Little Dado
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.
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| Real name | Eleuterio Zapanta |
| Weight(s) | Flyweight Bantamweight |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Born | January 1, 1916 La Carlota, Negros Occidental, Philippines |
| Died | July 7, 1965 (aged 49) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 90 |
| Wins | 73 (1 NWS) |
| Wins by KO | 22 |
| Losses | 6 |
| Draws | 11 |
| No contests | 0 |
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.
Professional boxing record
| 88 fights | 70 wins | 6 losses |
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| By knockout | 22 | 1 |
| By decision | 48 | 5 |
| Draws | 11 | |
| Newspaper decisions/draws | 1 | |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Opponent's Record | Type | Round, Time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 88 | Loss | 70-6-11 (1) |  David Kui Kong Young |
51-9-7 | TKO | 8 (12) 2:32 | 4 Jul 1943 | Honolulu Stadium, Honolulu |
For World Bantamweight title |
| 87 | Win | 70-5-11 (1) |  Quentin Hernandez |
6-8-3 | KO | 1 (10) 2:50 | 14 Mar 1943 | Civic Auditorium, Honolulu |
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| 86 | Win | 69-5-11 (1) | Adolph Samuels |
21-23-11 | PTS | 10 | 8 Nov 1942 | Civic Auditorium, Honolulu |
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| 85 | Win | 68-5-11 (1) | Joho Shimira |
11-5-4 | PTS | 10 | 5 Dec 1941 | Civic Auditorium, Honolulu |
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| 84 | Loss | 67-5-11 (1) | David Kui Kong Young |
44-9-4 | UD | 10 | 11 Aug 1941 | Honolulu Stadium, Honolulu |
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| 83 | Win | 67-4-11 (1) | Nat Corum |
6-14-10 | PTS | 10 | 9 May 1941 | Civic Auditorium, Honolulu |
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| 82 | Loss | 66-4-11 (1) | David Kui Kong Young |
42-9-3 | UD | 10 | 4 Apr 1941 | Honolulu Stadium, Honolulu |
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| 81 | Win | 66-3-11 (1) | Jackie Jurich |
48-9-6 | PTS | 10 | 21 Feb 1941 | Civic Auditorium, Honolulu |
Won NBA Flyweight title |
| 80 | Win | 65-3-11 (1) | Tony Olivera |
33-2-9 | PTS | 10 | 24 Jan 1941 | Civic Auditorium, Honolulu |
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| 79 | Win | 64-3-11 (1) | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Kenny Lindsay |
5-1-1 | PTS | 10 | 29 Nov 1940 | Civic Auditorium, Watsonville |
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| 78 | Win | 63-3-11 (1) | Nat Corum |
3-10-9 | PTS | 10 | 21 Oct 1940 | Coliseum Bowl, San Francisco |
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| 77 | Win | 62-3-11 (1) |  Rio Rico |
0-3-0 | KO | 2 (8)
? |
11 Oct 1940 | Civic Auditorium, Watsonville |
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| 76 | Win | 61-3-11 (1) | Olin Loy |
12-16-5 | TKO | 9 (10) 0:40 | 2 Sep 1940 | Pismo Beach Arena, Pismo Beach |
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| 75 | Win | 60-3-11(1) | Nick De Posta |
2-2-0 | TKO | 6 (8)
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30 Aug 1940 | Civic Auditorium, Watsonville |
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| 74 | Draw | 59-3-11 (1) | Nat Corum |
3-9-8 | PTS | 10 | 13 Aug 1940 | Civic Auditorium, San Jose |
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| 73 | Win | 59-3-10 (1) | Jackie Jurich |
43-8-5 | NWS | 12 | 30 Jul 1940 | Civic Auditorium, San Jose |
Newspaper decision Provided by the Oakland Tribune and San Jose News. |
| 72 | Draw | 59-3-10 |  Little Pancho |
93-12-22 | PTS | 10 | 17 Jun 1940 | Civic Auditorium, San Francisco |
For World Flyweight title (California Version) |
| 71 | Win | 59-3-9 | Henry Hook |
116-69-17 | TKO | 4 (10) | 10 May 1940 | Pismo Beach Arena, Pismo Beach |
Hook was stopped due to a cut on his right eye. |
| 70 | Win | 58-3-9 | Tony Olivera |
29-1-8 | PTS | 10 | 24 Apr 1940 | Auditorium, Oakland |
Won World Bantamweight title (California Version) |
| 69 | Draw | 57-3-9 | Tony Olivera |
29-1-7 | PTS | 10 | 28 Feb 1940 | Auditorium, Oakland |
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| 68 | Draw | 57-3-8 | Manuel Ortiz |
19-9-0 | PTS | 10 | 30 Jan 1940 | Memorial Civic Auditorium, Stockton |
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| 67 | Win | 57-3-7 | Horace Mann |
22-13-7 | TKO | 7 (10) | 12 Jan 1940 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood |
Mann quits after he claimed that Dado had thumbed him in the right eye. |
| 66 | Win | 56-3-7 | Horace Mann |
22-12-7 | TKO | 2 (10) ? | 15 Dec 1939 | Civic Auditorium, Watsonville |
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| 65 | Win | 55-3-7 | Henry Hook |
114-66-17 | TKO | 3 (10) 1:40 | 28 Nob 1939 | Memorial Civic Auditorium, Stockton |
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| 64 | Win | 54-3-7 | Henry Hook |
114-65-17 | PTS | 10 | 17 Nov 1939 | Civic Auditorium, Watsonville |
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| 63 | Draw | 53-3-7 | Lou Salica |
48-8-9 | PTS | 10 | 20 Oct 1939 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood |
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| 62 | Draw | 53-3-6 | Jackie Jurich |
39-6-4 | PTS | 10 | 22 Sep 1939 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood |
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| 61 | Win | 53-3-5 |  Jimmy Webster |
16-5-1 | PTS | 10 | 23 Aug 1939 | Auditorium, Oakland |
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| 60 | Win | 52-3-5 | Joey Rosenberg |
18-6-7 | KO | 3 (10) 1:32 | 14 Jul 1939 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood |
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| 59 | Win | 51-3-5 | Tomy Souza |
42-30-21 | KO | 3 (10) ? | 7 Jul 1939 | Civic Auditorium, Watsonville |
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| 58 | Win | 50-3-5 | Lou Salica |
46-7-9 | PTS | 10 | 16 Jun 1939 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood |
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| 57 | Win | 49-3-5 | Tommy Cobb |
21-13-7 | TKO | 9 (12) ? | 2 Jun 1939 | Civic Auditorium, Watsonville |
Defended CSAC California Bantamweight title |
| 56 | Win | 48-3-5 | Bobby Wright |
13-43-3 | TKO | 8 (10) ? | 26 May 1939 | Pismo Beach Arena, Pismo Beach |
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| 55 | Draw | 47-3-5 | Lou Salica |
44-7-8 | PTS | 10 | 1 Mar 1949 | Auditorium, Oakland |
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| 54 | Win | 47-3-4 | Young Joe Roche |
39-5-7 | PTS | 10 | 31 Jan 1939 | Memorial Civic Auditorium, Stockton |
Defended CSAC California Bantamweight title |
| 53 | Win | 46-3-4 | Small Montana |
74-11-9 | PTS | 10 | 30 Nov 1938 | Auditorium, Oakland |
Won American Flyweight title (California Version) |
| 52 | Win | 45-3-4 | Olin Loy |
10-7-5 | PTS | 10 | 25 Oct 1938 | Memorial Civic Auditorium, Stockton |
Defended CSAC California Bantamweight title |
| 51 | Win | 44-3-4 | Jimmy (Babe) McCusker |
21-8-2 | PTS | 10 | 20 Sep 1938 | Memorial Civic Auditorium, Stockton |
Won CSAC California Bantamweight title |
| 50 | Win | 43-3-4 | Olin Loy |
10-5-5 | PTS | 10 | 19 Aug 1938 | Pismo Beach Arena, Pismo Beach |
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| 49 | Win | 42-3-4 | Donnie Maes |
10-9-3 | PTS | 10 | 28 Jun 1938 | Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento |
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| 48 | Win | 41-3-4 | Young Joe Roche |
37-1-3 | PTS | 10 | 18 May 1938 | Auditorium, Oakland |
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| 47 | Win | 40-3-4 | Horace Mann |
18-8-5 | TKO | 4 (10) 1:35 | 3 May 1938 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles |
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| 46 | Win | 39-3-4 | Tony Ramirez |
21-26-7 | KO | 2 (10) 2:57 | 26 Apr 1938 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles |
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| 45 | Draw | 38-3-4 | Donnie Maes |
9-8-2 | PTS | 10 | 23 Mar 1938 | Auditorium, Oakland |
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| 44 | Win | 38-3-3 | Jackie Jurich |
35-1-3 | PTS | 10 | 2 Mar 1938 | Auditorium, Oakland |
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| 43 | Win | 37-3-3 | Little Caesar |
6-16-2 | KO | 2 (10) ? | 18 Jan 1938 | Memorial Civic Auditorium, Stockton |
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| 42 | Win | 36-3-3 | Horace Mann |
18-6-4 | KO | 1 (10) 2:26 | 1 Jan 1938 | Memorial Civic Auditorium, Stockton |
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| 41 | Win | 35-3-3 | Tony Ramirez |
21-25-7 | TKO | 6 (10) ? | 21 Dec 1937 | Civic Auditorium, San Jose |
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| 40 | Win | 34-3-3 | Tommy Cobb |
15-4-4 | TKO | 6 (10) ? | 30 Nov 1937 | Stockton, California |
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| 39 | Win | 33-3-3 | Joey Rosenberg |
13-0-5 | PTS | 8 | 14 Oct 1937 | Civic Auditorium, Honolulu |
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| 38 | Draw | 32-3-3 | Little Montana |
67-10-7 | PTS | 10 | 27 Aug 1937 | Civic Auditorium, Honolulu |
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| 37 | Win | 32-3-2 | Tommy Cobb |
12-3-4 | KO | 4 (10) 2:15 | 16 Jul 1937 | Civic Auditorium, Honolulu |
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| 36 | Win | 31-3-2 | Tommy Cobb |
12-2-4 | TKO | 2 (8)
? |
19 Jun 1937 | Armory, Lihue |
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| 35 | Win | 30-3-2 | Jackie Jurich |
28-0-2 | PTS | 10 | 4 Jun 1937 | Civic Auditorium, Honolulu |
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| 34 | Win | 29-3-2 | Augie Curtis |
44-13-11 | PTS | 10 | 9 Apr 1937 | Civic Auditorium, Honolulu |
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| 33 | Loss | 28-3-2 | Little Pancho |
70-11-19 | TD | 12 | 19 Dec 1936 | Manila, Metro Manila |
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| 32 | Loss | 28-2-2 | Little Pancho |
66-11-19 | PTS | 10 | 19 Jul 1936 | Bacolod City, Negros Occidental |
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| 31 | Draw | 28-1-2 | Little Pancho |
65-11-18 | PTS | 15 | 6 Jun 1936 | Manila, Metro Manila |
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| 30 | Loss | 28-1-1 | Little Pancho |
64-11-18 | PTS | 12 | 16 May 1939 | Manila, Metro Manila |
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| 29 | Win | 28-0-1 |  Yoichiro Hanada |
15-4-6 | PTS | 10 | 2 May 1936 | Manila, Metro Manila |
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| 28 | Win | 27-0-1 | Small Doro |
0-3-0 | PTS | 10 | 4 Apr 1936 | Iloilo City, Iloilo |
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| 27 | Win | 26-0-1 | Joe Brazil |
0-2-3 | PTS | 10 | 29 Feb 1936 | Iloilo City, Iloilo |
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| 26 | Win | 25-0-1 | Johnny Mortell |
0-2-0 | PTS | 10 | 23 Dec 1935 | Bacolod City, Negros Occidental |
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| 25 | Win | 24-0-1 | Speedy Cabanela |
10-5-6 | PTS | 10 | 9 Dec 1935 | Bacolod City, Negros Occidental |
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| 24 | Win | 23-0-1 | Speedy Cabanela |
10-4-6 | PTS | 12 | 26 Sep 1939 | Rizal Stadium, Manila |
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| 23 | Win | 22-0-1 | OK Cruz |
debut | PTS | 10 | 31 Aug 1935 | Bacolod City, Negros Occidental |
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| 22 | Win | 21-0-1 | Augie Curtis |
36-9-9 | PTS | 10 | 8 Jun 1935 | Bacolod City, Negros Occidental |
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| 21 | Win | 20-0-1 | Kid Pacana |
0-1-0 | PTS | 10 | 4 May 1935 | Bacolod City, Negros Occidental |
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| 20 | Win | 19-0-1 | Kid Agustin |
0-1-0 | PTS | 10 | 23 Mar 1935 | Bacolod City, Negros Occidental |
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| 19 | Win | 18-0-1 | Rocky Montano |
debut | PTS | 10 | 2 Mar 1935 | Cavite City, Cavite |
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| 18 | Win | 17-0-1 | James Eagle |
debut | PTS | 10 | 19 Jan 1935 | Rizal Stadium, Manila |
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| 17 | Win | 16-0-1 | Johnny Mortell |
0-1-0 | PTS | 10 | 29 Dec 1934 | Manila, Metro Manila |
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| 16 | Win | 15-0-1 | Johnny Mortell |
debut | PTS | 6 | 1 Dec 1934 | Rizal Stadium, Manila |
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| 15 | Win | 14-0-1 | Small Doro |
0-2-0 | PTS | 6 | 10 Nov 1934 | Osmena Park, Manila |
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| 14 | Win | 13-0-1 | Small Doro |
0-1-0 | PTS | 10 | 3 Oct 1934 | Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila |
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| 13 | Win | 12-0-1 | Rush Medina |
0-4-1 | PTS | 8 | 18 Aug 1934 | Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila |
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| 12 | Win | 11-0-1 | Rush Medina |
0-3-1 | TKO | 6 (?)
? |
7 Jul 1934 | Manila, Metro Manila |
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| 11 | Win | 10-0-1 | Dan Viranda |
0-1-1 | PTS | 8 | 3 Feb 1934 | Manila, Metro Manila |
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| 10 | Win | 9-0-1 | Joe Brazil |
debut | PTS | 8 | 20 Jan 1934 | Olympic Stadium, Manila |
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| 9 | Win | 8-0-1 | Rush Medina |
0-2-1 | PTS | 8 | 9 Dec 1933 | Olympic Stadium, Manila |
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| 8 | Win | 7-0-1 | Small Doro |
debut | PTS | 6 | 11 Nov 1933 | Manila, Metro Manila |
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| 7 | Win | 6-0-1 | Tony Gorilla |
debut | PTS | 4 | 9 Sep 1933 | Manila, Metro Manila |
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| 6 | Win | 5-0-1 | Young Bagnog |
debut | PTS | 4 | 1 Jul 1933 | Manila, Metro Manila |
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| 5 | Win | 4-0-1 | Pancho Vinia |
0-1-0 | PTS | 6 | 10 Mar 1933 | Cavite City, Cavite |
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| 4 | Win | 3-0-1 | Max Moro |
debut | PTS | 4 | 28 Jan 1933 | Manila, Metro Manila |
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| 3 | Win | 2-0-1 | Pancho Vinia |
debut | PTS | 4 | 24 Dec 1932 | Pasay City, Metro Manila |
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| 2 | Win | 1-0-1 | David Dencio |
1-0-0 | PTS | 4 | 3 Sep 1932 | Manila, Metro Manila |
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| 1 | Draw | 0-0-1 | Frankie Librado |
debut | PTS | 4 | 24 Aug 1932 | ??? |
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See also
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