Orlando Canizales (50-5-1, 37) was born in Laredo, Webb County, Texas, U.S. on November 25, 1965. At the age of 18 years on August 25, 1984, he made his professional boxing debut against Juan Perez, winning the fight via 2nd-round TKO.
On his 22nd career fight at 22 years old, Canizales became a bantamweight world champion on July 9, 1988 after defeating Kelvin Seabrooks via 15th-round TKO to win the IBF title.
Canizales' last fight was a 10-round split decision loss to Frank Toledo at age 33 on September 24, 1999. He retired from the sport of boxing following this loss.
Some of Orlando Canizales' best fights have been against Wilfredo Vazquez, Junior Jones, Louis Curtis, Jimmy Navarro, Kelvin Seabrooks and Paul Gonzales.
Canizales has 5 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
57 | Sep 24, 1999 33 years, 9 months 50-5-1 (37) | Frank Toledo | 10 | SD | LOSS | |
56 | Jun 4, 1999 33 years, 6 months 50-4-1 (37) | Richard De Jesus | 6 | RTD | WIN | |
55 | Dec 11, 1998 33 years 49-4-1 (36) | Richard De Jesus | 10 | MD | LOSS | |
54 | Oct 22, 1998 32 years, 10 months 49-3-1 (36) | Tomas Valdez | 3 | KO | WIN | |
53 | May 29, 1998 32 years, 6 months 48-3-1 (35) | Javier Diaz | 10 | UD | WIN | |
52 | Mar 21, 1998 32 years, 3 months 47-3-1 (35) | Jose Luis Montes | 7 | KO | WIN | |
51 | Jul 25, 1997 31 years, 8 months 46-3-1 (34) | Edwin Santana | FT | 12 | MD | WIN |
50 | May 9, 1997 31 years, 5 months 45-3-1 (34) | Manuel Arellano | 5 | RTD | WIN | |
49 | Mar 1, 1997 31 years, 3 months 44-3-1 (33) | Roland Gomez | 4 | KO | WIN | |
48 | Nov 3, 1996 30 years, 11 months 43-3-1 (32) | Sergio Reyes | FT | 10 | TKO | WIN |
47  | Mar 23, 1996 30 years, 3 months 42-3-1 (31) | 25 years, 3 months 39-2 (25) | 12 | SD | LOSS | |
46 | Nov 4, 1995 29 years, 11 months 42-2-1 (31) | Julio Cesar Portillo | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
45 | Sep 12, 1995 29 years, 9 months 41-2-1 (30) | Danny Aponte | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
44 | Jul 15, 1995 29 years, 7 months 40-2-1 (29) | Johnny Lewus | 12 | UD | WIN | |
43 | Jun 10, 1995 29 years, 6 months 39-2-1 (29) | Kino Rodriguez | 2 | KO | WIN | |
42  | Jan 7, 1995 29 years, 1 months 38-2-1 (28) | 34 years, 5 months 41-6-2 (32) | SBT | 12 | SD | LOSS For WBA |
41 | Oct 15, 1994 28 years, 10 months 38-1-1 (28) | Sergio Reyes | BT | 12 | UD | WIN Defended IBF |
40 | Jun 7, 1994 28 years, 6 months 37-1-1 (28) | Rolando Bohol | BT | 5 | KO | WIN Defended IBF |
39 | Feb 26, 1994 28 years, 3 months 36-1-1 (27) | Gerardo Martinez | BT | 4 | TKO | WIN Defended IBF |
38 | Nov 20, 1993 27 years, 11 months 35-1-1 (26) | Juvenal Berrio | BT | 12 | UD | WIN Defended IBF |
37 | Jun 19, 1993 27 years, 6 months 34-1-1 (26) | Derrick Whiteboy | 3 | KO | NC | |
36 | Mar 27, 1993 27 years, 4 months 34-1-1 (26) | Clarence Adams | BT | 11 | TKO | WIN Defended IBF |
35 | Sep 18, 1992 26 years, 9 months 33-1-1 (25) | Samuel Duran | BT | 12 | UD | WIN Defended IBF |
34 | Jul 11, 1992 26 years, 7 months 32-1-1 (25) | Fernando Ramos | 8 | KO | WIN | |
33 | Apr 23, 1992 26 years, 4 months 31-1-1 (24) | Francisco Alvarez | BT | 12 | UD | WIN Defended IBF |
32 | Dec 21, 1991 26 years 30-1-1 (24) | Ray Minus | BT | 11 | TKO | WIN Defended IBF |
31 | Sep 21, 1991 25 years, 9 months 29-1-1 (23) | Fernie Morales | BT | 12 | UD | WIN Defended IBF |
30 | May 4, 1991 25 years, 5 months 28-1-1 (23) | Billy Hardy | BT | 8 | TKO | WIN Defended IBF |
29 | Dec 14, 1990 25 years 27-1-1 (22) | Francisco Ortiz | 10 | UD | WIN | |
28 | Aug 14, 1990 24 years, 8 months 26-1-1 (22) | Eddie Rangel | BT | 5 | KO | WIN Defended IBF |
27 | Jun 10, 1990 24 years, 6 months 25-1-1 (21) | Paul Gonzales | BT | 2 | TKO | WIN Defended IBF |
26 | Apr 27, 1990 24 years, 5 months 24-1-1 (20) | Jesus Portillo | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
25 | Jan 24, 1990 24 years, 1 months 23-1-1 (19) | Billy Hardy | BT | 12 | SD | WIN Defended IBF |
24 | Jun 24, 1989 23 years, 6 months 22-1-1 (19) | Kelvin Seabrooks | BT | 11 | TKO | WIN Defended IBF |
23 | Nov 29, 1988 23 years 21-1-1 (18) | Jimmy Navarro | BT | 1 | KO | WIN Defended IBF |
22 | Jul 9, 1988 22 years, 7 months 20-1-1 (17) | Kelvin Seabrooks | BT | 15 | TKO | WIN Won IBF |
21 | Apr 15, 1988 22 years, 4 months 19-1-1 (16) | Louis Curtis | SFL | 2 | TKO | WIN |
20 | Nov 12, 1987 21 years, 11 months 18-1-1 (15) | Armando Velasco | FL | 4 | TKO | WIN |
19 | Sep 25, 1987 21 years, 10 months 17-1-1 (14) | Jose Olivares | 4 | KO | WIN | |
18 | Jun 3, 1987 21 years, 6 months 16-1-1 (13) | Alonzo Gonzalez | 10 | UD | WIN | |
17 | Feb 20, 1987 21 years, 2 months 15-1-1 (13) | Javier Lucas | 9 | KO | WIN | |
16 | Jan 30, 1987 21 years, 2 months 14-1-1 (12) | Prudencio Cardona | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
15 | Dec 11, 1986 21 years 13-1-1 (11) | Jorge Vazquez | 2 | KO | WIN | |
14 | Sep 27, 1986 20 years, 10 months 12-1-1 (10) | Juan Garcia | 1 | KO | WIN | |
13 | Jul 20, 1986 20 years, 7 months 11-1-1 (9) | Paul Gonzales | FL | 12 | UD | LOSS |
12 | May 6, 1986 20 years, 5 months 11-0-1 (9) | Javier Diaz | 10 | UD | WIN | |
11 | Mar 12, 1986 20 years, 3 months 10-0-1 (9) | Cuauhtémoc Villenueva | 2 | KO | WIN | |
10 | Dec 12, 1985 20 years 9-0-1 (8) | Jorge Fuentes Martinez | 5 | KO | WIN | |
9 | Nov 20, 1985 19 years, 11 months 8-0-1 (7) | Steve Whetstone | 3 | KO | WIN | |
8 | Oct 18, 1985 19 years, 10 months 7-0-1 (6) | Armando Castro | 6 | UD | WIN | |
7 | Oct 9, 1985 19 years, 10 months 6-0-1 (6) | Rolando Luna | 1 | KO | WIN | |
6 | Jul 26, 1985 19 years, 8 months 5-0-1 (5) | Manuel Gago | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
5 | May 9, 1985 19 years, 5 months 4-0-1 (4) | Nelson Garcia | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
4 | Apr 9, 1985 19 years, 4 months 3-0-1 (3) | Juan Camero | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
3 | Mar 5, 1985 19 years, 3 months 2-0-1 (2) | Rogelio Leanos | 4 | PTS | DRAW | |
2 | Nov 9, 1984 18 years, 11 months 2-0 (2) | Reymundo Eureste | 1 | KO | WIN | |
1 | Aug 25, 1984 18 years, 9 months 1-0 (1) | Juan Perez | 2 | TKO | WIN |
