Antonio Cermeño (6 March 1969 – 25 February 2014) was a Venezuelan
professional boxer
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who competed from 1990 to 2006. He is a
world champion in two weight classes, having held the
WBA super bantamweight
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There were attempts by boxing promoters in the 1920s to establish this weight class, but few sanct ...
title from 1995 to 1997 and the WBA
featherweight
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Boxing
Professional boxing
History
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title from 1998 to 1999.
Professional career
Antonio turned professional in 1990 & compiled a record of 21–1 before defeating Wilfredo Vázquez, to win the WBA super-bantamweight title. He would defend the title seven times including against fellow countryman Yober Ortega. He would eventually move up to featherweight & became a two division champion by beating Genaro Rios to win the vacant WBA featherweight title.
Professional boxing record
Personal life and death
According to his wife, on 24 February 2014, the two of them and others were kidnapped in east
Caracas
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. His wife escaped when the kidnappers released her after refueling the car, but Cermeño remained captive. He was found shot to death the next morning at kilometer 78 of the Gran Mariscal de Ayacucho highway.
See also
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List of world super-bantamweight boxing champions
This is a list of world super-bantamweight boxing champions, as recognized by the four major sanctioning organizations in boxing:
* The World Boxing Association (WBA), established in 1921 as the National Boxing Association (NBA). The WBA often rec ...
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List of world featherweight boxing champions
Championship recognition
Public Acclamation: 1884 to 1921
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References
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1969 births
2014 deaths
Venezuelan male boxers
Sportspeople from Miranda (state)
World super-bantamweight boxing champions
World featherweight boxing champions
World Boxing Association champions
People murdered in Venezuela
2014 murders in Venezuela
Deaths by firearm in Venezuela
Kidnapped Venezuelan people
Kidnappings in Venezuela
Venezuelan murder victims
20th-century Venezuelan sportsmen