Orlando Fernandez (boxer) explained

Orlando Fernández
Birth Date:January 18, 1963
Birth Place:Yabucoa, Puerto Rico
Weight:
Height:5 ft 4 in
Reach:64 in
Style:Orthodox
Total:30
Wins:22
Ko:13
Losses:8

Orlando Fernandez (born January 18, 1963, in Yabucoa) is a former Puerto Rican professional boxer. He competed in the men's featherweight event at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Professional career

After turning professional in 1985, he would go to defeat former world champion Julio Gervacio by ninth round knockout on December 15, 1989, then become WBO super bantamweight world champion on May 12, 1990, after stopping Valerio Nati in Italy.[1] Fernandez lost his title in his fight against Jesse Benavides on May 24, 1991.[2]

On July 14, 1996, Fernandez fought Marco Antonio Barrera for Barrera's WBO world Super Bantamweight title in Denver, Colorado, losing that fight by seventh round knockout. He then retired after losing to Kevin Kelley in his next contest, by a tenth round knockout on July 12, 1997, at Tunica, Mississippi.

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
30Loss22–8Kevin KelleyKO10 (12)1997-07-12
29Loss22–7Marco Antonio BarreraTKO7 (12)1996-07-14
28Win22–6Leobardo MancillasRTD4 (?)1996-03-30
27Win21–6Luis Enrique ValenzuelaTKO3 (10)1995-06-15
26Win20–6Antonio HernándezUD8 (8)1995-05-04
25Loss19–6Junior JonesUD10 (10)1994-06-12
24Win19–5Javier LeónSD12 (12)1994-02-05
23Win18–5Tomas ValdezKO7 (10)1993-10-15
22Win17–5Tony WehbeeSD12 (12)1993-04-22
21Win16–5Felix CamachoUD12 (12)1992-12-09
20Win15–5Rafael MeranTKO9 (10)1992-10-16
19Win14–5Felix CamachoUD10 (10)1992-09-04
18Loss13–5Carlos UribeUD10 (10)1992-06-07
17Win13–4Nelson RodriguezPTS10 (10)1991-11-04
16Loss12–4Jesse BenavidesUD12 (12)1991-05-24
15Loss12–3Miguel JuarezPTS10 (10)1990-11-03
14Win12–2Valerio NatiTKO10 (12)1990-05-12
13Win11–2Julio GervacioKO9 (?)1989-12-15
12Loss10–2Ki Joon LeePTS10 (10)1989-06-17
11Win10–1Luis RodriguezKO2 (?)1988-12-09
10Win9–1Atiliano QuinonesTKO6 (10)1988-10-08
9Win8–1Mario CorderoTKO2 (?)1988-05-13
8Loss7–1Daniel LondasPTS8 (8)1988-02-05
7Win7–0Javier PichardoMD10 (10)1987-11-20
6Win6–0Jose ChevereTKO2 (?)1987-03-14
5Win5–0Norgie CastroKO1 (6)1986-06-22
4Win4–0Carlos SaezPTS4 (4)1986-05-24
3Win3–0Jesus CruzTKO2 (4)1985-08-03
2Win2–0Angel RosarioSD4 (4)1985-03-30
1Win1–0Orlando SantiagoTKO3 (4)1985-02-23

See also

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: FERNANDEZ TAKES NATI'S WBO TITLE. Deseret News. 2024-07-14.
  2. Web site: UNC, Towson St. reach lacrosse final. Tampa Bay Times. 2024-07-14.