Antonio Cervantes (67-12-1, 37) was born in San Basilio de Palenque, BolĂvar, Colombia on December 23, 1945. At the age of 18 years on January 31, 1964, he made his professional boxing debut against Juan Martinez, winning the fight via 6-round points decision.
On his 41st career fight at 25 years old, Antonio Cervantes got a shot at the WBA and The Ring super-lightweight titles against Nicolino Locche on December 11, 1971 but lost the fight via 15-round unanimous decision.
He became a super-lightweight world champion (WBA and The Ring) on October 28, 1972 at the age of 26 years old, on his 45th career fight, after defeating Alfonso Frazer via 10th-round KO.
Cervantes' last fight was a 10-round unanimous decision loss to Danny Sanchez at age 37 on December 9, 1983. He retired from the sport of boxing following this loss.
Some of Antonio Cervantes' best fights have been against Esteban De Jesus, Nicolino Locche, Wilfred BenĂtez and Victor Ortiz. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Antonio Cervantes".
Cervantes has 12 losses on his boxing record. For details about these losses refer to "Antonio Cervantes Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
80 | Dec 9, 1983 37 years, 11 months 67-12-1 (37) | Danny Sanchez | 10 | UD | Loss | |
79 | Jul 30, 1983 37 years, 7 months 67-11-1 (37) | Sergio Alvarez | SLT | 11 | TKO | Win |
78 | Mar 26, 1983 37 years, 3 months 66-11-1 (36) | Amancio Castro | SLT | 12 | PTS | Win |
77 | Apr 2, 1982 36 years, 3 months 65-11-1 (36) | Jerome Artis | 10 | PTS | Win | |
76 | Dec 4, 1981 35 years, 11 months 64-11-1 (36) | Lennox Blackmoore | 9 | KO | Win | |
75  | Aug 2, 1980 34 years, 7 months 63-11-1 (35) | 24 years, 9 months 24-0 (22) | SLT | 4 | KO | Loss Lost WBA, The Ring |
74 | Mar 29, 1980 34 years, 3 months 63-10-1 (35) | Miguel Montilla | SLT | 7 | TKO | Win Defended WBA, The Ring |
73 | Aug 25, 1979 33 years, 8 months 62-10-1 (34) | Kwang Min Kim | SLT | 15 | SD | Win Defended WBA, The Ring |
72 | Jan 18, 1979 33 years 61-10-1 (34) | Miguel Montilla | SLT | 15 | UD | Win Defended WBA For The Ring Vacant |
71 | Aug 26, 1978 32 years, 8 months 60-10-1 (34) | Norman Sekgapane | SLT | 9 | TKO | Win Defended WBA |
70 | Apr 28, 1978 32 years, 4 months 59-10-1 (33) | Tongta Kiatvayupakdi | SLT | 6 | KO | Win Defended WBA |
69 | Mar 18, 1978 32 years, 2 months 58-10-1 (32) | Johnny Copeland | 3 | KO | Win | |
68 | Nov 5, 1977 31 years, 10 months 57-10-1 (31) | Adriano Marrero | SLT | 15 | UD | Win Defended WBA |
67 | Jun 25, 1977 31 years, 6 months 56-10-1 (31) | Carlos Maria Gimenez | SLT | 5 | RTD | Win Won WBA Vacant |
66 | Mar 19, 1977 31 years, 2 months 55-10-1 (30) | Adriano Marrero | 10 | UD | Win | |
65 | Nov 13, 1976 30 years, 10 months 54-10-1 (30) | Saoul Mamby | 10 | UD | Win | |
64 | Oct 16, 1976 30 years, 9 months 53-10-1 (30) | Ariel Maciel | 2 | KO | Win | |
63 | Jul 17, 1976 30 years, 6 months 52-10-1 (29) | Beau Jaynes | 1 | KO | Win | |
62 | May 23, 1976 30 years, 5 months 51-10-1 (28) | Javier Ayala | 1 | KO | Win | |
61  | Mar 6, 1976 30 years, 2 months 50-10-1 (27) | 17 years, 5 months 25-0 (20) | SLT | 15 | SD | Loss Lost WBA, The Ring |
60 | Nov 15, 1975 29 years, 10 months 50-9-1 (27) | Hector Thompson | SLT | 7 | RTD | Win Defended WBA, The Ring |
59 | Sep 20, 1975 29 years, 8 months 49-9-1 (26) | Battlehawk Kazama | 6 | TKO | Win | |
58  | May 17, 1975 29 years, 4 months 48-9-1 (25) | 23 years, 9 months 45-2 (25) | SLT | 15 | UD | Win Defended WBA, The Ring |
57 | Mar 15, 1975 29 years, 2 months 47-9-1 (25) | Ray Chavez Guerrero | 2 | KO | Win | |
56 | Oct 26, 1974 28 years, 10 months 46-9-1 (24) | Shinichi Kadota | SLT | 8 | KO | Win Defended WBA, The Ring |
55 | Jul 27, 1974 28 years, 7 months 45-9-1 (23) | Victor Ortiz | SLT | 2 | KO | Win Defended WBA, The Ring |
54 | Jun 8, 1974 28 years, 5 months 44-9-1 (22) | Pedro Adigue Jr | 4 | KO | Win | |
53 | Mar 2, 1974 28 years, 2 months 43-9-1 (21) | Chang-Kil Lee | SLT | 6 | KO | Win Defended WBA, The Ring |
52 | Dec 5, 1973 27 years, 11 months 42-9-1 (20) | Lion Furuyama | SLT | 15 | UD | Win Defended WBA, The Ring |
51 | Sep 8, 1973 27 years, 8 months 41-9-1 (20) | Carlos Maria Gimenez | SLT | 5 | TKO | Win Defended WBA, The Ring |
50 | Jul 20, 1973 27 years, 6 months 40-9-1 (19) | Reinaldo Mercado | 5 | TKO | Win | |
49 | May 19, 1973 27 years, 4 months 39-9-1 (18) | Alfonso Frazer | SLT | 5 | TKO | Win Defended WBA, The Ring |
48 | Apr 28, 1973 27 years, 4 months 38-9-1 (17) | Benny Huertas | 1 | KO | Win | |
47  | Mar 17, 1973 27 years, 2 months 37-9-1 (16) | 33 years, 6 months 110-3-14 (14) | SLT | 9 | RTD | Win Defended WBA, The Ring |
46 | Feb 15, 1973 27 years, 1 months 36-9-1 (15) | Josue Marquez | SLT | 15 | SD | Win Defended WBA, The Ring |
45 | Oct 28, 1972 26 years, 10 months 35-9-1 (15) | Alfonso Frazer | SLT | 10 | KO | Win Won WBA, The Ring |
44 | Aug 19, 1972 26 years, 7 months 34-9-1 (14) | Lupe Ramirez | 10 | PTS | Win | |
43 | Apr 26, 1972 26 years, 4 months 33-9-1 (14) | Frank Medina | 8 | KO | Win | |
42 | Mar 10, 1972 26 years, 2 months 32-9-1 (13) | Jose Escudero | 1 | KO | Win | |
41 | Dec 11, 1971 25 years, 11 months 31-9-1 (12) | 32 years, 3 months 103-2-14 (14) | SLT | 15 | UD | Loss For WBA, The Ring |
40 | Oct 18, 1971 25 years, 9 months 31-8-1 (12) | Julio Vera | 10 | UD | Win | |
39 | Jul 10, 1971 25 years, 6 months 30-8-1 (12) | Gerardo Ferrat | 10 | UD | Win | |
38 | May 28, 1971 25 years, 5 months 29-8-1 (12) | Lupe Ramirez | 10 | UD | Win | |
37 | Feb 18, 1971 25 years, 1 months 28-8-1 (12) | Enrique Jana | 8 | TKO | Win | |
36 | Dec 17, 1970 24 years, 11 months 27-8-1 (11) | Rodolfo Gonzalez | 8 | TKO | Win | |
35 | Nov 6, 1970 24 years, 10 months 26-8-1 (10) | Jorge Rodriguez | 8 | KO | Win | |
34 | Mar 23, 1970 24 years, 3 months 25-8-1 (9) | Diego Tovar | 1 | KO | Win | |
33 | Feb 20, 1970 24 years, 1 months 24-8-1 (8) | Pedro Chirinos | 10 | PTS | Win | |
32 | Nov 10, 1969 23 years, 10 months 23-8-1 (8) | Antonio GĂłmez | 10 | PTS | Loss | |
31 | Aug 15, 1969 23 years, 7 months 23-7-1 (8) | Orlando Rivas | 2 | KO | Win | |
30 | Jul 21, 1969 23 years, 6 months 22-7-1 (7) | Francisco Bolivar | 10 | PTS | Loss | |
29 | Jun 4, 1969 23 years, 5 months 22-6-1 (7) | Milton Mendez | 10 | PTS | Win | |
28 | Apr 15, 1969 23 years, 3 months 21-6-1 (7) | Frank Leroy | 2 | KO | Win | |
27 | Feb 9, 1969 23 years, 1 months 20-6-1 (6) | Jesus Gonzalez | 2 | TKO | Win | |
26 | Dec 20, 1968 22 years, 11 months 19-6-1 (5) | Cruz Marcano | 4 | KO | Loss | |
25 | Nov 25, 1968 22 years, 11 months 19-5-1 (5) | Orlando Ruiz | 1 | KO | Win | |
24 | Aug 31, 1968 22 years, 8 months 18-5-1 (4) | Jose Godoy | 8 | PTS | Win | |
23 | Jan 21, 1968 22 years 17-5-1 (4) | Heliodoro Pitalua | 10 | PTS | Win | |
22 | Aug 5, 1967 21 years, 7 months 16-5-1 (4) | Rafa Rojas | 5 | KO | Win | |
21 | Jun 19, 1967 21 years, 5 months 15-5-1 (3) | Nestor Rojas | 8 | PTS | Loss | |
20 | Jun 3, 1967 21 years, 5 months 15-4-1 (3) | Reynaldo Lopez | 10 | PTS | Win | |
19 | May 20, 1967 21 years, 4 months 14-4-1 (3) | Heliodoro Pitalua | 10 | PTS | Win | |
18 | Apr 2, 1967 21 years, 3 months 13-4-1 (3) | Heliodoro Pitalua | 8 | PTS | Loss | |
17 | Feb 3, 1967 21 years, 1 months 13-3-1 (3) | Victor Cano | 8 | PTS | Loss | |
16 | Nov 6, 1966 20 years, 10 months 13-2-1 (3) | Cipriano Zuluaga | 10 | PTS | Loss | |
15 | Sep 23, 1966 20 years, 9 months 13-1-1 (3) | Cipriano Zuluaga | 10 | PTS | Loss | |
14 | Jul 29, 1966 20 years, 7 months 13-0-1 (3) | Reynaldo Lopez | 8 | PTS | Draw | |
13 | Jun 24, 1966 20 years, 6 months 13-0 (3) | Jose Zuniga | 6 | PTS | Win | |
12 | May 24, 1966 20 years, 5 months 12-0 (3) | Jose Godoy | 6 | PTS | Win | |
11 | May 10, 1966 20 years, 4 months 11-0 (3) | Jesus Cardenas | 7 | KO | Win | |
10 | Apr 29, 1966 20 years, 4 months 10-0 (2) | Jose Godoy | 6 | PTS | Win | |
9 | Mar 19, 1966 20 years, 2 months 9-0 (2) | Antonio Yi | 6 | PTS | Win | |
8 | Jan 19, 1966 20 years 8-0 (2) | Rafael Donodo | 2 | KO | Win | |
7 | Oct 2, 1965 19 years, 9 months 7-0 (1) | Antonio Yi | 6 | PTS | Win | |
6 | Jun 20, 1964 18 years, 5 months 6-0 (1) | Felix Salgado | 4 | PTS | Win | |
5 | May 5, 1964 18 years, 4 months 5-0 (1) | Oscar Gonzalez | 8 | PTS | Win | |
4 | Apr 21, 1964 18 years, 3 months 4-0 (1) | Rodolfo Marquez | 3 | KO | Win | |
3 | Mar 20, 1964 18 years, 2 months 3-0 (0) | Rodolfo Marquez | 6 | PTS | Win | |
2 | Feb 28, 1964 18 years, 2 months 2-0 (0) | Rodolfo Marquez | 4 | PTS | Win | |
1 | Jan 31, 1964 18 years, 1 months 1-0 (0) | Juan Martinez | 6 | PTS | Win |
