Randy Michaels Caballero (born September 27, 1990) is a
Nicaraguan American
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professional
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in the
Bantamweight
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division. Caballero is a former
IBF
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Bantamweight world champion. He lost his title on the scales after being 5 pounds overweight before a scheduled
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against
Lee Haskins
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.
Amateur career
Caballero is a nine-time amateur champion, which includes a win at the
2008 U.S. National Amateur Champion, with an amateur record of 167-10. He also won a Bronze medal at 2006 Cadet World Championships in Istanbul, Turkey and he missed out on the 2008 Olympic qualifying because he was too young.
Professional career
On March 25, 2010 Caballero won his professional debut against Gonzalo Nicolas.
In July 2011, Caballero beat the undefeated Alexis Santiago to win his first title, the
WBC Youth Intercontinental
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Championship.
IBF World bantamweight title
On October 25, 2014, he defeated
Stuart Hall in
Monte Carlo
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to claim the vacant
IBF
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bantamweight title.
Professional boxing record
Caballero vs. Garcia
On 5 February 2016, Caballero fought and defeated Ruben Garcia via a seventh round TKO.
Caballero vs. De La Hoya
On 16 September 2017, Caballero fought
Diego De La Hoya. De La Hoya won the fight convincingly on the scorecards, 100-90, 98-92 and 98-92.
Professional boxing record
See also
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List of world bantamweight boxing champions
This is a list of world 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 recognize ...
References
External links
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Randy Caballero - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankingsa
Box.Live
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1990 births
Living people
American male boxers
American boxers of Latin American descent
American people of Nicaraguan descent
People from Coachella, California
Boxers from California
World bantamweight boxing champions
Winners of the United States Championship for amateur boxers
International Boxing Federation champions