Rafael Orono | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | Jesus Rafael Orono August 30, 1958 Pantoño, Estado Sucre, Venezuela | ||||||||||||||
| Other names | Pantono | ||||||||||||||
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| Height | 5 ft 7+1⁄2 in (171 cm) | ||||||||||||||
| Reach | 68 in (173 cm) | ||||||||||||||
| Stance | Orthodox | ||||||||||||||
| Boxing record | |||||||||||||||
| Total fights | 41 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins | 32 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 16 | ||||||||||||||
| Losses | 7 | ||||||||||||||
| Draws | 2 | ||||||||||||||
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Jesus Rafael Orono (born August 30, 1958) is a former super flyweight boxing champion from Venezuela.
Born in Patono, Sucre, Orono began as an amateur and compiled a record of 49 wins and 8 losses.
Orono turned professional in 1979. He captured the vacant WBC super flyweight title in his 11th professional fight, winning a decision over Seung-Hoon Lee the following year. He successfully defended his title three times, before losing it to Chul-Ho Kim in 1981 by KO. He recaptured the title in a 1982 a rematch with a TKO over Kim. Orono defended his belt three more times including against Mexican challenger Raul Valdez, [1] before losing it to Payao Poontarat by decision in 1983. [2] In 1985 he took on WBA super flyweight title holder Khaosai Galaxy, but lost by a TKO. Orono retired from boxing in 1988.
| 41 fights | 32 wins | 7 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 16 | 4 |
| By decision | 16 | 3 |
| Draws | 2 | |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Loss | 32–7–2 | Daniel Blanco | TKO | 9 (10) | Aug 13, 1988 | Plaza de Toros de Cartagena de Indias, Cartagena, Colombia | |
| 40 | Loss | 32–6–2 | Sugar Baby Rojas | UD | 10 | Jul 11, 1986 | Tamiami Fairgrounds Auditorium, Miami, Florida, U.S. | |
| 39 | Loss | 32–5–2 | Eudo Bermudez | KO | 1 (10) | Dec 21, 1985 | Caracas, Venezuela | |
| 38 | Loss | 32–4–2 | Edgar Monserrat | UD | 10 | Oct 5, 1985 | Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama | |
| 37 | Loss | 32–3–2 | Khaosai Galaxy | TKO | 5 (15) | Jul 21, 1985 | Rajadamnern Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand | For WBA super flyweight title |
| 36 | Win | 32–2–2 | Hector Martinez | PTS | 10 | Mar 24, 1985 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
| 35 | Win | 31–2–2 | Valerio Zea | UD | 10 | Nov 10, 1984 | Concorde Boxing Arena, Oranjestad, Aruba | |
| 34 | Draw | 30–2–2 | Eudo Bermudez | PTS | 10 | Oct 6, 1984 | Concorde Boxing Arena, Oranjestad, Aruba | |
| 33 | Win | 30–2–1 | Luis Navarro | PTS | 10 | Apr 2, 1984 | Caracas, Venezuela | |
| 32 | Loss | 29–2–1 | Payao Poontarat | SD | 12 | Nov 27, 1983 | Grand Palace Hotel, Pattaya, Thailand | Lost WBC super flyweight title |
| 31 | Win | 29–1–1 | Orlando Maldonado | TKO | 5 (12) | Oct 29, 1983 | Coliseo Naciones Unidas, Caracas, Venezuela | Retained WBC super flyweight title |
| 30 | Win | 28–1–1 | Raul Valdez | UD | 12 | May 9, 1983 | Hilton Hotel, Caracas, Venezuela | Retained WBC super flyweight title |
| 29 | Win | 27–1–1 | Pedro Romero | KO | 4 (12) | Jan 31, 1983 | El Poliedro, Caracas, Venezuela | Retained WBC super flyweight title |
| 28 | Win | 26–1–1 | Kim Chul-ho | TKO | 6 (15) | Nov 28, 1982 | Changchung Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea | Won WBC super flyweight title |
| 27 | Win | 25–1–1 | Victor Gonzalez | KO | 1 (10) | Aug 30, 1982 | El Tigre, Venezuela | |
| 26 | Win | 24–1–1 | Francisco Quiroz | PTS | 10 | Jun 21, 1982 | Cumaná, Venezuela | |
| 25 | Win | 23–1–1 | Leopoldo Frias | KO | 2 (10) | May 24, 1982 | Cumaná, Venezuela | |
| 24 | Win | 22–1–1 | Dorismel Zuniga | KO | 2 (10) | Apr 12, 1982 | Barquisimeto, Venezuela | |
| 23 | Win | 21–1–1 | Seoul-Chon Hwang | PTS | 10 | Feb 22, 1982 | Valencia, Venezuela | |
| 22 | Win | 20–1–1 | Rafael Julio | TKO | 1 (10) | Dec 13, 1981 | Carúpano, Venezuela | |
| 21 | Win | 19–1–1 | Oscar Bolivar | PTS | 10 | Nov 16, 1981 | Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela | |
| 20 | Win | 18–1–1 | Johnny Jackson | TKO | 2 (10) | Oct 19, 1981 | Caracas, Venezuela | |
| 19 | Win | 17–1–1 | Franklin Martinez | TKO | 8 (10) | Aug 10, 1981 | Caracas, Venezuela | |
| 18 | Win | 16–1–1 | Francisco Gonzalez | KO | 4 (10) | Jun 29, 1981 | El Poliedro, Caracas, Venezuela | |
| 17 | Win | 15–1–1 | Javier Brown | TKO | 10 (10) | May 9, 1981 | Caracas, Venezuela | |
| 16 | Win | 14–1–1 | Kim Sung-jun | PTS | 10 | Apr 6, 1981 | Caracas, Venezuela | |
| 15 | Loss | 13–1–1 | Kim Chul-ho | KO | 9 (15) | Jan 24, 1981 | Plaza Monumental, San Cristóbal, Venezuela | Lost WBC super flyweight title |
| 14 | Win | 13–0–1 | Jovito Rengifo | TKO | 3 (15) | Sep 15, 1980 | Domo Bolivariano, Barquisimeto, Venezuela | Retained WBC super flyweight title |
| 13 | Draw | 12–0–1 | Willie Jensen | MD | 15 | Jul 28, 1980 | Nuevo Circo, Caracas, Venezuela | Retained WBC super flyweight title |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Ramon Balbino Soria | UD | 15 | Apr 14, 1980 | Nuevo Circo, Caracas, Venezuela | Retained WBC super flyweight title |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Lee Seung-hoon | SD | 15 | Feb 2, 1980 | Nuevo Circo, Caracas, Venezuela | Won inaugural WBC super flyweight title |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Jorge Vargas | TKO | 9 (10) | Dec 19, 1979 | Caracas, Venezuela | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Luis A Burgos | PTS | 10 | Oct 26, 1979 | Caracas, Venezuela | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Jorge Cruz | TKO | 2 (10) | Sep 29, 1979 | Santa Bárbara, Venezuela | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Edgar Roman | SD | 12 | Sep 15, 1979 | Nuevo Circo, Caracas, Venezuela | Won vacant Venezuelan bantamweight title |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Aureliano Castillo | PTS | 10 | Aug 11, 1979 | Caracas, Venezuela | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Enrique Pinto | KO | 3 (?) | Jul 21, 1979 | Caracas, Venezuela | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Henry Diaz | PTS | 10 | Jun 2, 1979 | Caracas, Venezuela | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Alfredo Mendoza | TKO | 3 (4) | May 6, 1979 | Caracas, Venezuela | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Hernan Palacios | PTS | 4 | Mar 18, 1979 | Caracas, Venezuela | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Victor Idrogo | PTS | 4 | Feb 18, 1979 | Caracas, Venezuela |
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