Little Dado

Little Dado
Statistics
Real name Eleuterio Zapanta
Rated at Flyweight
Bantamweight
Nationality Filipino
Born (1916-01-01)January 1, 1916
La Carlota, Negros Occidental, Philippines
Died July 7, 1965(1965-07-07) (aged 49)
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 90
Wins 73 (1 NWS)
Wins by KO 22
Losses 6
Draws 11
No contests 0

Eleuterio Zapanta or 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 Bantamweights 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 #1 overall rating in 1939, during a time when the title was deemed vacant by The Ring.

During his prime, Dado claimed both the World Flyweight and Bantamweight Titles, attaining recognition in California. Dado expressed a desire to win the Featherweight Title, hoping to become the second boxer to ever hold three different world titles simultaneously.

In 1996 The Ring rated Little Dado as the fifth greatest Filipino boxer in history.

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