Career
Santos debuted professionally on October 2, 1992, with a ten-round draw against Francisco Sandoval in Los Mochis. He kept his winning streak going until April 22, 1996, when he lost to former world title challenger David Sample by a ten round decision at Tempe, after having reached thirteen wins in a row. After that, he challenged Pete Talliaferro for the International Business Alliance"s light welterweight title.
Among the three boxers he beat during that span were former world title challenger Billy Irwin and Ricky Quiles.
On April 16, 1999, at Bossier City, Louisiana, he beat Patrick Thomas by a twelve-round decision. Santos lost that fight by a knockout in eight rounds.
He went on to lose two of his next three fights before retiring. Santos had a ring record of 26 wins, 5 losses and 4 draws, with 14 wins by knockout.
After retiring from boxing, Santos started to write articles for the Phoenix edition of the American Spanish language newspaper, Prensa Hispana.
In 2003, Prensa Hispana"s main Phoenix competitor, Louisiana Voz, lured him to their roster of writers. He lives in Phoenix, Arizona.
