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Dado Marino
Flyweight

Dado Marino

Honolulu, Hawaii

57Wins 15Losses 3Draws 19KOs

Career: 1941 – 1952

Biography

Salvador “Dado” Marino (October 15, 1915 – October 28, 1989) was a Hawaiian-born flyweight who became the undisputed world flyweight champion in 1950. Fighting out of Honolulu, he captured the crown by defeating England’s Terry Allen and defended it successfully before losing to Japan’s Yoshio Shirai in 1952. Marino also challenged Manuel Ortiz for the bantamweight title in 1949. He retired with a professional record of 75 fights, 57 wins (21 by KO), 15 losses, and 3 draws. While celebrated historically as Hawaii’s first world champion, Marino’s Filipino ancestry earned him admiration and recognition among Filipino fans, who embraced him as part of their boxing heritage even though he never represented the Philippines in title fights.

World Titles

  • NBA (WBA) / RING / National Unified World Flyweight Won Aug 1, 1950 · Lost May 19, 1952 (UD Loss) · UD Yoshio Shirai

Regional & Other Belts

  • USA USA Hawaii State Flyweight Won Apr 29, 1944 · Lost May 5, 1947

Fight Record

75 bouts
DateOpponentResultMethodRoundVenue
Nov 15, 1952 Yoshio Shirai D UD 15 Korakuen Baseball Stadium, Tokyo
May 19, 1952 Yoshio Shirai D UD — Korakuen Baseball Stadium, Tokyo
Dec 4, 1951 Yoshio Shirai D TKO 7/10 Honolulu Stadium, Honolulu
Nov 1, 1951 Terry Allen D UD — Honolulu Stadium, Honolulu
Aug 27, 1951 Fernando Gagnon D MD 10 Colisee de Quebec, Quebec City
Jul 30, 1951 Hideo Goto D UD 10 Korakuen Baseball Stadium, Tokyo
Jun 25, 1951 Hiroshi Horiguchi D TKO 8/10 Korakuen Baseball Stadium, Tokyo
Jun 9, 1951 Hideo Goto D SD 10 Koshien Baseball Stadium, Nishinomiya
May 21, 1951 Yoshio Shirai D SD 10 Korakuen Baseball Stadium, Tokyo
Apr 30, 1951 Eduardo Reyes D UD 6 Civic Auditorium, Honolulu
Jan 31, 1951 Tanny Campo D UD 10 Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, Manila
Oct 31, 1950 Bobby Garza D KO 7/10 Civic Auditorium, Honolulu
Oct 4, 1950 Alfredo Chavez D UD 10 Paseo de Susana, Agana
Sep 18, 1950 Tim Ramos D KO 4/10 Somewhere in, Agana
Aug 1, 1950 Terry Allen D UD — Honolulu Stadium, Honolulu
Dec 22, 1949 Tirso Del Rosario D SD 10 Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, Manila
Sep 16, 1949 Tirso Del Rosario D TKO 5/10 Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, Manila
Sep 6, 1949 Lou Langley D UD 5 Civic Auditorium, Honolulu
Aug 18, 1949 Stan Almond D UD 10 Forum, Vancouver
Aug 4, 1949 Jackie Turner D UD 10 Forum, Vancouver
Jul 26, 1949 Jorge Sanchez D KO 3/6 Civic Auditorium, Honolulu
Mar 1, 1949 Manuel Ortiz D UD — Honolulu Stadium, Honolulu
Sep 21, 1948 Chico Rosa D UD 10 Civic Auditorium, Honolulu
Jul 16, 1948 Gus Rosa D UD 10 Armory, Hilo
Jun 22, 1948 Jackie Turner D UD 10 Honolulu Stadium, Honolulu
Jun 1, 1948 Marino Tiwanak D KO 5/10 Civic Auditorium, Honolulu
May 24, 1948 Cecil Schoonmaker D UD 10 Coliseum Bowl, San Francisco
May 10, 1948 Kenny Lindsay D KO 1/10 Coliseum Bowl, San Francisco
Apr 26, 1948 Tommy Rhett D TKO 1/10 Memorial Civic Auditorium, Stockton
Apr 13, 1948 Sonny Gomez D UD 10 Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento
Apr 6, 1948 Mike Bernal D MD 10 Memorial Civic Auditorium, Stockton
Oct 20, 1947 Rinty Monaghan D UD — Harringay Arena, Harringay
Aug 8, 1947 Peter Kane D UD 10 King's Hall, Belle Vue, Manchester
Jul 16, 1947 Rinty Monaghan D DQ 9/10 Hampden Park, Glasgow
Feb 25, 1947 Gus Rosa D UD 10 Civic Auditorium, Honolulu
Dec 9, 1946 Eduardo Reyes D UD 8 Civic Auditorium, Honolulu
Nov 11, 1946 Eduardo Reyes D UD 6 Honolulu Stadium, Honolulu
Sep 30, 1946 Val Valentine D MD 8 Civic Auditorium, Honolulu
Jul 5, 1946 Ankie Hoshijo D UD 6 Civic Auditorium, Honolulu
May 5, 1946 Alfredo Chavez D UD 10 Honolulu Stadium, Honolulu
Mar 9, 1946 Alfredo Chavez D UD 6 Civic Auditorium, Honolulu
Jan 12, 1946 Jose Onacanim D KO 3/6 Civic Auditorium, Honolulu
Dec 29, 1945 Gus Rosa D UD 6 Civic Auditorium, Honolulu
Apr 28, 1945 Gus Rosa D UD 8 Civic Auditorium, Honolulu
Apr 8, 1945 Lou Renai D UD 6 Civic Auditorium, Honolulu
Mar 17, 1945 Gus Rosa D UD 6 Civic Auditorium, Honolulu
Feb 6, 1945 David Kui Kong Young D UD 8 Nimitz Bowl, Honolulu
Dec 9, 1944 Eddie Silva D KO 4/6 Civic Auditorium, Honolulu
Nov 19, 1944 Eddie Silva D KO 4/8 Civic Auditorium, Honolulu
Jun 18, 1944 Joho Shiroma D MD 8 Civic Auditorium, Honolulu
May 13, 1944 Chico Rosa D UD 10 Civic Auditorium, Honolulu
Apr 29, 1944 Alfredo Chavez D UD 12 Civic Auditorium, Honolulu
Apr 9, 1944 Alfredo Chavez D MD 10 Civic Auditorium, Honolulu
Mar 12, 1944 Quentin Hernandez D RTD 1/10 Civic Auditorium, Honolulu
Dec 5, 1943 Richard Silva D UD 8 Civic Auditorium, Honolulu
Nov 21, 1943 Alfredo Chavez D UD 8 Civic Auditorium, Honolulu
Aug 22, 1943 Adolph Samuels D UD 10 Civic Auditorium, Honolulu
May 2, 1943 David Kui Kong Young D KO 8/12 Honolulu Stadium, Honolulu
Feb 7, 1943 Adolph Samuels D UD 8 Civic Auditorium, Honolulu
Jan 24, 1943 Quentin Hernandez D UD 8 Civic Auditorium, Honolulu
Sep 27, 1942 Adolph Samuels D UD 10 Civic Auditorium, Honolulu
Sep 6, 1942 Willie Gonzalez D KO 8/10 Civic Auditorium, Honolulu
Aug 9, 1942 Joe Sanchez D TKO 5/6 Civic Auditorium, Honolulu
Jan 11, 1942 Charley Higa D UD 6 Civic Auditorium, Honolulu
Nov 14, 1941 Toy Tamanaha D UD 6 Civic Auditorium, Honolulu
Nov 3, 1941 Toy Tamanaha D UD 6 Honolulu Stadium, Honolulu
Oct 16, 1941 Jimmy Clinton D KO 5/6 Civic Auditorium, Honolulu
Oct 6, 1941 Little Reynes D RTD 2/6 Honolulu Stadium, Honolulu
Sep 5, 1941 Frankie Baron D KO 7/8 Civic Auditorium, Honolulu
Aug 22, 1941 Kid Rustia D TKO 1/6 Civic Auditorium, Honolulu
Aug 15, 1941 Sergio Delania D KO 1/6 Isenberg Gymnasium, Lihue
Aug 11, 1941 Charley Higa D UD 6 Honolulu Stadium, Honolulu
Jul 18, 1941 Al Rufino D KO 2/4 Civic Auditorium, Honolulu
Jul 3, 1941 Hilo Francisco D KO 1/4 Civic Auditorium, Honolulu
Jun 20, 1941 Paul Francis D KO 2/4 Civic Auditorium, Honolulu

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