Americo Santos, Jr. (born June 1, 1983) is a Mexican-American professional boxer.
He was born in Dallas, Texas. Santos was first introduced to the world of boxing through his father Americo Sr. At the age of nine, Americo Jr and his brother, Argenis joined the Dallas Pal Boxing Program. Santos now trains at the Garland Police Boxing Gym located in Garland, Texas alongside with his father who is also his head coach.
Between 2002 and 2007 he had 30 professional bouts, of which he won 26.[1]