SPORT & NOTE
Donato Paduano

Male

"L'Ange du ring"
Super-Welterweight, Canada, Montreal, Québec
Born: November 28, 1948, Ripabottoni, Campobasso, Abruzzi e Molise, Italy
Died: November 19, 2024, Montreal, Québec, Canada
(Paduano died of complications from diabetes)

Italian-Canadian

as an amateur:
Canadian Champion
1967 Pan American Championships bronze medal
1968 Open New York Golden Gloves Championship winner
1968 Mexico City, Mexico, Olympic Games preliminaries, 67 kg
WPTS 4:1 Fidelis Onyesom (NGA)
LPTS 5:0 Mario Omar Guillotti (ARG)







Amateur results

DateOpponentPlaceResult
1968
Mexico City, Mexico, Olympic Games preliminaries, 67 kg
+ Oct. 19Fidelis Onyesom (NGA)Mexico City, Mexico WPTS 4:1
- Oct. 22Mario Omar GuillottiMexico City, Mexico LPTS 5:0

Professional record

DateOpponentPlaceResult
1968
+ Nov. 11Serge ProulxShawinigan, CanadaW 8
+ Nov. 21Al BashirMontreal, CanadaKO 4
+ Nov. 25Terry HaywardWabush, CanadaW 6
1969
+ Jan. 22Dorman CrawfordNew York, USAW 6
+ Feb. 27Luc PivinMontreal, CanadaW 8
+ Mar. 25Nikita Tar HockerMontreal, CanadaKO 3
+ Apr. 18Juan RamosNew York, USAW 8
+ May 4Carlo CarusoMagog, CanadaKO 4
+ June 5Danny AndrewsMontreal, CanadaW 8
+ July 14Billy LonerganNew York, USATKO 6
+ July 31Dick FrenchMontreal, CanadaTKO 5
+ Aug. 21Raoul SarrazinCap de la Madeleine, CanadaKO 3
+ Aug. 29Augie SimmonsQuebec City, CanadaKO 8
+ Sept. 10Colin FraserMontreal, CanadaTKO 10
+ Oct. 6Pablo LopezNew York, USAW 10
+ Dec. 9Joey DurelleMontreal, CanadaW 12
(Won Canadian Welterweight Title)
1970
+ Jan. 26Pat MurphyNew York, USAW 10
+ Mar. 3Joey DurelleMontreal, CanadaW 12
(Retained Canadian Welterweight Title)
+ May 11Marcel Cerdan JrNew York, USAW 10
+ July 9Johnny CookeMontreal, CanadaW 10
+ Oct. 15Colin FraserToronto, CanadaW 10
+ Nov. 5Don RossMontreal, CanadaW 10
- Dec. 7Ken BuchananNew York, USAL 10
1971
- Feb. 18Clyde GrayMontreal, CanadaL 12
(Lost Canadian Welterweight Title)
+ May 17Bobby O'BrienNew York, USAW 10
- July 12Danny McAloonNew York, USAL 10
+ Aug. 22Terry HaywardLabrador City, CanadaKO 9
+ Sept. 2Juan RamosMontreal, CanadaKO 7
+ Sept. 21Dennis RiggsJacksonville, USAW 10
= Nov. 4Fernand MarcotteMontreal, CanadaDraw 10
+ Dec. 16Jim MeilleurMontreal, CanadaW 10
1972
+ Feb. 15Fernand MarcotteMontreal, CanadaW 10
+ Apr. 12Luis Manuel RodriguezMontreal, CanadaW 10
- June 15Reynald CantinMontreal, CanadaL 12
(For vacant Canadian Super-Welterweight Title)
+ Aug. 24Reynald CantinMontreal, CanadaW 12
(Won Canadian Super-Welterweight Title)
+ Dec. 6Jimmy NobodyHull, CanadaTKO 5
1973
- Feb. 27Ray Chavez GuerreroMontreal, CanadaL 12
(For vacant Canadian Welterweight Title)
+ Apr. 11Roscoe BellToronto, CanadaW 10
+ May 17Jose Pagan RiveraVerdun, CanadaKO 5
- June 7Charkey RamonSydney, AustraliaTKO by 11
(For Commonwealth Super-Welterweight Title)
1974
+ Apr. 16Al CookMiami Beach, USAW 10
+ Apr. 29Claude GauthierToronto, CanadaW 10
+ May 13Marc GervaisQuebec City, CanadaW 10
+ June 4Jesus AliciaMontreal, Canada TKO 7
+ July 24Bob ShellingsChicoutimi, CanadaW 10
+ Sept. 9Jean-Claude LeClairMontreal, CanadaKO 7
+ Oct. 27Ray RoseRouyn-Noranda, Canada W 10
- Dec. 10Emile GriffithMontreal, CanadaL 10
1975
- Mar. 14Roberto BenacquistaMilano, ItalyL 8
1976
+ May 24Jean-Yves FillionQuebec City, CanadaW 10
= June 15Frank DavilaPointe-aux-Trembles, CanadaDraw 10
+ Sept. 21Frank DavilaMontreal, CanadaW 10
- Nov. 17Pablo RodriguezQuebec City, CanadaL 10
1977-1979
Inactive
1980
+ Mar. 25Rick HoranMontreal, CanadaTKO 3
- May 7Jimmy GradsonMontreal, CanadaL 10

 

Summary

Total bouts: 55, Won: 43 (15 inside the limit), Lost: 10 (1 inside the limit), Draw: 2, NC: 0