Antonio Cermeño (6 March 1969 – 25 February 2014) was a Venezuelan professional boxer who competed from 1990 to 2006. He is a world champion in two weight classes, having held the World Boxing Association (WBA) super-bantamweight title from 1995 to 1997 and the WBA featherweight 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
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes52Loss45–7Santos BenavidesRTD4 (10), 2 Sep 200651Loss45–6Kosei NakamaUD610 Dec 200550Win45–5Raul BarriosKO1 (10)15 Sep 200549Win44–5Jose HernandezKO7 (10)22 Dec 200448Win43–5Jose Luis Gil AtencioTKO4 (10)25 Sep 200447Win42–5Evert MorenoKO3 (12)31 Jul 200446Loss41–5Joe MoralesUD1016 May 200345Win41–4Marcos BadilloUD89 Aug 200244Win40–4Shamir ReyesTKO10 (12), 11 May 200243Loss39–4Armando CordobaMD1216 Jun 200142Win39–3Jorge SotoTKO2 (10)21 May 200141Win38–3Carlos RochaTKO2 (10), 20 May 200040Win37–3Arcelio DiazKO6 (?)4 Mar 200039Win36–3Yober OrtegaMD129 Oct 199938Loss35–3Freddie NorwoodSD1229 May 199937Win35–2Eddy SáenzKO2 (12), 5 Feb 199936Win34–2Genaro RiosKO4 (12), 3 Oct 199835Win33–2Ever Garcia HernandezTKO4 (6)17 Aug 199834Win32–2Cristobal CabreiroKO3 (?)7 Jul 199833Loss31–2Freddie NorwoodUD123 Apr 199832Win31–1Jose ZerpaKO2 (?)20 Dec 199731Win30–1Asdrubal CastroTKO2 (?)29 Nov 199730Win29–1Jose RojasUD1227 Sep 199729Win28–1Yūichi KasaiKO12 (12), 26 Jul 199728Win27–1Ángel ChacónUD1210 May 199727Win26–1Yūichi KasaiUD1221 Dec 199626Win25–1Eddy SáenzRTD5 (12), 9 Nov 199625Win24–1Yober OrtegaUD1223 Mar 199624Win23–1Jesus SaludUD1226 Nov 199523Win22–1Wilfredo VázquezUD1213 May 199522Win21–1Felix GuzmanTKO2 (?)5 Nov 199421Win20–1Jose MedinaKO2 (?)3 Sep 199420Win19–1Giovanni RodriguezTKO1 (?)28 May 199419Loss18–1Choi Jae-WonPTS105 Dec 199318Win18–0Ramon GuzmanTKO4 (12)21 Aug 199317Win17–0Ismael DeAvilaTKO5 (?)20 Mar 199316Win16–0Jose VargasTKO4 (?)20 Nov 199215Win15–0Aldrin SosaPTS109 Oct 199214Win14–0Luis MalaveTKO3 (?)31 Jul 199213Win13–0Manuel VilchezPTS1015 May 199212Win12–0Antonio MonteroTKO1 (?)22 Apr 199211Win11–0Aldrin SosaPTS1013 Mar 199210Win10–0Jose HernandezTKO5 (?)7 Dec 19919Win9–0Jesus FloresPTS1028 Oct 19918Win8–0Luis RojasTKO2 (?)27 Sep 19917Win7–0Frank RodriguezPTS1014 Jun 19916Win6–0Henry MejiasKO1 (?)30 May 19915Win5–0Emiliano MayoralTKO6 (?)7 Apr 19914Win4–0Andy VillaruelTKO2 (?)28 Feb 19913Win3–0Ismael RondonKO2 (?)10 Dec 19902Win2–0Nelson Ramon Medina428 Oct 19901Win1–0Jose MedinaTKO2 (?)1 Sep 1990
Personal life and death According to his wife, on 24 February 2014, the two of them and others were kidnapped in east Caracas. 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 List of world super-bantamweight boxing champions List of world featherweight boxing champions
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