Peribán with an outstanding amateur career which included wins over American [[Shawn Porter]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://maaboxing.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=113&Itemid=67 |title=ArchivedMAA copyBoxing - USA vs. MEXICO DUAL - JANUARY 18 - SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA |website=maaboxing.com |access-date=17 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714011333/http://maaboxing.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=113&Itemid=67 |archive-date=14 July 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> He had numerous national championships in Mexico, member of the [[Mexico]] national team, and in the [[2006 Central American and Caribbean Games]] won a bronze medal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxing-scoop.com/show_boxer.php?boxer_ID=348 |title=Marco Antonio Periban Amateur Boxing Record |publisher=Boxing-Scoop.com |date= |accessdate=2012-10-15}}</ref>
