Little Dado
Filipino boxer
Eleuterio Zapanta (nicknamed Little Dado; January 1, 1916 – July 7, 1965) was a flyweight boxer from the Philippines, who became World bantamweight champion in 1940 and World flyweight champion in 1941.
Professional career
Little Dado was one of the top flyweight and bantamweight boxers in the world during the late 1930s and early 1940s. From 1938 until the end of his career in 1943, Dado was ranked in the top five in the flyweight division by The Ring magazine, attaining the No. 1 rating in 1939, at a time when the title was deemed vacant by The Ring.
During his prime, Dado held both the world flyweight and bantamweight titles, receiving recognition in California. He expressed a desire to win the featherweight title, hoping to become the second boxer to hold three different world titles simultaneously.
Professional boxing record
Official record
All newspaper decisions are officially regarded as “no decision” bouts and are not counted in the win/loss/draw column.
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Record with the inclusion of newspaper decisions in the win/loss/draw column.
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