Real name Danny Santiago Wins 34 Martial art Boxing Draws 1 Nationality American Height 1.75 m | Reach 65.5 in (166 cm) Role Boxer Total fights 41 Nickname(s) The Bronx Bomber Name Danny Santiago | |
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Rated at Light HeavyweightCruiserweight Born February 21, 1973 (age 51) Bronx, New York, United States ( 1973-02-21 ) | ||
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Danny Santiago (born February 21, 1973) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1997 to 2016. He challenged three times for a light heavyweight world title: the WBO/lineal titles in January 2007, the IBO title in December 2007, and the WBA/IBA titles in 2011.
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- Danny santiago vs roy jones jr
- road to redemption danny santiago vs rnd 1
- Amateur career
- Professional career
- References
road to redemption danny santiago vs rnd 1
Amateur career
Santiago had a strong amateur career, including the following highlights:
Professional career
In 1997, Danny made his professional debut with a first round knockout of Michael Watkins. Between 1997 and 2002, Danny built a record of 22-0 and earned a shot at the WBA Fedelatin Light Heavyweight Title, where he suffered his first loss against Rocky Torres. By 2004, Danny defeated the highly ranked Elvir Muriqi in Madison Square Gardens with a devastating first round knockout.
Continually rated as a top light heavy-weight, Danny has faced some of best boxers of this millennium in world title fights, including: Zsolt Erdei (WBO World Light Heavyweight Champion and WBC Cruiserweight Champion), Antonio Tarver, (WBC, WBA, IBF, and The Ring Light Heavyweight Champion and IBO World Light Heavyweight Champion), Beibut Shumenov (WBA World Light Heavyweight Champion and IBA Light Heavyweight Champion), and Danny Green (WBA Super Middleweight Champion and Light Heavyweight World Champion and IBO World Cruiserweight Champion).
In 2010, Santiago was scheduled to fight Roy Jones, Jr, but the fight was cancelled due to an injury to Jones. After a five-year delay, the fight is now scheduled to take place on August 29, 2015 on the island of Sint Maarten.
Santiago was a contestant on ESPN’s very popular television series The Contender in 2007. Danny currently resides in Ocala, Florida where he supports numerous charities and owns a successful boxing gym which serves as a popular training ground world champions, including Tavoris Cloud, Ricardo Mayorga, and Jermain Taylor.