Victor Santillan

Victor Santillan Perez (born 22 July 1995) is a professional boxer from the Dominican Republic. He held the WBA interim super-bantamweight title in 2026. As an amateur Santillan won a bronze medal at the 2015 Pan American Games.

Amateur boxing career Santillan amassed an amateur record of 200 wins against 25 losses. His standout moment of success was winning a bronze medal in the light-flyweight category at the 2015 Pan American Games.

Professional boxing career Santillan made his professional debut against Louis Rios on 7 April 2018, winning the fight by first round technical knockout. He amassed a 9–0 record before facing Jose Armando Valdes Bernal for the vacant WBA Fedecaribe bantamweight title on 15 May 2021, at the Gimnasio Estancio in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. He captured his first professional title by unanimous decision, with two scorecards of 96–93 and one scorecard of 98–92.

On 21 February 2026, Santillan won the vacant WBA interim super-bantamweight title with a third round technical knockout of Noel Reyes Cepeda at Coliseo Carlos 'Teo' Cruz in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

In his first defense, he lost the title to Gary Antonio Russell via unanimous decision at T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, United States, on 22 August 2026.

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