Orlando Canizales is a 59-year-old retired American professional boxer. He is a former bantamweight world champion. In a career spanning 15 years and 30 days, Canizales amassed a record of 50-5-1, which includes 37 wins via KO, 10 of which were in world-title fights. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 2009.
Orlando Canizales was born in Laredo, Webb County, Texas, U.S. on November 25, 1965. He made his professional debut at the age of 18 years on August 25, 1984 against Juan Perez. Canizales defeated Perez via 2nd round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Canizales became a world champion at the age of 22 after 21 professional fights. He challenged Kelvin Seabrooks for the IBF bantamweight title and stopped the champion in the final round of the 15-round fight, winning his first world title.
Canizales' last fight was a split decision loss to Frank Toledo at age 33, on September 24, 1999.
Some of Orlando Canizales' best fights have been against Paul Gonzales, Gerardo Martinez, Jimmy Navarro, Rolando Bohol, and Billy Hardy. For a complete list of Canizales' best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Orlando Canizales".
Canizales has 5 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Orlando Canizales Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
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57 | Sep 24, 1999 | 33 | ![]() | loss | SD 10 |
56 | Jun 04, 1999 | 33 | ![]() | win | RTD 6 |
55 | Dec 11, 1998 | 33 | ![]() | loss | MD 10 |
54 | Oct 22, 1998 | 32 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
53 | May 29, 1998 | 32 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
52 | Mar 21, 1998 | 32 | ![]() | win | KO 7 |
51 | Jul 25, 1997 | 31 | ![]() | win | MD 12 |
50 | May 09, 1997 | 31 | ![]() | win | RTD 5 |
49 | Mar 01, 1997 | 31 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
48 | Nov 03, 1996 | 30 | ![]() | win | TKO 10 |
47 | Mar 23, 1996 | 30 | ![]() | loss | SD 12 |
46 | Nov 04, 1995 | 29 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
45 | Sep 12, 1995 | 29 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
44 | Jul 15, 1995 | 29 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
43 | Jun 10, 1995 | 29 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
42 | Jan 07, 1995 | 29 | ![]() | loss | SD 12 |
41 | Oct 15, 1994 | 28 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
40 | Jun 07, 1994 | 28 | ![]() | win | KO 5 |
39 | Feb 26, 1994 | 28 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
38 | Nov 20, 1993 | 27 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
37 | Jun 19, 1993 | 27 | ![]() | nc | NA
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36 | Mar 27, 1993 | 27 | ![]() | win | TKO 11 |
35 | Sep 18, 1992 | 26 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
34 | Jul 11, 1992 | 26 | ![]() | win | KO 8 |
33 | Apr 23, 1992 | 26 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
32 | Dec 21, 1991 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 11 |
31 | Sep 21, 1991 | 25 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
30 | May 04, 1991 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 8 |
29 | Dec 14, 1990 | 25 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
28 | Aug 14, 1990 | 24 | ![]() | win | KO 5 |
27 | Jun 10, 1990 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
26 | Apr 27, 1990 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
25 | Jan 24, 1990 | 24 | ![]() | win | SD 12 |
24 | Jun 24, 1989 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 11 |
23 | Nov 29, 1988 | 23 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
22 | Jul 09, 1988 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 15 |
21 | Apr 15, 1988 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
20 | Nov 12, 1987 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
19 | Sep 25, 1987 | 21 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
18 | Jun 03, 1987 | 21 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
17 | Feb 20, 1987 | 21 | ![]() | win | KO 9 |
16 | Jan 30, 1987 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
15 | Dec 11, 1986 | 21 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
14 | Sep 27, 1986 | 20 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
13 | Jul 20, 1986 | 20 | ![]() | loss | UD 12 |
12 | May 06, 1986 | 20 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
11 | Mar 12, 1986 | 20 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
10 | Dec 12, 1985 | 20 | ![]() | win | KO 5 |
9 | Nov 20, 1985 | 19 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
8 | Oct 18, 1985 | 19 | ![]() | win | UD 6 |
7 | Oct 09, 1985 | 19 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
6 | Jul 26, 1985 | 19 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
5 | May 09, 1985 | 19 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
4 | Apr 09, 1985 | 19 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
3 | Mar 05, 1985 | 19 | ![]() | draw | PTS 4 |
2 | Nov 09, 1984 | 18 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
1 | Aug 25, 1984 | 18 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |