Orlando Maldonado
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Competitor for  Puerto Rico |
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| Bronze | 1976 Montreal | Light Flyweight |
Orlando Maldonado (born May 21, 1959 in Bayamon, Puerto Rico) is a retired boxer from Puerto Rico, who won the bronze medal in the men's light flyweight (– 48 kg) division at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[1] It was the second only the second medal ever for Puerto Rico, after boxer Juan Evangelista Venegas captured the Bronze medal in 1948.
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[edit] Amateur career
Maldonado was the 1977 National Golden Gloves Flyweight champion, while boxing out of Miami, Florida.
[edit] 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
[edit] Pro career
Maldonado turned professional in 1977 and in 1983 challenged Rafael Orono for the WBC Super Flyweight Title but lost via TKO. He retired in 1984 with a record of 26-5-2 with 13 KO's.
[edit] References
- ^ "Orlando Maldonado". databaseSports.com. http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=MALDOORL01. Retrieved 3 November 2010.
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- 1959 births
- Living people
- Puerto Rican boxers
- Flyweight boxers
- Boxers at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Olympic boxers of Puerto Rico
- Olympic bronze medalists for Puerto Rico
- People from Bayamón, Puerto Rico
- Olympic medalists in boxing
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