Armando Santos Marcelo (born 25 May 1988) is a Mexican professional

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who won the NABF

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title in 2013.

Professional career

Santos rose to prominence with an initial 7-1 record, mostly fighting in his hometown

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. He then traveled to

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, where he lost by unanimous decision to future WBC and

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champion

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on November 6, 2010. His next tough loss came on June 17, 2011, where he lost by UD against

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, coincidentally a future WBC

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champion himself. Santos won his next two fights, and subsequently received his first title shot. He knocked Herald Molina out in the second round on May 25, 2013 in

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for the vacant NABF

championship. He won the minor WBC–USNBC flyweight title three months later in

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, when he defeated Roilo Golez by UD. Santos also captured the IBF International flyweight title in February 2014, after beating the

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champion, Silviu Olteanu by majority decision in

Professional boxing record

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Santos, Armando 1988 births Living people Mexican male boxers Boxers from Mexico City Flyweight boxers 21st-century Mexican sportsmen