Su lista de triunfos no terminó ahí pues, como préambulo a las Olimpiadas de 1996, viajó a Mar del Plata, Argentina en 1995, donde perdió la medalla de oro de los Juegos Panamericanos en una abucheada decisión del combate ante el estadounidense David Reid, a quien incluso derribó.
- ^ Antolín Maldonado (2007-10-14). Simplemente Daniel Santos. El Nuevo Día.
El 28 de septiembre de ese año se produjo su debut en el boxeo rentado
- ^ a b "Krajnc tops Matthews for WBO belt". Sports Illustrated. 1999-11-28. Retrieved 2007-12-20.
- ^ Fabian Weber (2000-04-21). "Kotiev to fight rematch against Daniel Santos". The CyberBoxingZone News. Retrieved 2007-12-19.
- ^ a b c d Luca De Franco (2005-12-05). "Giovanni Parisi: "I want the Euro Crown"". The Sweet Science. Archived from the original on 2006-12-31. Retrieved 2007-12-19.
- ^ a b Cornac Campbell (2005-07-14). "Neil Sinclair Interview". irish-boxing.com. Archived from the original on 2007-10-23. Retrieved 2007-12-20.
- ^ a b Sanjeev Shetty (2000-12-08). "Sinclair's day of destiny". BBC. Retrieved 2007-12-20.
- ^ a b c d "Santos Retains Title When Bout With Margarito Ends in No Contest". PR Newswire. 2001-07-22. Retrieved 2007-12-20.
- ^ a b c d "Santos, Margarito a knockout duo for WBO titles". ESPN. Associated Press. 2002-03-16. Retrieved 2007-12-19.
- ^ a b c d e "Santos subdues Takaloo". BBC. 2002-08-17. Retrieved 2007-12-19.
- ^ a b c "Warrior's Boxing Promotions Signs Daniel Santos". East Side Boxing. 2004-01-14. Archived from the original on 2008-03-19. Retrieved 2007-12-19.
- ^ a b c d e Luis Escobar (2004-09-11). "Cotto cuts down Pinto captures crown". The Boxing Times. Archived from the original on October 18, 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-19.
- ^ Jaime Castro-Núñez (2007-09-09). "Who is Fulgencio Zúñiga?". East Side Boxing. Retrieved 2008-01-23.
- ^ a b c "Boxing News: Daniel Santos Signs With Don King". The Sweet Science. 2005-04-26. Archived from the original on 2005-04-27. Retrieved 2007-12-19.
- ^ a b c "Dzindziruk strips Santos of crown". BBC. 2005-12-04. Retrieved 2007-12-19.
- ^ a b c d Ivelisse Rivera Quinoñes (2007-10-08). "Santo nocaut". Primera Hora (in Spanish). Archived from the original on October 28, 2007. Retrieved 2008-07-14.
- ^ Ivelisse Rivera Quiñones (2007-10-08). "Me sentí muy cómodo". Primera Hora (in Spanish). Archived from the original on October 24, 2007. Retrieved 2008-07-14.
- ^ a b Carlos González (2008-07-12). "Daniel Santos vuelve a ser campeón". Primera Hora (in Spanish). Retrieved 2008-07-13.
- ^ a b c Rey Colón (2008-07-12). "Otra vez campeón Daniel Santos" (in Spanish). El Vocero. Archived from the original on August 3, 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-13.
- Primera Hora (in Spanish). Archivedfrom the original on 2009-02-11. Retrieved 2009-04-28.
- ^ "Puerto Rico: Persigue la macacoa a Daniel Santos" (in Spanish). BoxeoMundial.com. 2008-12-18. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2009-04-28.
- ^ Mark Vester (2009-01-13). "Daniel Santos Speaks, Wants Sergio Martinez in March". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 2009-04-28.
- ^ Pablo Fletes and Ludo Sáenz L. Luaces (2009-03-17). "¿Daniel Santos vs Ricardo Mayorga en Mayo?" (in Spanish). NotiFight.com. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
- ^ Ludo Sáenz L. Luaces (2009-08-17). "¡Top Rank gana subasta Santos-Foreman!" (in Spanish). NotiFight.com. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
- ^ TIM DAHLBERG (2009-11-15). "Aspiring rabbi wins piece of 154 title". yahoo. Archived from the original on 2009-11-15. Retrieved 2009-11-15.
- ^ "Delicado el estado de salud de Cano Estremera". 25 September 2018.
External links
- Boxing record for Daniel Santos from BoxRec (registration required)
Sporting positions | ||||
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Major world boxing titles | ||||
Preceded by Akhmed Kotiev
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WBO welterweight champion May 6, 2000 – December 5, 2001 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Antonio Margarito
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Vacant Title last held by Harry Simon
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WBO light middleweight champion March 16, 2002– December 3, 2005 |
Succeeded by Sergiy Dzinziruk | ||
Preceded by | WBA light middleweight champion July 11, 2008 – November 14, 2009 |
Succeeded by |