At The Arena in Mexicali, Mexico last night, Celestino Caballero took out local borderlands man Francisco Leal in the eighth round of their IBF/WBA super bantam title fight. Mexicali grafter Leal was the very picture of a Cinderella story going into his first title challenge as the four year pro hadn’t come anywhere close to…
One of boxing’s top super bantams, Celestino Caballero, sees action tonight at The Arena in Mexicali, Mexico, facing local man Francisco Leal. WBA and IBF champion Caballero, 32-2 (22), rides a five year win streak into Mexicali but is coming off a narrow split decision victory over motivated South African challenger Jeffrey Mathebula in April….
IBF and WBA Super Bantam titlist Celestino Caballero walked into the Arena Roberto Duran in Panama City, Panama on Thursday as the recognized world champion at 122 pounds but left with a tarnished reputation after winning a controversial spilt decision victory over South African challenger Jeffrey Mathebula. Caballero started the bout well, keeping the South…
Fresh off a smashing victory over Steve Molitor in a world title unification fight last Nov. 20 on Showtime, exciting southpaw Celestino Caballero of Panama will defend his WBA/IBF junior featherweight belts against mandatory challenger Jeffrey Mathebula of South Africa in the main event on a special World Championship edition of ShoBox: The New Generation…
2008 was a tumultuous year for the sweet science with a lot of big fights, big triumphs and big let downs. Some of the boxers who won truly big fights in our recently departed year include Manny Pacquiao, Wladimir Klitschko, Vitali Klitschko, Joe Calzaghe, Chad Dawson, Ricky Hatton, Paul Williams, Tomasz Adamek, Carl Froch, Vernon…
Last Friday night before a sellout crowd, it only took WBA super bantamweight champion Celestino Caballero four rounds to destroy previously unbeaten hometown favorite Steve Molitor, and to add the Canadian’s IBF 122-pound championship belt to his collection. Now “Pelenchin†wants to see which of the remaining top guns in the division are willing to…
© Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing In a one-sided fight from the beginning, Celestino Caballero outclassed previously unbeaten Steve “The Canadian Kid†Molitor, registering a TKO just 52 seconds into fourth round to become the 122-pound IBF and WBA world champion Friday on Showtime’s ShoBox: The New Generation at Casino Rama in Rama, Ontario, Canada.
IBF Champion Steve Molitor and WBA Champion Celestino Caballero both weighed in at 121.6 pounds for the scheduled super bantamweight title unification clash tonight from Casino Rama in Rama, Ontario, televised on Showtime on the popular ShoBox series, starting at 11pm EST, delayed on the West Coast.
In the first 12-round world title unification fight in the eight-year history of ShoBox: The New Generation and the first to take place in Canada, undefeated IBFchampion Steve “The Canadian Kid” Molitor, 28-0 (11), and WBA super bantamweight champion Celestino Caballero, 30-2 (21), will collide this Friday, Nov. 21, from Casino Rama in Ontario, Canada,…
“The best is yet to come.†It’s an often-used proclamation that has been uttered for years in the sporting arena. Some competitors make good on the guarantee while others have failed to live up to the six-word promise. When WBA super bantamweight champion Celestino Caballero uttered the popular phrase to ringside media after his 12-round…
WBA super bantamweight champion Celestino Caballero and undefeated IBF champion Steve “The Canadian Kid†Molitor will battle to unify the title on Friday, Nov. 21, from Casino Rama, in Ontario, Canada, live on ShoBox: The New Generation on Showtime 11 p.m. ET/PT.
The Centro Olimpico in San Juan De Los Morros, Venezuela saw Panama’s Celestino Caballero retain his WBA Super Bantamweight title for the fourth occasion when former WBA Flyweight Champion Lorenzo Parra was pulled out in the 12th round with a broken jaw last night. At 5 foot 4 inches tall, Parra was attempting to overcome…