Sean Santana is a South African boxer. He was educated at Potchefstroom Boys High and graduated in 1994, he was in the same high school class as Zimbabwean cyclist Warren Carne

Warren Carne

Warren James Carne born 14 October 1975 in Bulawayo, Matabeleland, Rhodesia is a former Zimbabwean Mountain biker.-Early years:...

 and the South African 800m Atlanta Olympic Silver medalist Hezekiél Sepeng

Hezekiél Sepeng

Hezekiél Sello Sepeng , is a South African middle distance runner who came second in the Olympic 800 metres final in Atlanta 1996 , the 1998 Commonwealth Games and the World Championships' final in Seville 1999...

.

Santana holds a black belt in karate and represented South Africa in boxing at the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games. He lost in the first round to eventual silver medalist India's Harpreet Singh. Santana has since become a professional boxer fighting as a cruiser weight.

*Interesting fact: Santana's younger brother, Peter is a member of the South African pop band One Sock Thief.

Reference: Potchefstroom Boys High, South Africa Boxing

Visit Sean's Website at [http://www.seanscorner.co.za] for more information

External links

• http://www.southafrica.info/ess_info/sa_glance/sports/cgames2006-team.htm
• http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=375958&cat=boxer
• http://www.gov.bw/cgi-bin/news.cgi?d=20050614
• http://www.seanscorner.co.za