Diosdado Posadas better known as Speedy Dado, was a Filipino boxer

Boxing

Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...

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Dado began his boxing career in 1926. He was undefeated until he met Newsboy Brown

Newsboy Brown

David Montrose, better known as Newsboy Brown, was an American boxer.As part of the inaugural card for the famous Olympic Auditorium, he defeated Frankie Grandetta by points. Brown had two famous bouts against Corporal Izzy Schwartz. Brown beat him in 1925 but lost in a title bout to Corporal Izzy...

 in 1928 for the California version of the world flyweight title. Brown defeated him by knockout in the sixth round. He met Brown again twice more, winning one fight and losing the other.

Dado fought for world titles on three other occasions, losing all of them. He lost a 1933 fight to Baby Arizmendi

Baby Arizmendi

Alberto "Baby" Arizmendi was a professional boxer and featherweight world title holder. He also competed in the bantamweight and welterweight divisions. Arizmendi is famous for being the youngest boxer to turn pro...

 for the California version of the world featherweight title, another fight in 1933 to Freddie Miller

Freddie Miller (boxer)

Freddie Miller was an American boxer from Cincinnati, Ohio. Freddie Miller was one of the very best featherweight boxers of the 1930s, and was named to Ring Magazine's list of the 80 Best Fighters of the Last 80 Years....

 for the National Boxing Association featherweight title, and a 1935 fight against Pablo Dano for the California version of the bantamweight world title.

Although he never won a world title, he did defeat Lou Salica, Panama Al Brown

Panama Al Brown

Alfonso Teofilo Brown , better known as Panama Al Brown, was a bantamweight boxer from Panama who made history by becoming boxing's first Hispanic world champion. Brown was a native of the city of Colón....

, and drew with Midget Wolgast

Midget Wolgast

Joseph Robert Loscalzo also known as Midget Wolgast was a world flyweight boxing champion.-Professional career:...

, all of whom held championships during their career. Dado retired from boxing in 1940.

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