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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.
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Puerto Rico | ||
| Men's Boxing | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
 | 1976 Montreal | Light Flyweight |
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.
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)
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[de] Orlando Maldonado
Orlando Maldonado (* 21. November 1959 in Bayamon, Puerto Rico) ist ein ehemaliger puerto-ricanischer Halbfliegengewichtsboxer.- [en] Orlando Maldonado
[fr] Orlando Maldonado
Orlando Maldonado est un boxeur portoricain né le 21 mai 1959 à Bayamón.[ru] Мальдонадо, Орландо
Орла́ндо Мальдона́до (исп. Orlando Maldonado; 21 мая 1959, Баямон) — пуэрто-риканский боксёр минимальной весовой категории, выступал за сборную Пуэрто-Рико в середине 1970-х годов. Бронзовый призёр летних Олимпийских игр в Монреале, победитель многих международных турниров и национальных первенств. В период 1977—1984 боксировал на профессиональном уровне, был претендентом на титул чемпиона мира во второй наилегчайшей весовой категории по версии ВБС.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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