Marco Antonio Peribán

Marco Antonio Peribán Hernández (born 10 August 1984) is a Mexican professional boxer. He is signed with Oscar De La Hoya's Company Golden Boy Promotions.[1]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Peribán and the second or maternal family name is Hernández.
Marco Antonio Peribán
Statistics
Real nameMarco Antonio Peribán Hernández
Nickname(s)El Monstruo
Weight(s)Light Heavyweight
Super Middleweight
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Reach2.00 m (79 in)
NationalityMexican
Born (1984-08-10) 10 August 1984
El Arenal, Mexico City, Mexico
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights31
Wins25
Wins by KO16
Losses5
Draws1

Personal life

He is the brother of the professional female boxer Guadalupe Peribán, also signed with Golden Boy Promotions.[2]

Amateur career

Peribán with an outstanding amateur career which included wins over American Shawn Porter.[3] He had numerous national championships in Mexico, member of the Mexico national team, and in the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games won a bronze medal.[4]

Professional career

Peribán won his pro debut against Oscar Solis by third round knock-out.[5] Periban is a very skilled fighter with one of the hardest punches of Mexican Boxing history and one of the few bright spots for Mexican boxing above 160 pounds. Marco achieved international fame after his US and Golden Boy Promotions debut fight over the then 10-0 Roger & Floyd Mayweather´s prospect Dion Savage, Jr. in San Diego, California. The fight lasted just 33 seconds as Peribán knocked Savage out with a fast left-right combination in the first round.

Professional record

References
  1. "Fighters". Golden Boy Promotions. Archived from the original on 2009-04-08. Retrieved 2012-10-15.
  2. "La Jornada". Jornada.unam.mx. 2004-10-14. Retrieved 2012-10-15.
  3. "Archived copy". maaboxing.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Marco Antonio Periban Amateur Boxing Record". Boxing-Scoop.com. Retrieved 2012-10-15.
  5. "Golden Boy Announces First "Next Boxing Generation" Show Of 2010 | Boxing News". Saddoboxing.com. 2010-01-28. Retrieved 2012-10-15.
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