Jesus Rafael Orono is a former super flyweight boxing champion from Venezuela

Venezuela

Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...

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Amateur career

Born in Patono, Sucre

Sucre

Sucre, also known historically as Charcas, La Plata and Chuquisaca is the constitutional capital of Bolivia and the capital of the department of Chuquisaca. Located in the south-central part of the country, Sucre lies at an elevation of 2750m...

, Orono began as an amateur and compiled a record of 49 wins and 8 losses.

Amateur highlights

• Campeon Centroamericano (Medillin, Colombia)
• Silver Medal "Copa de los Reyes" (Romania)
• Boxan Champion 1977 & 1978
• Bronze at the Cordova Cardin, Cuba

Professional boxing

Orono turned professional in 1979. He captured the vacant WBC super flyweight title in his 11th professional fight, winning a decision over Seung-Hoon Lee the following year. He successfully defended his title three times, before losing it to Chul-Ho Kim

Chul-Ho Kim

Kim Chul-Ho is a former boxer from South Korea.In 1981, Kim became the WBC Super Flyweight champion with a 9 round KO win over Rafael Orono in San Cristóbal, Venezuela. He defended the belt five times before losing it to Rafael Orono in 1982.-External links:...

 in 1981 by KO. He recaptured the title in a 1982 a rematch with a TKO over Kim. Orono defended his belt three more times before losing it to Payao Poontarat

Payao Poontarat

Payao Poontarat was a Thai boxer who, at the age of 18, won the bronze medal in the men's Light flyweight category at the 1976 Summer Olympics...

 by decision in 1983. In 1985 he took on WBA super flyweight title holder Khaosai Galaxy

Khaosai Galaxy

Khaosai Galaxy is a former professional Thai super flyweight boxer and Muaythai kickboxer. Khaosai defended his WBA world title 19 times in seven years , winning 16 of his title fights by knockouts. A member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame he is widely considered as one of the greatest...

, but lost by a TKO. Orono retired from boxing in 1988.