# Antonio Cermeño

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 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

| 52 fights | 45 wins | 7 losses |
| By knockout | 31 | 1 |
| By decision | 14 | 6 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 52 | Loss | 45–7 | Santos Benavides | RTD | 4 (10), 3:00 | 2 Sep 2006 | Gimnasio Alexis Arguello, Managua, Nicaragua | For vacant WBA Fedelatin super-featherweight title |
| 51 | Loss | 45–6 | Kosei Nakama | UD | 6 | 10 Dec 2005 | Chatan Dome, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 50 | Win | 45–5 | Raul Barrios | KO | 1 (10) | 15 Sep 2005 | Circulo Militar, Maracay, Venezuela | |
| 49 | Win | 44–5 | Jose Hernandez | KO | 7 (10) | 22 Dec 2004 | Parque Naciones Unidas, Caracas, Venezuela | |
| 48 | Win | 43–5 | Jose Luis Gil Atencio | TKO | 4 (10) | 25 Sep 2004 | Caracas, Venezuela | |
| 47 | Win | 42–5 | Evert Moreno | KO | 3 (12) | 31 Jul 2004 | El Poliedro, Caracas, Venezuela | Won vacant WBA Fedebol super-featherweight title |
| 46 | Loss | 41–5 | Joe Morales | UD | 10 | 16 May 2003 | Sunset Station, San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | |
| 45 | Win | 41–4 | Marcos Badillo | UD | 8 | 9 Aug 2002 | Civic Center, Kissimmee, Florida, U.S. | |
| 44 | Win | 40–4 | Shamir Reyes | TKO | 10 (12), 1:28 | 11 May 2002 | Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan, Puerto Rico | Won vacant WBA Fedelatin super-featherweight title |
| 43 | Loss | 39–4 | Armando Cordoba | MD | 12 | 16 Jun 2001 | Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Juan Díaz, Panama | For WBA Fedebol featherweight title |
| 42 | Win | 39–3 | Jorge Soto | TKO | 2 (10) | 21 May 2001 | El Paraíso, Venezuela | |
| 41 | Win | 38–3 | Carlos Rocha | TKO | 2 (10), 1:27 | 20 May 2000 | Grand Casino, Tunica Resorts, Mississippi, U.S. | |
| 40 | Win | 37–3 | Arcelio Diaz | KO | 6 (?) | 4 Mar 2000 | Estadio José David Ugarte, Coro, Venezuela | |
| 39 | Win | 36–3 | Yober Ortega | MD | 12 | 9 Oct 1999 | Parque Naciones Unidas, Caracas, Venezuela | Won WBA interim super-bantamweight title |
| 38 | Loss | 35–3 | Freddie Norwood | SD | 12 | 29 May 1999 | Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan, Puerto Rico | Lost WBA featherweight title |
| 37 | Win | 35–2 | Eddy Sáenz | KO | 2 (12), 2:55 | 5 Feb 1999 | Jai Alai Fronton, Miami, Florida, U.S. | Retained WBA featherweight title |
| 36 | Win | 34–2 | Genaro Rios | KO | 4 (12), 2:57 | 3 Oct 1998 | Gimnasio José Beracasa, Caracas, Venezuela | Won vacant WBA featherweight title |
| 35 | Win | 33–2 | Ever Garcia Hernandez | TKO | 4 (6) | 17 Aug 1998 | Willemstad, Curaçao | |
| 34 | Win | 32–2 | Cristobal Cabreiro | KO | 3 (?) | 7 Jul 1998 | Guatire, Venezuela | |
| 33 | Loss | 31–2 | Freddie Norwood | UD | 12 | 3 Apr 1998 | Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez, Bayamón, Puerto Rico | For vacant WBA featherweight title |
| 32 | Win | 31–1 | Jose Zerpa | KO | 2 (?) | 20 Dec 1997 | Caracas, Venezuela | |
| 31 | Win | 30–1 | Asdrubal Castro | TKO | 2 (?) | 29 Nov 1997 | Caracas, Venezuela | |
| 30 | Win | 29–1 | Jose Rojas | UD | 12 | 27 Sep 1997 | Gimnasio José Beracasa, Caracas, Venezuela | Retained WBA super-bantamweight title |
| 29 | Win | 28–1 | Yūichi Kasai | KO | 12 (12), 2:35 | 26 Jul 1997 | Arena, Yokohama, Japan | Retained WBA super-bantamweight title |
| 28 | Win | 27–1 | Ángel Chacón | UD | 12 | 10 May 1997 | Convention Center, Miami, Florida, U.S. | Retained WBA super-bantamweight title |
| 27 | Win | 26–1 | Yūichi Kasai | UD | 12 | 21 Dec 1996 | The Aladdin, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | Retained WBA super-bantamweight title |
| 26 | Win | 25–1 | Eddy Sáenz | RTD | 5 (12), 3:00 | 9 Nov 1996 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | Retained WBA super-bantamweight title |
| 25 | Win | 24–1 | Yober Ortega | UD | 12 | 23 Mar 1996 | Miami Arena, Miami, Florida, U.S. | Retained WBA super-bantamweight title |
| 24 | Win | 23–1 | Jesus Salud | UD | 12 | 26 Nov 1995 | Coliseo El Limon, Maracay, Venezuela | Retained WBA super-bantamweight title |
| 23 | Win | 22–1 | Wilfredo Vázquez | UD | 12 | 13 May 1995 | Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez, Bayamón, Puerto Rico | Won WBA super-bantamweight title |
| 22 | Win | 21–1 | Felix Guzman | TKO | 2 (?) | 5 Nov 1994 | Los Teques, Venezuela | |
| 21 | Win | 20–1 | Jose Medina | KO | 2 (?) | 3 Sep 1994 | Caracas, Venezuela | |
| 20 | Win | 19–1 | Giovanni Rodriguez | TKO | 1 (?) | 28 May 1994 | Los Teques, Venezuela | |
| 19 | Loss | 18–1 | Choi Jae-Won | PTS | 10 | 5 Dec 1993 | Seoul, South Korea | |
| 18 | Win | 18–0 | Ramon Guzman | TKO | 4 (12) | 21 Aug 1993 | Caracas, Venezuela | Won vacant WBA Fedelatin super-bantamweight title |
| 17 | Win | 17–0 | Ismael DeAvila | TKO | 5 (?) | 20 Mar 1993 | Caracas, Venezuela | |
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Jose Vargas | TKO | 4 (?) | 20 Nov 1992 | Caracas, Venezuela | |
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Aldrin Sosa | PTS | 10 | 9 Oct 1992 | Caracas, Venezuela | |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Luis Malave | TKO | 3 (?) | 31 Jul 1992 | Caracas, Venezuela | |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Manuel Vilchez | PTS | 10 | 15 May 1992 | Caracas, Venezuela | |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Antonio Montero | TKO | 1 (?) | 22 Apr 1992 | Turmero, Venezuela | |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Aldrin Sosa | PTS | 10 | 13 Mar 1992 | Caracas, Venezuela | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Jose Hernandez | TKO | 5 (?) | 7 Dec 1991 | Caracas, Venezuela | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Jesus Flores | PTS | 10 | 28 Oct 1991 | Caracas, Venezuela | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Luis Rojas | TKO | 2 (?) | 27 Sep 1991 | Petare, Venezuela | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Frank Rodriguez | PTS | 10 | 14 Jun 1991 | Turmero, Venezuela | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Henry Mejias | KO | 1 (?) | 30 May 1991 | Petare, Venezuela | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Emiliano Mayoral | TKO | 6 (?) | 7 Apr 1991 | Turmero, Venezuela | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Andy Villaruel | TKO | 2 (?) | 28 Feb 1991 | Caracas, Venezuela | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Ismael Rondon | KO | 2 (?) | 10 Dec 1990 | Caracas, Venezuela | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Nelson Ramon Medina | PTS | 4 | 28 Oct 1990 | Caracas, Venezuela | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Jose Medina | TKO | 2 (?) | 1 Sep 1990 | Petare, Venezuela | |

## 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.