Orlando Maldonado
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Representing  Puerto Rico
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| Men's Boxing | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
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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
[edit]Maldonado was the 1977 National Golden Gloves Flyweight champion, while boxing out of Miami, Florida.
Olympic Results
[edit]- 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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "Orlando Maldonado". databaseSports.com. Archived from the original on 16 August 2011. Retrieved 3 November 2010.
External links
[edit]- Boxing record for Orlando Maldonado from BoxRec (registration required)
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- Olympic bronze medalists for Puerto Rico
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