Cory A. Santos

Name: Cory A Santos
Birth Name: Cory Anthony Santos
Hometown: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Judge: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record

Boxing Judge licensed by the States of Nevada, Texas and Utah.

Notable fights

• David Benavidez vs. J'Leon Love
• Luis Nery vs. Jason Canoy, WBC Silver Bantamweight Championship.
• Kenia Enriquez vs. Norleidys Graterol, WBC World Female Light Flyweight Championship.
• Christian Mijares vs. Eddy Julio, WBC International Silver Bantamweight Championship.
• Mariana Juarez vs. Asami Shikasho, WBC World Female Flyweight Championship.
• Alberto Garza vs. Robinson Castellanos, WBC Silver Featherweight Championship.

Biography

Cory A. Santos, Sr., Esq. is an attorney and professional boxing judge from Nevada. He was born in Reno, Nevada to professional boxing judge and 2018 National Boxing Hall of Fame inductee, Herb Santos and his wife Jeannette Santos. Santos began boxing in 1988 under professional trainer and manager Moe Smith at Han's Gym in Reno, Nevada. In 1993, Santos graduated from Robert McQueen High School in Reno, Nevada and attended the University of Nevada, Reno where he was a member of the University of Nevada Boxing Team from 1993-1996, competing as a college boxer in the National Collegiate Boxing Association. Santos graduated from the University of Nevada with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in history and a minor in criminal justice.

In 1998, Santos was admitted as a charter class member of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), Boyd School of Law. He earned his Juris Doctorate (J.D.) and graduated from Boyd Law in 2001. After passing the Utah and Nevada State Bar Exams, Santos initially worked in private practice but then became a deputy attorney for the State of Nevada (NAIW) from 2002-2008. He is currently in private practice. He practices primarily in Workers' Compensation, Entertainment Law, Personal Injury, Criminal and Civil Law. In addition to being admitted to practice law in Nevada and Utah, Santos is also admitted to the United States Supreme Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the 9th and 10th Circuits, and the United States District Courts of Nevada and Utah. Santos has two reported cases: Flamingo Hilton v. Gilbert (2006) and Valdez v. Employers Insurance Co. of Nevada (2007). He is a member of the National Trial Lawyers Top 100, AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell, and is board certified in Workers' Compensation.

Santos previously served as an amateur boxing judge, timekeeper and referee for USA Boxing and is a former two-time amateur Nevada state champion.