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.

Dado Marino
Marino in 1952
Born
Salvador Marino

October 15, 1915
DiedOctober 28, 1989(1989-10-28) (aged 74)
United States
NationalityAmerican (after 1959)
Hawaiian (before 1959)
Statistics
Weight(s)Flyweight
Bantamweight
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights74
Wins57
Wins by KO21
Losses14
Draws3

Professional career

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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.

World title

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Dado Marino and Shirai (on the left) after their third fight in May 1952.

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.

Professional boxing record

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75 fights 57 wins 15 losses
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
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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Dado Marino - Lineal Flyweight Champion". The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia.
  • Maurice Golesworthy, Encyclopaedia of Boxing (Eighth Edition) (1988), Robert Hale Limited, ISBN 0-7090-3323-0
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Achievements
Preceded by World flyweight champion
August 1, 1950 - May 19, 1952
Succeeded by