Iván Calderón (boxer)

Iván Calderón
Personal information
Nicknames
  • Iron Boy
  • El Niño de Hierro
BornIván Calderón Marrero
(1975-01-27) January 27, 1975
Height5 ft (152 cm)
Weight
Boxing career
Reach63 in (160 cm)
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights39
Wins35
Win by KO6
Losses3
Draws1
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Puerto Rico
Pan American Games
1999 Winnipeg Light flyweight
Central American and Caribbean Games
1998 Maracaibo Light flyweight

Iván Calderón Marrero (born January 27, 1975) is a Puerto Rican former professional boxer who competed from 2001 to 2012. He is a two-weight world champion, having held the WBO mini flyweight title from 2003 to 2007 (making eleven successful defenses and being recognized as super champion by the organization), and the WBO, Ring magazine, and lineal light flyweight titles from 2007 to 2010 (making six successful defenses). Additionally, his August 2010 bout against Giovani Segura was named fight of the year by Ring magazine. As an amateur Calderón represented Puerto Rico in international competitions, including the 2000 Olympics.

Calderon was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame as part of the class of 2024 along such other notables as Michael Moorer, Diego Corrales, Ana Maria Torres, Ricky Hatton and Nick Charles.