Marco Antonio Peribán Hernández (born 10 August 1984) is a Mexican professional boxer. He is signed with Oscar De La Hoya's Company Golden Boy Promotions.[1]
He is the brother of the professional female boxer Guadalupe Peribán, also signed with Golden Boy Promotions.[2]
Peribán had an outstanding amateur career which included wins over American Shawn Porter.[3] He had numerous national championships in Mexico, was a member of the Mexican national team, and in the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games won a bronze medal.[4]
Peribán won his pro debut against Oscar Solis by third round knock-out.[5] Periban is a very skilled fighter with one of the hardest punches of Mexican Boxing history and one of the few bright spots for Mexican boxing above 160 pounds. Marco achieved international fame after his US and Golden Boy Promotions debut fight over the then 10-0 Roger & Floyd Mayweather´s prospect Dion Savage, Jr. in San Diego, California. The fight lasted just 33 seconds as Peribán knocked Savage out with a fast left-right combination in the first round.