Orlando Fernandez (boxer)

Orlando Fernandez (born January 18, 1963, in Yabucoa) is a former Puerto Rican professional boxer. He competed in the men's featherweight event at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Orlando Fernández
Born	(1963-01-18) January 18, 1963 (age 62) Yabucoa, Puerto Rico
Statistics
Weight(s)	Super bantamweight Featherweight
Height	5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
Reach	64 in (163 cm)
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	30
Wins	22
Wins by KO	13
Losses	8

Professional career

After turning professional in 1985, he would go to defeat former world champion Julio Gervacio by ninth round knockout on December 15, 1989, then become WBO super bantamweight world champion on May 12, 1990, after stopping Valerio Nati in Italy.^[1] Fernandez lost his title in his fight against Jesse Benavides on May 24, 1991.^[2]

On July 14, 1996, Fernandez fought Marco Antonio Barrera for Barrera's WBO world Super Bantamweight title in Denver, Colorado, losing that fight by seventh round knockout. He then retired after losing to Kevin Kelley in his next contest, by a tenth round knockout on July 12, 1997, at Tunica, Mississippi.

Professional boxing record

30 fights	22 wins	8 losses
By knockout	13	2
By decision	9	6

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
30	Loss	22–8	Kevin Kelley	KO	10 (12)	1997-07-12	Sam's Town Casino, Tunica Resorts, Mississippi, U.S.	For WBU featherweight title
29	Loss	22–7	Marco Antonio Barrera	TKO	7 (12)	1996-07-14	Mammoth Gardens, Denver, Colorado, U.S.	For WBO super-bantamweight title
28	Win	22–6	Leobardo Mancillas	RTD	4 (?)	1996-03-30	Condado, Puerto Rico
27	Win	21–6	Luis Enrique Valenzuela	TKO	3 (10)	1995-06-15	Condado, Puerto Rico
26	Win	20–6	Antonio Hernández	UD	8 (8)	1995-05-04	Ponce, Puerto Rico
25	Loss	19–6	Junior Jones	UD	10 (10)	1994-06-12	Trump Plaza Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
24	Win	19–5	Javier León	SD	12 (12)	1994-02-05	Jai Alai Fronton, Miami, Florida, U.S.	Won vacant WBC FECARBOX featherweight title
23	Win	18–5	Tomas Valdez	KO	7 (10)	1993-10-15	Yabucoa, Puerto Rico
22	Win	17–5	Tony Wehbee	SD	12 (12)	1993-04-22	Workers Club, Revesby, New South Wales, Australia	Retained WBF super-bantamweight title
21	Win	16–5	Felix Camacho	UD	12 (12)	1992-12-09	San Juan, Puerto Rico	Won WBF super-bantamweight title
20	Win	15–5	Rafael Meran	TKO	9 (10)	1992-10-16	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
19	Win	14–5	Felix Camacho	UD	10 (10)	1992-09-04	Isla Verde, Puerto Rico
18	Loss	13–5	Carlos Uribe	UD	10 (10)	1992-06-07	Teatro Monumental, Santiago, Chile
17	Win	13–4	Nelson Rodriguez	PTS	10 (10)	1991-11-04	San Juan, Puerto Rico
16	Loss	12–4	Jesse Benavides	UD	12 (12)	1991-05-24	Memorial Coliseum, Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S.	Lost WBO super-bantamweight title
15	Loss	12–3	Miguel Juarez	PTS	10 (10)	1990-11-03	Centro Internacional Acapulco, Acapulco, Mexico
14	Win	12–2	Valerio Nati	TKO	10 (12)	1990-05-12	Sassari Arena, Sassari, Italy	Won WBO super-bantamweight title
13	Win	11–2	Julio Gervacio	KO	9 (?)	1989-12-15	Yabucoa, Puerto Rico
12	Loss	10–2	Ki Joon Lee	PTS	10 (10)	1989-06-17	Sangju Gymnasium, Sangju, South Korea
11	Win	10–1	Luis Rodriguez	KO	2 (?)	1988-12-09	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
10	Win	9–1	Atiliano Quinones	TKO	6 (10)	1988-10-08	Caguas, Puerto Rico
9	Win	8–1	Mario Cordero	TKO	2 (?)	1988-05-13	Sands Hotel & Casino, San Juan, Puerto Rico
8	Loss	7–1	Daniel Londas	PTS	8 (8)	1988-02-05	Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe
7	Win	7–0	Javier Pichardo	MD	10 (10)	1987-11-20	Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
6	Win	6–0	Jose Chevere	TKO	2 (?)	1987-03-14	San Juan, Puerto Rico
5	Win	5–0	Norgie Castro	KO	1 (6)	1986-06-22	Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, Puerto Rico
4	Win	4–0	Carlos Saez	PTS	4 (4)	1986-05-24	Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan, Puerto Rico
3	Win	3–0	Jesus Cruz	TKO	2 (4)	1985-08-03	Cayey, Puerto Rico
2	Win	2–0	Angel Rosario	SD	4 (4)	1985-03-30	Santurce, Puerto Rico
1	Win	1–0	Orlando Santiago	TKO	3 (4)	1985-02-23	Hato Rey, Puerto Rico

See also

• Boxing in Puerto Rico
• List of Puerto Rican boxing world champions
• List of world super-bantamweight boxing champions