Danny Santiago (born February 21, 1973 in The Bronx, New York City, United States) is a boxer in the light heavyweight division. He resides in Ocala, Florida.
Santiago had a strong amateur career, including the following highlights:
Known as "The Bronx Bomber", Santiago turned pro in 1997 and in 2007 took on WBO light heavyweight title holder Zsolt Erdei but was dropped in the 2nd and 8th round and lost via TKO in the 8th round.
He was one of the featured boxers on the 3rd season of the boxing reality TV series, The Contender, which premiered on September 4th, 2007 on ESPN. He received a second shot at a world title when he fought Antonio Tarver on December 1, 2007 for the IBO Light Heavyweight belt, but lost by way of technical knockout in the 4th round. He was scheduled to fight Roy Jones, Jr. in the fall of 2010, but Jones pulled out of the fight, citing a hand injury.
Santiago is scheduled to take on current WBA light heavyweight champion Beibut Shumenov on July 29, 2011 in Las Vegas.