Dado Marino


Salvador "Dado" Marino was a flyweight boxer from Honolulu, Hawaii, who became Undisputed World flyweight champion in 1950. He also boxed as a bantamweight, and unsuccessfully fought for the World bantamweight title.

Professional career

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

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.
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

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateAgeLocationNotes
75LossYoshio ShiraiUD15Nov 15, 1952Korakuen Baseball Stadium, Tokyo, JapanFor NBA and The Ring flyweight titles
74Loss57–14–3Yoshio ShiraiUD15May 19, 1952Korakuen Baseball Stadium, Tokyo, JapanLost NBA and The Ring flyweight titles
73Loss57–13–3Yoshio ShiraiTKO7, 1:11Dec 4, 1951Honolulu Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii
72Win57–12–3Terry AllenUD15Nov 1, 1951Honolulu Stadium, Honolulu, HawaiiRetained NBA and The Ring flyweight titles
71Draw56–12–3Fernando GagnonMD10Aug 27, 1951Colisee de Quebec, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
70Win56–12–2Hideo GotoUD10Jul 30, 1951Tokyo, Japan
69Win55–12–2Hiroshi HoriguchiTKO8 Jun 25, 1951Tokyo, JapanFought in heavy rain
68Draw54–12–2Hideo GotoPTS10Jun 9, 1951Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan
67Win54–12–1Yoshio ShiraiSD10May 21, 1951Korakuen Baseball Stadium, Tokyo, Japan
66Loss53–12–1Eduardo ReyesUD6Apr 30, 1951Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
65Win53–11–1Tanny CampoPTS10Jan 31, 1951Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, Manila,
Metro Manila, Philippines
64Win52–11–1Bobby GarzaKO7, 2:00Oct 31, 1950Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
63Win51–11–1Alfredo ChavezUD10Oct 4, 1950Paseo de Susana, Agana, Guam
62Win50–11–1Tim RamosKO4, 2:01Sep 18, 1950Agana, Guam
61Win49–11–1Terry AllenUD15Aug 1, 1950Honolulu Stadium, Honolulu, HawaiiWon NBA and The Ring flyweight titles
60Loss48–11–1Tirso Del RosarioSD10Dec 22, 1949Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, Manila,
Metro Manila, Philippines
59Loss48–10–1Tirso Del RosarioTKO5 Sep 16, 1949Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, Manila,
Metro Manila, Philippines		For Oriental featherweight title
58Win48–9–1Lou LangleyPTS5Sep 6, 1949Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
57Win47–9–1Stan AlmondUD10Aug 18, 1949Forum, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
56Win46–9–1Jackie TurnerUD10Aug 4, 1949Forum, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
55Win45–9–1Jorge SanchezKO3, 1:21Jul 26, 1949Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
54Loss44–9–1Manuel OrtizUD15Mar 1, 1949Honolulu Stadium, Honolulu, HawaiiFor NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring bantamweight titles
53Win44–8–1Chico RosaUD10Sep 21, 1948Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
52Win43–8–1Gus RosaUD10Jul 16, 1948Armory, Hilo, Hawaii
51Win42–8–1Jackie TurnerUD10Jun 22, 1948Honolulu Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii
50Win41–8–1Marino TiwanakKO5, 1:46Jun 1, 1948Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
49Loss40–8–1Cecil SchoonmakerUD10May 24, 1948Coliseum Bowl, San Francisco, California, U.S.
48Win40–7–1Kenny LindsayKO1, 0:42May 10, 1948Coliseum Bowl, San Francisco, California, U.S.
47Win39–7–1Tommy RhettKO1, 0:57Apr 26, 1948Stockton, California, U.S.
46Win38–7–1Sonny GomezUD10Apr 13, 1948Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, U.S.
45Win37–7–1Mike BernalSD10Apr 6, 1948Civic Auditorium, Stockton, California, U.S.
44Loss36–7–1Rinty MonaghanPTS15Oct 20, 1947King's Hall, Belle Vue, Manchester, Lancashire, England, U.K.For vacant NBA flyweight title
43Loss36–6–1Peter KanePTS10Aug 8, 1947King's Hall, Belle Vue, Manchester, Lancashire, England, U.K.
42Win36–5–1Rinty MonaghanDQ9 Jul 16, 1947Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland, U.K.Monaghan DQ'd for excessive holding
41Win35–5–1Gus RosaUD10Feb 25, 1947Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
40Win34–5–1Eduardo ReyesPTS8Dec 9, 1946Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
39Win33–5–1Eduardo ReyesPTS6Nov 11, 1946Honolulu Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii
38Win32–5–1Val ValentineMD8Sep 30, 1946Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
37Win31–5–1Ankie HoshijoPTS6Jul 5, 1946Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
36Win30–5–1Alfredo ChavezUD10May 5, 1946Honolulu Stadium, Honolulu, HawaiiRetained USA Hawaii State flyweight title
35Loss29–5–1Alfredo ChavezPTS6Mar 9, 1946Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
34Win29–4–1Jose OnacanimKO3, 1:40Jan 12, 1946Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
33Win28–4–1Gus RosaUD6Dec 29, 1945Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
32Win27–4–1Gus RosaPTS8Apr 28, 1945Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
31Win26–4–1Lou RenaiPTS6Apr 8, 1945Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
30Draw25–4–1Gus RosaPTS6Mar 17, 1945Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
29Loss25–4David Kui Kong YoungPTS8Feb 6, 1945Nimitz Bowl, Honolulu, Hawaii
28Win25–3Eddie SilvaKO4, 0:40Dec 9, 1944Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
27Win24–3Eddie SilvaKO4, 2:03Nov 19, 1944Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
26Win23–3Joho ShiromaMD8Jun 18, 1944Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
25Win22–3Chico RosaUD10May 13, 1944Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
24Win21–3Alfredo ChavezPTS12Apr 29, 1944Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, HawaiiRetained USA Hawaii flyweight title
23Win20–3Alfredo ChavezMD10Apr 9, 1944Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
22Win19–3Quentin HernandezRTD1, 3:00Mar 12, 1944Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
21Loss18–3Richard SilvaPTS8Dec 5, 1943Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
20Win18–2Alfredo ChavezPTS8Nov 21, 1943Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
19Win17–2Adolph SamuelsPTS10Aug 22, 1943Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
18Loss16–2David Kui Kong YoungKO8, 1:13May 2, 1943Honolulu Stadium, Honolulu, HawaiiFor
17Win16–1Adolph SamuelsUD8Feb 7, 1943Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
16Loss15–1Quentin HernandezPTS8Jan 24, 1943Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
15Win15–0Adolph SamuelsPTS10Sep 27, 1942Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
14Win14–0Willie GonzalezKO8, 1:44Sep 6, 1942Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
13Win13–0Joe SanchezTKO5 Aug 9, 1942Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
12Win12–0Charley HigaPTS6Jan 11, 1942Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
11Win11–0Toy TamanahaPTS6Nov 14, 1941Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
10Win10–0Toy TamanahaPTS6Nov 3, 1941Honolulu Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii
9Win9–0Jimmy ClintonKO5, 0:56Oct 16, 1941Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
8Win8–0Little ReynesRTD2, 3:00Oct 6, 1941Honolulu Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii
7Win7–0Frankie BaronKO7, 2:12Sep 5, 1941Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
6Win6–0Kid RustiaTKO1, 2:15Aug 22, 1941Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
5Win5–0Sergio DelaniaKO1 Aug 15, 1941Isenberg Gymnasium, Lihue, Hawaii
4Win4–0Charley HigaPTS6Aug 11, 1941Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
3Win3–0Al RufinoKO2, 0:58Jul 18, 1941Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
2Win2–0Hilo FranciscoKO1, 1:55Jul 3, 1941Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
1Win1–0Paul FrancisKO2, 2:35Jun 20, 1941Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii

Titles in boxing

Major world titles

''The Ring'' magazine titles

The Ring flyweight champion

Regional/International titles

Undisputed titles