Dado Marino | |
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Statistics | |
Real name | Salvador Marino |
Weight(s) | Flyweight Bantamweight |
Nationality | American (after 1959) Hawaiian (before 1959) |
Born | October 15, 1915 Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii |
Died | October 28, 1989 74) United States | (aged
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 74 |
Wins | 57 |
Wins by KO | 21 |
Losses | 14 |
Draws | 3 |
Salvador "Dado" Marino (1915-1989) was a flyweight boxer from Honolulu, Hawaii, who became World flyweight champion in 1950. He also boxed as a bantamweight, and unsuccessfully fought for the World bantamweight title.
He made his professional debut in June 1941, in Honolulu, where he was to fight the majority of his bouts. He defeated Paul Francis by a knockout in the second round.
He fought his first forty bouts in Honolulu, before travelling to Glasgow, in Scotland in July 1947, for a title fight against Jackie Paterson, the World flyweight champion. Unfortunately, Paterson was unable to make the weight, and indeed collapsed at the weigh-in. The result was that Paterson was stripped of his World title, and a non-title fight was arranged between Marino and Rinty Monaghan of Northern Ireland. Marino won the bout when Monaghan was disqualified in the ninth round.
A month later Marino fought Peter Kane, the previous holder of the World flyweight title, before Paterson. The fight was held in Manchester and Kane won on points over ten rounds.
In October 1947, Marino and Rinty Monaghan met at Harringay Arena, London for the vacant World flyweight title, previously held by Jackie Paterson. The title fight was recognised by the National Boxing Association but not the British Boxing Board of Control. Monaghan won on points over fifteen rounds to take the title.
Dado then returned to the US, and continued his career.
In March 1949, the legendary World bantamweight champion, American Manuel Ortiz, came to Honolulu to defend his title against Marino. Marino again lost out when Ortiz won a unanimous points decision.
In August 1950, Terry Allen, the English holder of the World flyweight title, came to Honolulu to defend his title against Marino. Marino became World champion when he won a unanimous points decision. [1]
In November 1951, Allen returned for a re-match in Honolulu, but Marino retained the title with another unanimous decision.
In his next fight, a non-title fight, Marino was stopped in seven rounds, in Honolulu, by Yoshio Shirai, of Japan. Marino was down six times before his manager leapt through the ropes to halt the fight.
Despite this defeat, Marino agreed to defend his title against Shirai in May 1952. The title fight was in Tokyo, Japan, in front of 40,00 spectators. Shirai took Marino's title with a unanimous points decision.
In November 1952, Marino tried to regain the title in a re-match with Shiriai, again in Tokyo, but the Japanese won another unanimous decision. This was Marino's last fight.
75 fights | 57 wins | 15 losses |
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By knockout | 21 | 3 |
By decision | 35 | 12 |
By disqualification | 1 | 0 |
Draws | 3 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round(s), time | Date | Age | Location | Notes |
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75 | Loss | 57–15–3 | Yoshio Shirai | UD | 15 | Nov 15, 1952 | 37 years, 31 days | Korakuen Baseball Stadium, Tokyo, Japan | For NBA and The Ring flyweight titles |
74 | Loss | 57–14–3 | Yoshio Shirai | UD | 15 | May 19, 1952 | 36 years, 217 days | Korakuen Baseball Stadium, Tokyo, Japan | Lost NBA and The Ring flyweight titles |
73 | Loss | 57–13–3 | Yoshio Shirai | TKO | 7 (10), 1:11 | Dec 4, 1951 | 36 years, 50 days | Honolulu Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii | |
72 | Win | 57–12–3 | Terry Allen | UD | 15 | Nov 1, 1951 | 36 years, 17 days | Honolulu Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii | Retained NBA and The Ring flyweight titles |
71 | Draw | 56–12–3 | Fernando Gagnon | MD | 10 | Aug 27, 1951 | 35 years, 316 days | Colisee de Quebec, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada | |
70 | Win | 56–12–2 | Hideo Goto | UD | 10 | Jul 30, 1951 | 35 years, 288 days | Tokyo, Japan | |
69 | Win | 55–12–2 | Hiroshi Horiguchi | TKO | 8 (10) | Jun 25, 1951 | 35 years, 253 days | Tokyo, Japan | Fought in heavy rain |
68 | Draw | 54–12–2 | Hideo Goto | PTS | 10 | Jun 9, 1951 | 35 years, 237 days | Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan | |
67 | Win | 54–12–1 | Yoshio Shirai | SD | 10 | May 21, 1951 | 35 years, 218 days | Korakuen Baseball Stadium, Tokyo, Japan | |
66 | Loss | 53–12–1 | Eduardo Reyes | UD | 6 | Apr 30, 1951 | 35 years, 197 days | Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii | |
65 | Win | 53–11–1 | Tanny Campo | PTS | 10 | Jan 31, 1951 | 35 years, 108 days | Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines | |
64 | Win | 52–11–1 | Bobby Garza | KO | 7 (10), 2:00 | Oct 31, 1950 | 35 years, 16 days | Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii | |
63 | Win | 51–11–1 | Alfredo Chavez | UD | 10 | Oct 4, 1950 | 34 years, 354 days | Paseo de Susana, Agana, Guam | |
62 | Win | 50–11–1 | Tim Ramos | KO | 4 (10), 2:01 | Sep 18, 1950 | 34 years, 339 days | Agana, Guam | |
61 | Win | 49–11–1 | Terry Allen | UD | 15 | Aug 1, 1950 | 34 years, 290 days | Honolulu Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii | Won NBA and The Ring flyweight titles |
60 | Loss | 48–11–1 | Tirso Del Rosario | SD | 10 | Dec 22, 1949 | 34 years, 68 days | Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines | |
59 | Loss | 48–10–1 | Tirso Del Rosario | TKO | 5 (10) | Sep 16, 1949 | 33 years, 336 days | Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines | For Oriental featherweight title |
58 | Win | 48–9–1 | Lou Langley | PTS | 5 | Sep 6, 1949 | 33 years, 326 days | Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii | |
57 | Win | 47–9–1 | Stan Almond | UD | 10 | Aug 18, 1949 | 33 years, 307 days | Forum, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | |
56 | Win | 46–9–1 | Jackie Turner | UD | 10 | Aug 4, 1949 | 33 years, 293 days | Forum, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | |
55 | Win | 45–9–1 | Jorge Sanchez | KO | 3 (6), 1:21 | Jul 26, 1949 | 33 years, 284 days | Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii | |
54 | Loss | 44–9–1 | Manuel Ortiz | UD | 15 | Mar 1, 1949 | 33 years, 137 days | Honolulu Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii | For NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring bantamweight titles |
53 | Win | 44–8–1 | Chico Rosa | UD | 10 | Sep 21, 1948 | 32 years, 342 days | Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii | |
52 | Win | 43–8–1 | Gus Rosa | UD | 10 | Jul 16, 1948 | 32 years, 275 days | Armory, Hilo, Hawaii | |
51 | Win | 42–8–1 | Jackie Turner | UD | 10 | Jun 22, 1948 | 32 years, 251 days | Honolulu Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii | |
50 | Win | 41–8–1 | Marino Tiwanak | KO | 5 (10), 1:46 | Jun 1, 1948 | 32 years, 230 days | Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii | |
49 | Loss | 40–8–1 | Cecil Schoonmaker | UD | 10 | May 24, 1948 | 32 years, 222 days | Coliseum Bowl, San Francisco, California, U.S. | |
48 | Win | 40–7–1 | Kenny Lindsay | KO | 1 (10), 0:42 | May 10, 1948 | 32 years, 208 days | Coliseum Bowl, San Francisco, California, U.S. | |
47 | Win | 39–7–1 | Tommy Rhett | KO | 1 (10), 0:57 | Apr 26, 1948 | 32 years, 194 days | Stockton, California, U.S. | |
46 | Win | 38–7–1 | Sonny Gomez | UD | 10 | Apr 13, 1948 | 32 years, 181 days | Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, U.S. | |
45 | Win | 37–7–1 | Mike Bernal | SD | 10 | Apr 6, 1948 | 32 years, 174 days | Civic Auditorium, Stockton, California, U.S. | |
44 | Loss | 36–7–1 | Rinty Monaghan | PTS | 15 | Oct 20, 1947 | 32 years, 5 days | King's Hall, Belle Vue, Manchester, Lancashire, England, U.K. | For vacant NBA flyweight title |
43 | Loss | 36–6–1 | Peter Kane | PTS | 10 | Aug 8, 1947 | 31 years, 297 days | King's Hall, Belle Vue, Manchester, Lancashire, England, U.K. | |
42 | Win | 36–5–1 | Rinty Monaghan | DQ | 9 (10) | Jul 16, 1947 | 31 years, 274 days | Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland, U.K. | Monaghan DQ'd for excessive holding |
41 | Win | 35–5–1 | Gus Rosa | UD | 10 | Feb 25, 1947 | 31 years, 133 days | Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii | |
40 | Win | 34–5–1 | Eduardo Reyes | PTS | 8 | Dec 9, 1946 | 31 years, 55 days | Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii | |
39 | Win | 33–5–1 | Eduardo Reyes | PTS | 6 | Nov 11, 1946 | 31 years, 27 days | Honolulu Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii | |
38 | Win | 32–5–1 | Val Valentine | MD | 8 | Sep 30, 1946 | 30 years, 350 days | Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii | |
37 | Win | 31–5–1 | Ankie Hoshijo | PTS | 6 | Jul 5, 1946 | 30 years, 263 days | Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii | |
36 | Win | 30–5–1 | Alfredo Chavez | UD | 10 | May 5, 1946 | 30 years, 202 days | Honolulu Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii | Retained USA Hawaii State flyweight title |
35 | Loss | 29–5–1 | Alfredo Chavez | PTS | 6 | Mar 9, 1946 | 30 years, 145 days | Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii | |
34 | Win | 29–4–1 | Jose Onacanim | KO | 3 (6), 1:40 | Jan 12, 1946 | 30 years, 89 days | Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii | |
33 | Win | 28–4–1 | Gus Rosa | UD | 6 | Dec 29, 1945 | 30 years, 75 days | Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii | |
32 | Win | 27–4–1 | Gus Rosa | PTS | 8 | Apr 28, 1945 | 29 years, 195 days | Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii | |
31 | Win | 26–4–1 | Lou Renai | PTS | 6 | Apr 8, 1945 | 29 years, 175 days | Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii | |
30 | Draw | 25–4–1 | Gus Rosa | PTS | 6 | Mar 17, 1945 | 29 years, 153 days | Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii | |
29 | Loss | 25–4 | David Kui Kong Young | PTS | 8 | Feb 6, 1945 | 29 years, 114 days | Nimitz Bowl, Honolulu, Hawaii | |
28 | Win | 25–3 | Eddie Silva | KO | 4 (6), 0:40 | Dec 9, 1944 | 29 years, 55 days | Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii | |
27 | Win | 24–3 | Eddie Silva | KO | 4 (8), 2:03 | Nov 19, 1944 | 29 years, 35 days | Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii | |
26 | Win | 23–3 | Joho Shiroma | MD | 8 | Jun 18, 1944 | 28 years, 247 days | Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii | |
25 | Win | 22–3 | Chico Rosa | UD | 10 | May 13, 1944 | 28 years, 211 days | Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii | |
24 | Win | 21–3 | Alfredo Chavez | PTS | 12 | Apr 29, 1944 | 28 years, 197 days | Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii | Retained USA Hawaii flyweight title |
23 | Win | 20–3 | Alfredo Chavez | MD | 10 | Apr 9, 1944 | 28 years, 177 days | Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii | |
22 | Win | 19–3 | Quentin Hernandez | RTD | 1 (10), 3:00 | Mar 12, 1944 | 28 years, 149 days | Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii | |
21 | Loss | 18–3 | Richard Silva | PTS | 8 | Dec 5, 1943 | 28 years, 51 days | Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii | |
20 | Win | 18–2 | Alfredo Chavez | PTS | 8 | Nov 21, 1943 | 28 years, 37 days | Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii | |
19 | Win | 17–2 | Adolph Samuels | PTS | 10 | Aug 22, 1943 | 27 years, 311 days | Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii | |
18 | Loss | 16–2 | David Kui Kong Young | KO | 8 (12), 1:13 | May 2, 1943 | 27 years, 199 days | Honolulu Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii | For TBC world bantamweight title |
17 | Win | 16–1 | Adolph Samuels | UD | 8 | Feb 7, 1943 | 27 years, 115 days | Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii | |
16 | Loss | 15–1 | Quentin Hernandez | PTS | 8 | Jan 24, 1943 | 27 years, 101 days | Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii | |
15 | Win | 15–0 | Adolph Samuels | PTS | 10 | Sep 27, 1942 | 26 years, 347 days | Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii | |
14 | Win | 14–0 | Willie Gonzalez | KO | 8 (10), 1:44 | Sep 6, 1942 | 26 years, 326 days | Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii | |
13 | Win | 13–0 | Joe Sanchez | TKO | 5 (6) | Aug 9, 1942 | 26 years, 298 days | Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii | |
12 | Win | 12–0 | Charley Higa | PTS | 6 | Jan 11, 1942 | 26 years, 88 days | Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii | |
11 | Win | 11–0 | Toy Tamanaha | PTS | 6 | Nov 14, 1941 | 26 years, 30 days | Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii | |
10 | Win | 10–0 | Toy Tamanaha | PTS | 6 | Nov 3, 1941 | 26 years, 19 days | Honolulu Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii | |
9 | Win | 9–0 | Jimmy Clinton | KO | 5 (6), 0:56 | Oct 16, 1941 | 26 years, 1 day | Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii | |
8 | Win | 8–0 | Little Reynes | RTD | 2 (6), 3:00 | Oct 6, 1941 | 25 years, 356 days | Honolulu Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii | |
7 | Win | 7–0 | Frankie Baron | KO | 7 (8), 2:12 | Sep 5, 1941 | 25 years, 325 days | Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii | |
6 | Win | 6–0 | Kid Rustia | TKO | 1 (6), 2:15 | Aug 22, 1941 | 25 years, 311 days | Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii | |
5 | Win | 5–0 | Sergio Delania | KO | 1 (6) | Aug 15, 1941 | 25 years, 304 days | Isenberg Gymnasium, Lihue, Hawaii | |
4 | Win | 4–0 | Charley Higa | PTS | 6 | Aug 11, 1941 | 25 years, 300 days | Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii | |
3 | Win | 3–0 | Al Rufino | KO | 2 (4), 0:58 | Jul 18, 1941 | 25 years, 276 days | Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii | |
2 | Win | 2–0 | Hilo Francisco | KO | 1 (4), 1:55 | Jul 3, 1941 | 25 years, 261 days | Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii | |
1 | Win | 1–0 | Paul Francis | KO | 2 (4), 2:35 | Jun 20, 1941 | 25 years, 248 days | Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii | |
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