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Dado Marino

Dado Marino held the WBA and The Ring flyweight world titles between 1950 and 1952. Marino was the undisputed flyweight world champion from 1950 to 1952. Marino first became a world champion aged 34 after winning the WBA and The Ring flyweight world titles by beating Terry Allen.

World title bouts
6
Record in world title bouts (won–lost)
2–4
World titles held
2
Longest world title reign (The Ring flyweight, 1950–1952)
1 year, 9 months

World title reigns and bouts

Jan 1947 – Jan 1953

BantamweightNYSAC
FlyweightWBA
1947age 31AprJulOct1948age 32AprJulOct1949age 33AprJulOct1950age 34AprJulOct1951age 35AprJulOct1952age 36AprJulOct1953age 37
1947194819491950195119521953

WonLostDrawn or no contest

Timeline of world title events

  1. 1952

  2. The Ring magazine rates Dado Marino No. 1 at flyweight in its annual ratings

  3. Yoshio Shirai beats Dado Marino via unanimous decision 15/15

    Flyweight · WBA and The Ring

  4. Yoshio Shirai beats Dado Marino via unanimous decision 15/15

    Flyweight · WBA and The Ring

  5. 1951

  6. The Ring magazine rates Dado Marino the flyweight champion in its annual ratings

  7. Dado Marino beats Terry Allen via unanimous decision 15/15

    Flyweight · WBA and The Ring

  8. 1950

  9. The Ring magazine rates Dado Marino the flyweight champion in its annual ratings

  10. Dado Marino beats Terry Allen via unanimous decision 15/15

    Flyweight · WBA and The Ring

  11. 1949

  12. Manuel Ortiz beats Dado Marino via unanimous decision 15/15

    Bantamweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  13. 1948

  14. The Ring magazine rates Dado Marino No. 3 at flyweight in its annual ratings

  15. 1947

  16. The Ring magazine rates Dado Marino No. 2 at flyweight in its annual ratings

  17. Rinty Monaghan beats Dado Marino via points decision 15/15

    Flyweight · WBA

  18. 1946

  19. The Ring magazine rates Dado Marino No. 4 at bantamweight in its annual ratings

  20. 1944

  21. The Ring magazine rates Dado Marino No. 7 at flyweight in its annual ratings