Antonio Cervantes, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Antonio Cervantes

Colombian boxer

Date of Birth: 23-Dec-1945

Place of Birth: San Basilio de Palenque, Bolívar Department, Colombia

Profession: boxer

Nationality: Colombia

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Antonio Cervantes aka Kid Pambelé (born December 23, 1945 in San Basilio de Palenque, Bolívar) is a Colombian boxing trainer and former two time world Jr.
Welterweight champion.
He successfully defended the title 16 times.
Cervantes fought 21 world title fights, keeping the 140 pounds title for almost 8 years.
Cervantes, who is Afro-Colombian, was born in Palenque, also known as the first site of a slave rebellion in the Americas.
Cervantes used to sell contraband cigarettes and shine shoes as a child to survive.
In 2002, Cervantes was chosen for the Ring Magazine's list of 80 Best Fighters of the Last 80 Years.
Boxrec also ranked him the 50th greatest pound for pound boxer of all time.