In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Santillan and the second or maternal family name is Perez.
Victor Santillan Perez (born 22 July 1995) is a light flyweight boxer from the Dominican Republic who won a bronze medal at the 2015 Pan American Games.[2]
Professional boxing career
Santillan began his competitive career as an amateur and went on to amass an amateur record of 200 wins against 25 losses.[3] His standout moment of success came in 2015, as he was able to capture the bronze medal in the light flyweight category of the 2015 Pan American Games.[4]
Santillan made his professional debut against Louis Rios on 7 April 2018. He won the fight by first-round technical knockout. Santilla amassed a 9–0 record before being booked to face Jose Armando Valdes Bernal for the vacant WBA Fedecaribe bantamweight title on 15 May 2021, at the Gimnasio Estancio in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.[5][6] He captured his first professional title by unanimous decision, with two scorecards of 96–93 and one scorecard of 98–92.[7]
Santillan made his first step-up in competition on 11 June 2022, when he faced the once-defeated Carlos Caraballo, The fight was booked as the co-main event for the WBO NABO super middleweight title bout contested by Edgar Berlanga and Roamer Alexis Angulo.[8] Santillan won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 78–74, 77–75 and 78–74.[9] Santillan faced Renson Robles on 16 December 2022. He won the fight by a sixth-round technical knockout.[10]
Professional boxing record
13 fights
13 wins
0 losses
By knockout
5
0
By decision
8
0
No.
Result
Record
Opponent
Type
Round, time
Date
Location
Notes
13
Win
13–0
Renson Robles
TKO
6 (8), 0:05
16 Dec 2022
Pabellon de Esgrima, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
