Orlando Canizales is a 58-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 | Frank Toledo | loss | SD 10 |
56 | Jun 04, 1999 | 33 | Richard De Jesus | win | RTD 6 |
55 | Dec 11, 1998 | 33 | Richard De Jesus | loss | MD 10 |
54 | Oct 22, 1998 | 32 | Tomas Valdez | win | KO 3 |
53 | May 29, 1998 | 32 | Javier Diaz | win | UD 10 |
52 | Mar 21, 1998 | 32 | Jose Luis Montes | win | KO 7 |
51 | Jul 25, 1997 | 31 | Edwin Santana | win | MD 12 |
50 | May 09, 1997 | 31 | Manuel Arellano | win | RTD 5 |
49 | Mar 01, 1997 | 31 | Roland Gomez | win | KO 4 |
48 | Nov 03, 1996 | 30 | Sergio Reyes | win | TKO 10 |
47 | Mar 23, 1996 | 30 | Junior Jones 25 39-2 | loss | SD 12 |
46 | Nov 04, 1995 | 29 | Julio Cesar Portillo | win | TKO 2 |
45 | Sep 12, 1995 | 29 | Danny Aponte | win | TKO 7 |
44 | Jul 15, 1995 | 29 | Johnny Lewus | win | UD 12 |
43 | Jun 10, 1995 | 29 | Kino Rodriguez | win | KO 2 |
42 | Jan 07, 1995 | 29 | Wilfredo Vazquez 34 41-6-2 | loss | SD 12 |
41 | Oct 15, 1994 | 28 | Sergio Reyes | win | UD 12 |
40 | Jun 07, 1994 | 28 | Rolando Bohol | win | KO 5 |
39 | Feb 26, 1994 | 28 | Gerardo Martinez | win | TKO 4 |
38 | Nov 20, 1993 | 27 | Juvenal Berrio | win | UD 12 |
37 | Jun 19, 1993 | 27 | Derrick Whiteboy | nc | NA
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36 | Mar 27, 1993 | 27 | Clarence Adams | win | TKO 11 |
35 | Sep 18, 1992 | 26 | Samuel Duran | win | UD 12 |
34 | Jul 11, 1992 | 26 | Fernando Ramos | win | KO 8 |
33 | Apr 23, 1992 | 26 | Francisco Alvarez | win | UD 12 |
32 | Dec 21, 1991 | 26 | Ray Minus | win | TKO 11 |
31 | Sep 21, 1991 | 25 | Fernie Morales | win | UD 12 |
30 | May 04, 1991 | 25 | Billy Hardy | win | TKO 8 |
29 | Dec 14, 1990 | 25 | Francisco Ortiz | win | UD 10 |
28 | Aug 14, 1990 | 24 | Eddie Rangel | win | KO 5 |
27 | Jun 10, 1990 | 24 | Paul Gonzales | win | TKO 2 |
26 | Apr 27, 1990 | 24 | Jesus Portillo | win | TKO 6 |
25 | Jan 24, 1990 | 24 | Billy Hardy | win | SD 12 |
24 | Jun 24, 1989 | 23 | Kelvin Seabrooks | win | TKO 11 |
23 | Nov 29, 1988 | 23 | Jimmy Navarro | win | KO 1 |
22 | Jul 09, 1988 | 22 | Kelvin Seabrooks | win | TKO 15 |
21 | Apr 15, 1988 | 22 | Louis Curtis | win | TKO 2 |
20 | Nov 12, 1987 | 21 | Armando Velasco | win | TKO 4 |
19 | Sep 25, 1987 | 21 | Jose Olivares | win | KO 4 |
18 | Jun 03, 1987 | 21 | Alonzo Gonzalez | win | UD 10 |
17 | Feb 20, 1987 | 21 | Javier Lucas | win | KO 9 |
16 | Jan 30, 1987 | 21 | Prudencio Cardona | win | TKO 6 |
15 | Dec 11, 1986 | 21 | Jorge Vazquez | win | KO 2 |
14 | Sep 27, 1986 | 20 | Juan Garcia | win | KO 1 |
13 | Jul 20, 1986 | 20 | Paul Gonzales | loss | UD 12 |
12 | May 06, 1986 | 20 | Javier Diaz | win | UD 10 |
11 | Mar 12, 1986 | 20 | Cuauhtémoc Villenueva | win | KO 2 |
10 | Dec 12, 1985 | 20 | Jorge Fuentes Martinez | win | KO 5 |
9 | Nov 20, 1985 | 19 | Steve Whetstone | win | KO 3 |
8 | Oct 18, 1985 | 19 | Armando Castro | win | UD 6 |
7 | Oct 09, 1985 | 19 | Rolando Luna | win | KO 1 |
6 | Jul 26, 1985 | 19 | Manuel Gago | win | TKO 2 |
5 | May 09, 1985 | 19 | Nelson Garcia | win | TKO 1 |
4 | Apr 09, 1985 | 19 | Juan Camero | win | TKO 1 |
3 | Mar 05, 1985 | 19 | Rogelio Leanos | draw | PTS 4 |
2 | Nov 09, 1984 | 18 | Reymundo Eureste | win | KO 1 |
1 | Aug 25, 1984 | 18 | Juan Perez | win | TKO 2 |