Orlando Maldonado
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Representing  Puerto Rico
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1976 Montreal | Light Flyweight |
Orlando Maldonado (born May 21, 1959, in Bayamón, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican former professional boxer who competed from 1977 to 1984, challenging for the WBC super flyweight title in 1983. As an amateur, he won the bronze medal in the men's light flyweight (– 48 kg) division at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[1] It was the second medal ever for Puerto Rico, after boxer Juan Evangelista Venegas captured the bronze medal in 1948.
Amateur career
Maldonado was the 1977 National Golden Gloves Flyweight champion, while boxing out of Miami, Florida.
Olympic Results
- Defeated Lucky Mutale (Zambia) walk-over
- Defeated Brendan Dunne (Ireland) KO 1
- Defeated Héctor Patri (Argentina) 5-0
- Lost to Jorge Hernández (Cuba) 0-5
Professional career
Maldonado turned professional in 1977 and in 1983 challenged Rafael Orono for the WBC super flyweight title but lost via TKO. Maldonado also lost once to International Boxing Hall of Fame member Miguel Canto and to Ramon Nery. Maldonado retired in 1984 with a record of 26-5-2 with 13 KO's.
Professional boxing record
| 34 fights | 27 wins | 5 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 14 | 4 |
| By decision | 13 | 0 |
| By disqualification | 0 | 1 |
| Draws | 2 | |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | Loss | 27–5–2 | Valerio Nati | TKO | 5 (10) | May 26, 1984 | Mario Morales Coliseum, Guaynabo, Puerto Rico | |
| 33 | Loss | 27–4–2 | Rafael Orono | TKO | 5 (12), 0:41 | Oct 29, 1983 | Gimnasio José Beracasa, Caracas, Venezuela | For WBC super-flyweight title |
| 32 | Win | 27–3–2 | Víctor Bultron | UD | 10 | May 27, 1983 | Mario Morales Coliseum, Guaynabo, Puerto Rico | |
| 31 | Win | 26–3–2 | Juan Bruno | KO | 1 (10) | Mar 21, 1983 | Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium, Bayamón, Puerto Rico | |
| 30 | Win | 25–3–2 | Jesse Sierra | TKO | 6 (10) | Dec 4, 1982 | Jai Alai Fronton, Miami, Florida, U.S. | |
| 29 | Win | 24–3–2 | Pascual Polanco | SD | 10 | Oct 2, 1982 | Convention Center, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. | |
| 28 | Win | 23–3–2 | Wilfredo Padrón | UD | 10 | Aug 27, 1982 | Convention Center, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. | |
| 27 | Win | 22–3–2 | Jaime Miranda | PTS | 10 | Jul 23, 1982 | Convention Center, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. | |
| 26 | Win | 21–3–2 | Justo Jorge | KO | 1 | Nov 7, 1981 | Palacio de Recreación y Deportes, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | |
| 25 | Loss | 20–3–2 | Ramon Nery | TKO | 8 (10) | May 2, 1981 | Auditorio Juan Pachín Vicéns, Ponce, Puerto Rico | |
| 24 | Win | 20–2–2 | Luis Tapia | TKO | 9 (10) | Apr 2, 1981 | Coliseo Municipal, Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico | |
| 23 | Loss | 19–2–2 | Prudencio Cardona | KO | 5 (10) | Dec 13, 1980 | Jai Alai Fronton, Miami, Florida, U.S. | |
| 22 | Loss | 19–1–2 | Miguel Canto | DQ | 6 (10), 2:24 | Oct 18, 1980 | Plaza de Toros Nuevo Progreso, Guadalajara, Mexico | Maldonado was disqualified for illegal use of his head that caused a bad cut over Canto's right eye |
| 21 | Win | 19–0–2 | Enrique Guadamuz | KO | 1 (12) | Aug 23, 1980 | Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan, Puerto Rico | Won vacant WBC FECARBOX flyweight title |
| 20 | Win | 18–0–2 | Pascual Polanco | UD | 10 | Jul 10, 1980 | Cancha Municipal, San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| 19 | Win | 17–0–2 | Maximo Rodríguez | TKO | 3 (10) | Jun 12, 1980 | Cancha Municipal, San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| 18 | Win | 16–0–2 | Tito Roque | UD | 10 | Apr 27, 1980 | Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| 17 | Win | 15–0–2 | Arturo Tebaqui | KO | 10 (10), 0:53 | Feb 3, 1980 | Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 16 | Win | 14–0–2 | Darryl Jones | UD | 10 | Oct 26, 1979 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 15 | Win | 13–0–2 | José Ortíz | KO | 3 (12) | Sep 22, 1979 | Estudios de Teleluz, San Juan, Puerto Rico | Retained Puerto Rican flyweight title |
| 14 | Win | 12–0–2 | Renzo Peña | TKO | 3 (10) | Aug 11, 1979 | Coliseo Municipal, Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico | |
| 13 | Win | 11–0–2 | Luis Burgos | TKO | 3 (12) | Jun 16, 1979 | Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan, Puerto Rico | Won vacant Puerto Rican flyweight title |
| 12 | Win | 10–0–2 | Elpidio de Paula | UD | 8 | Apr 28, 1979 | Coliseo Municipal, Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico | |
| 11 | Win | 9–0–2 | Julio Guerrero | UD | 8 | Jan 14, 1979 | Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| 10 | Draw | 8–0–2 | Julio Guerrero | PTS | 8 | Oct 16, 1978 | Santo Domingo, Santo Domingo Province, Dominican Republic | |
| 9 | Win | 8–0–1 | José Latimer | KO | 5 (6) | Sep 28, 1978 | Cancha Municipal, San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| 8 | Win | 7–0–1 | José Latimer | PTS | 6 | Aug 14, 1978 | Cancha Municipal, San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| 7 | Win | 6–0–1 | Ramón Luis Pérez | PTS | 6 | Jul 16, 1978 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Not listed on BoxRec |
| 6 | Win | 5–0–1 | José Latimer | KO | 4 | Apr 18, 1978 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Not listed on BoxRec |
| 5 | Draw | 4–0–1 | Peterson Marin | PTS | 4 | Oct 8, 1977 | Cancha Manuel Carrasquillo Herpen, Carolina, Puerto Rico | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Peterson Marin | KO | 4 | Aug 21, 1977 | Carolina, Puerto Rico | Not listed on BoxRec |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Ramón Luis Pérez | UD | 4 | Jul 11, 1977 | Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Tim Alexander | KO | 3 | Jun 9, 1977 | Philipsburg, Sint Maarten, Kingdom of the Netherlands | Uncertain match; Not listed on BoxRec |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Roberto Pina | KO | 2 | May 6, 1977 | Usa, Kyushu, Japan | Uncertain match; Not listed on BoxRec |
References
- ^ "Orlando Maldonado". databaseSports.com. Archived from the original on 16 August 2011. Retrieved 3 November 2010.
External links
- Boxing record for Orlando Maldonado from BoxRec (registration required)