Oscar Eduardo Escandón Berrío (born July 10, 1984) is a Colombian professional boxer who participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics for his native South American country. There he was stopped in the round of sixteen of the Flyweight (– 51 kg) division by Germany's Rustamhodza Rahimov. He qualified for the Olympic Games by ending up in first place at the 2nd AIBA American 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Professional career
On March 5, 2016, he became the WBC Featherweight interim champion by knocking out Mexican boxer Robinson Castellanos. He would go to fight full champion Gary Russell Jr, he would go on get stopped by Russell in the 7th round.
His win over Tyson Cave to win the Interim WBA Super Bantamweight title is regarded by many as a robbery, and is one of the most controversial decisions in boxing history.
On 20 May 2017, Escandon challenged Gary Russel Jr for the WBC featherweight title. Escandon was knocked down twice in the fight, the second knockdown, in the seventh round, being the decisive one. Escandon managed to get up, but was on shaky legs, as the referee waved the fight off.
His next fight was against Tugstsogt Nyambayar. Escandon dropped Nyambayar in the first round. In the second round, however, it was Nyambayar who managed to drop Escandon twice. In the third round, Nyambayar continued his dominance, dropping Escandon three times, the third time being the final one before the contest was waved off.
On 30 September 2018, Escandon suffered his third loss in a row, this time against Brandon Figueroa. Figueroa was dominating the final rounds, before finishing Escandon in the tenth round, with a big uppercut that sent Escandon to the canvas. Escandon was in no condition to continue and the referee was forced to stop the fight.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes33Win27–6Angel Tamez Urcid32Loss26–6Carlos Castro31Win26–5Jhack Tepora30Loss25–5Brandon Figueroa29Loss25–4Tugstsogt Nyambayar28Loss25–3Gary Russell Jr.27Win25–2Robinson Castellanos26Loss24–2Moises Flores25Win24–1Tyson Cave24Win23–1Julian Aristule23Loss22–1Nehomar Cermeño22Win22–0Javier Coronado21Win21–0Michael Arango20Win20–0Alvaro Vargas19Win19–0Ever Garcia Hernandez18Win18–0Tadeu Almeida Pantoja17Win17–0Jesús Cuellar16Win16–0Hugo Berrio15Win15–0Luis Felipe Cuadrado14Win14–0Eduardo Pacheco13Win13–0Manuel de los Reyes12Win12–0Nelson Cantero11Win11–0Edinson Jimenez10Win10–0Benjamin Rivas9Win9–0Elvis Garcia8Win8–0Adolfo Ramos7Win7–0Edison Valencia Diaz6Win6–0Jelier Pacheco5Win5–0Alfonso De la Hoz4Win4–0Alexis Puello Sarabia3Win3–0Gabriel Martinez2Win2–0Walberto Zuniga1Win1–0Luis Meza
References
External links
sports-reference Oscar Escandon - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings at Box.Live