Super lightweight · Colombia
Antonio Cervantes 67-12-1 37 KO · 1964–1983
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Antonio Cervantes was a super lightweight boxer from Colombia, born Dec 23, 1945. Record 67-12-1 with 37 knockouts over 1964–1983. World titles: WBA super lightweight (1977–1980), WBA super lightweight (1972–1976). Antonio Cervantes last fought Danny Sanchez on Dec 9, 1983 and lost by UD over 10 rounds.
Also: Антоніо Сервантес · أنطونيو سرفانتس · انطونيو سرفانتس +12 more อันโตเนียว เซร์บันเตส · アントニオ・セルバンテス · Antonio Cervantes "Kid" Pambele · Antonio Cervantes "Kid" Pambelé · Antonio Cervantes Reyes · Kid Pambele · Kid Pambelé · PambelTé · Pambele · Pambelé · อันโตนิโอ เซอร์วองเตด · アントニオ・セルバンデス
Born Dec 23, 1945
Country 🇨🇴 Colombia, 🇺🇸 United States
Stance Orthodox
Reach 183 cm
Nickname Kid Pambele, Pambe
Debut Jan 31, 1964
Career 1964–1983
Rounds boxed 592
KO share 55%
Born in San Basilio de Palenque, Bolívar, Colombia
Titles WBA super lightweight · 1972–1980
Boxerbook rating 1852 ± 263 · inactive since Dec 1983Why here › Confirmed bouts 9 of 80
Career record Record
67-12-1, 37 KOs · 1964–1983
Last result L
Danny Sanchez
UD 10/10 · Casino Miami, Miami, Florida, 🇺🇸
The record 80 bouts, 1964–1983, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in. Wikidata: 66-12-1
L
Danny Sanchez
UD 10/10 · Casino Miami, Miami, Florida, 🇺🇸
Cervantes 67-11-1 · Sanchez —
W
Sergio Alvarez
Retained WBC FECARBOX title TKO 11/12 · Plaza de toros de Cartagena, Cartagena, 🇨🇴
Cervantes 66-11-1 · Alvarez —
W
Amancio Castro
PTS 12/12 · Plaza de toros de Cartagena, Cartagena, 🇨🇴
Cervantes 65-11-1 · Castro —
W
Jerome Artis
PTS 10/10 · Cartagena, 🇨🇴
Cervantes 64-11-1 · Artis —
W
KO 9/10 · Bogota, 🇨🇴
Cervantes 63-11-1 · Blackmoore —
L
For WBA and The Ring light welterweight titles KO 4/15 · Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, 🇺🇸
Cervantes 63-10-1 · Pryor 24-0-0
W
Retained WBA and The Ring light welterweight titles TKO 7/15 · Plaza de toros de Cartagena, Cartagena, 🇨🇴
Cervantes 62-10-1 · Montilla —
W
Kwang Min Kim
Retained WBA and The Ring light welterweight titles SD 15/15 · Jangchung Gymnasium, Seoul, 🇰🇷
Cervantes 61-10-1 · Kim —
W
Retained WBA light welterweight title UD 15/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸
Cervantes 60-10-1 · Montilla —
W
Norman Sekgapane
Retained WBA light welterweight title TKO 9/15 · Mmabatho Stadium, Mmabatho, 🇿🇦
Cervantes 59-10-1 · Sekgapane —
W
Retained WBA light welterweight title KO 6/15 · Provincial Stadium, Udon Thani, 🇹🇭
Cervantes 58-10-1 · Kiatvayupakdi —
W
Johnny Copeland
KO 3/10 · Plaza de toros de Cartagena, Cartagena, 🇨🇴
Cervantes 57-10-1 · Copeland —
W
Adriano Marrero
Retained WBA light welterweight title UD 15/15 · Maestranza César Girón Bullring, Maracay, 🇻🇪
Cervantes 56-10-1 · Marrero —
W
Carlos Maria Gimenez
Won vacant WBA light welterweight title RTD 5/15 · Plaza de toros Monumental de Maracaibo, Maracaibo, 🇻🇪
Cervantes 55-10-1 · Gimenez —
W
Adriano Marrero
UD 10/10 · Maestranza César Girón Bullring, Maracay, 🇻🇪
Cervantes 54-10-1 · Marrero —
W
UD 10/10 · Maestranza César Girón Bullring, Maracay, 🇻🇪
Cervantes 53-10-1 · Mamby —
W
Ariel Maciel
KO 2/10 · Maestranza César Girón Bullring, Maracay, 🇻🇪
Cervantes 52-10-1 · Maciel —
W
Beau Jaynes
KO 1/10 · Maestranza César Girón Bullring, Maracay, 🇻🇪
Cervantes 51-10-1 · Jaynes —
W
Javier Ayala
KO 1/10 · Maestranza César Girón Bullring, Maracay, 🇻🇪
Cervantes 50-10-1 · Ayala —
L
For WBA and The Ring light welterweight titles SD 15/15 · Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, 🇵🇷
Cervantes 50-9-1 · Benítez 25-0-0
Show all 80 bouts W
Retained WBA and The Ring light welterweight titles RTD 7/15 · Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, 🇵🇦
Cervantes 49-9-1 · Thompson —
W
TKO 6/10 · Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas, 🇻🇪
Cervantes 48-9-1 · Kazama —
W
For WBA super lightweight title UD 15/15 · Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, 🇵🇦
Cervantes 47-9-1 · Jesús 44-2-0
W
Ray Chavez Guerrero
KO 2/10 · Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas, 🇻🇪
Cervantes 46-9-1 · Guerrero —
W
Shinichi Kadota
Retained WBA and The Ring light welterweight titles KO 8/15 · Nihon University Auditorium, Tokyo, 🇯🇵
Cervantes 45-9-1 · Kadota —
W
Victor Ortiz
Retained WBA and The Ring light welterweight titles KO 2/15 · Plaza de toros de Cartagena, Cartagena, 🇨🇴
Cervantes 44-9-1 · Ortiz —
W
KO 5 · Maestranza Cesar Giron, Maracay, 🇻🇪
Cervantes 43-9-1 · Adigue 36-15-5
W
Chang-Kil Lee
Retained WBA and The Ring light welterweight titles KO 6/15 · Plaza de toros de Cartagena, Cartagena, 🇨🇴
Cervantes 42-9-1 · Lee —
W
Retained WBA and The Ring light welterweight titles UD 15/15 · Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, 🇵🇦
Cervantes 41-9-1 · Furuyama —
W
Carlos Maria Gimenez
Retained WBA and The Ring light welterweight titles TKO 5/15 · El Campín Coliseum, Bogota, 🇨🇴
Cervantes 40-9-1 · Gimenez —
W
TKO 5/10 · Coliseo Humberto Perea, Barranquilla, 🇨🇴
Cervantes 39-9-1 · Mercado —
W
For WBA and The Ring light welterweight titles TKO 5/15 · Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, 🇵🇦
Cervantes 38-9-1 · Frazer 32-5-1
W
Benny Huertas
KO 1/10 · Coliseo El Pueblo, Cali, 🇨🇴
Cervantes 37-9-1 · Huertas —
W
For WBA and The Ring light welterweight titles RTD 10/15 · Maestranza Cesar Giron, Maracay, 🇻🇪
Cervantes 36-9-1 · Locche 110-3-14
W
Retained WBA and The Ring light welterweight titles SD 15/15 · Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan, 🇵🇷
Cervantes 35-9-1 · Marquez —
W
Won WBA and The Ring light welterweight titles KO 10/15 · Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, 🇵🇦
Cervantes 34-9-1 · Frazer 31-4-1
W
Lupe Ramirez
PTS 10/10 · Maestranza César Girón Bullring, Maracay, 🇻🇪
Cervantes 33-9-1 · Ramirez —
W
Frank Medina
KO 8/10 · Coliseo Humberto Perea, Barranquilla, 🇨🇴
Cervantes 32-9-1 · Medina —
W
Jose Escudero
KO 1/10 · Barranquilla, 🇨🇴
Cervantes 31-9-1 · Escudero —
L
For WBA and The Ring light welterweight titles UD 15/15 · Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, 🇦🇷
Cervantes 31-8-1 · Locche 103-2-14
W
Julio Vera
UD 10/10 · Nuevo Circo de Caracas, Caracas, 🇻🇪
Cervantes 30-8-1 · Vera —
W
Gerardo Ferrat
UD 10/10 · Valencia, 🇻🇪
Cervantes 29-8-1 · Ferrat —
W
Lupe Ramirez
UD 10/10 · Nuevo Circo de Caracas, Caracas, 🇻🇪
Cervantes 28-8-1 · Ramirez —
W
Enrique Jana
TKO 8/10 · Grand Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Cervantes 27-8-1 · Jana —
W
TKO 8/10 · Grand Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Cervantes 26-8-1 · González 66-5-1
W
Jorge Rodriguez
KO 8/10 · San Jose Civic, San Jose, 🇺🇸
Cervantes 25-8-1 · Rodriguez —
W
Diego Tovar
KO 1/10 · Palacio de Deportes, Caracas, 🇻🇪
Cervantes 24-8-1 · Tovar —
W
Pedro Chirinos
PTS 10/10 · Caracas, 🇻🇪
Cervantes 23-8-1 · Chirinos —
L
PTS 10/10 · Nuevo Circo de Caracas, Caracas, 🇻🇪
Cervantes 23-7-1 · Gomez —
W
Orlando Rivas
KO 2/10 · Nuevo Circo de Caracas, Caracas, 🇻🇪
Cervantes 22-7-1 · Rivas —
L
Francisco Bolivar
PTS 10/10 · Caracas, 🇻🇪
Cervantes 22-6-1 · Bolivar —
W
Milton Mendez
PTS 10/10 · Teatro Circo, Cartagena, 🇨🇴
Cervantes 21-6-1 · Mendez —
W
Frank Leroy
KO 2/10 · Caracas, 🇻🇪
Cervantes 20-6-1 · Leroy —
W
Jesus Gonzalez
TKO 2/10 · Estadio Once de Noviembre, Cartagena, 🇨🇴
Cervantes 19-6-1 · Gonzalez —
L
Cruz Marcano
KO 4/10 · Nuevo Circo de Caracas, Caracas, 🇻🇪
Cervantes 19-5-1 · Marcano —
W
Orlando Ruiz
KO 1/10 · Nuevo Circo de Caracas, Caracas, 🇻🇪
Cervantes 18-5-1 · Ruiz —
W
Jose Godoy
PTS 8/8 · Canal 7 TV Studio, Bogota, 🇨🇴
Cervantes 17-5-1 · Godoy —
W
Heliodoro Pitalua
PTS 10/10 · Estadio Once de Noviembre, Cartagena, 🇨🇴
Cervantes 16-5-1 · Pitalua —
W
Rafa Rojas
KO 5/10 · Coliseo Humberto Perea, Barranquilla, 🇨🇴
Cervantes 15-5-1 · Rojas —
L
Nestor Rojas
PTS 8/8 · Nuevo Circo de Caracas, Caracas, 🇻🇪
Cervantes 15-4-1 · Rojas —
W
Reynaldo Lopez
PTS 10/10 · San Andres, 🇨🇴
Cervantes 14-4-1 · Lopez —
W
Heliodoro Pitalua
PTS 10/10 · San Andres, 🇨🇴
Cervantes 13-4-1 · Pitalua —
L
Heliodoro Pitalua
PTS 8/8 · Estadio Once de Noviembre, Cartagena, 🇨🇴
Cervantes 13-3-1 · Pitalua —
L
Victor Cano
PTS 8/8 · Plaza de Toros de Santamaría, Bogotá, 🇨🇴
Cervantes 13-2-1 · Cano —
L
Cipriano Zuluaga
PTS 10/10 · Dieciocho de Junio stadium, Monteria, 🇨🇴
Cervantes 13-1-1 · Zuluaga —
L
Cipriano Zuluaga
PTS 10/10 · Dieciocho de Junio stadium, Monteria, 🇨🇴
Cervantes 13-0-1 · Zuluaga —
D
Reynaldo Lopez
PTS 8/8 · Estadio Once de Noviembre, Cartagena, 🇨🇴
Cervantes 13-0-0 · Lopez —
W
Jose Zuniga
PTS 6/6 · Estadio Once de Noviembre, Cartagena, 🇨🇴
Cervantes 12-0-0 · Zuniga —
W
Jose Godoy
PTS 6/6 · Calamar, 🇨🇴
Cervantes 11-0-0 · Godoy —
W
Jesus Cardenas
KO 7/8 · Turbaco, 🇨🇴
Cervantes 10-0-0 · Cardenas —
W
Jose Godoy
PTS 6/6 · Estadio Once de Noviembre, Cartagena, 🇨🇴
Cervantes 9-0-0 · Godoy —
W
Antonio Yi
PTS 6/6 · Estadio Once de Noviembre, Cartagena, 🇨🇴
Cervantes 8-0-0 · Yi —
W
Rafael Donodo
KO 2/6 · Estadio Once de Noviembre, Cartagena, 🇨🇴
Cervantes 7-0-0 · Donodo —
W
Antonio Yi
PTS 6/6 · Humberto Perea Coliseum, Barranquilla, 🇨🇴
Cervantes 6-0-0 · Yi —
W
Felix Salgado
PTS 4/4 · Barranquilla, 🇨🇴
Cervantes 5-0-0 · Salgado —
W
Oscar Gonzalez
PTS 8/8 · Medellín, 🇨🇴
Cervantes 4-0-0 · Gonzalez —
W
Rodolfo Marquez
KO 3/6 · María La Baja, 🇨🇴
Cervantes 3-0-0 · Marquez —
W
Rodolfo Marquez
PTS 6/6 · Valledupar, 🇨🇴
Cervantes 2-0-0 · Marquez —
W
Rodolfo Marquez
PTS 4/4 · Valledupar, 🇨🇴
Cervantes 1-0-0 · Marquez —
W
Juan Martinez
PTS 6/6 · Cerete, 🇨🇴
Cervantes 0-0-0 · Martinez —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles
Facts
What is Antonio Cervantes's record? Antonio Cervantes's professional record is 67-12-1 with 37 knockouts.
Who did Antonio Cervantes fight last? Antonio Cervantes last fought Danny Sanchez on Dec 9, 1983 and lost by UD over 10 rounds.
Which world titles has Antonio Cervantes held? Antonio Cervantes has held 2 world title reigns: WBA super lightweight (1977–1980), WBA super lightweight (1972–1976). Sources Boxerbook ID 14936 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/14936 . Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), photo from Wikimedia Commons. Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.
