Thomas Dulorme Cordero ( ; born January 29, 1990) is a Puerto Rican
professional boxer
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who challenged for the
WBO light welterweight title in 2015.
Early life and amateur career
Dulorme was born on the island of
Saint Martin and lived there until the age of 3, when his family moved to
Puerto Rico
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. His father is a native of Saint Martin, and his mother is of Puerto Rican descent. His family later briefly moved to the
Dominican Republic
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before eventually settling back in Puerto Rico when he was 8 years old. He began boxing at an early age, winning
Golden Gloves
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tournaments in Saint Martin, Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico. According to Dulorme, his amateur record was 140–2. Dulorme's younger brother, Starling Cordero, is also a boxer.
Dulorme identifies himself as Puerto Rican, stating his desire to "represent Puerto Rico every time that
esteps in a ring".
Dulorme subsequently became one of the founding members of Gary Shaw, Lou Dibella and Universal Promotion's Team Puerto Rico, a stable composed of several high-profile prospects, including amateur world medalist and WBC Youth World Champion
José Pedraza.
Professional career
Although he struggled in his professional debut against David Rodriguez, Dulorme was able to string together a streak of 10 straight knockouts, capped by the stoppage of Harrison Cuello on the undercard of the
Andre Berto vs. Victor Ortiz bout.
Dulorme vs. Corley
On June 10, 2011 Dulorme beat former
welterweight
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titleholder
DeMarcus "Chop Chop" Corley via a near-shutout unanimous decision, dropping the veteran fighter in the third round.
Dulorme vs. Ambriz
On February 18, 2012 Dulorme made an appearance on the
ShoBox: The New Generation series, beating late sub
Aris Ambriz via first-round knockout.
Dulorme vs. James
On August 8, 2020, Dulorme, ranked #10 by the WBA at welterweight fought the #5 ranked Jamal James. Dulorme lost the fight via unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring the fight 117-111, 116-112 and 115-113 in favor of James.
Dulorme vs. Stanionis
In his next bout, Dulorme, ranked #14 by the WBA fought Eimantas Stanionis, ranked #10 by the WBA at the time. Stanionis won the fight via unanimous decision winning 117-111, 116-112 and 115-113 on the scorecards.
Dulorme vs. Ennis
In his next fight, Dulorme fought Jaron Ennis, who was ranked #7 by ''
The Ring'', #3 by the IBF, #5 by the WBO and WBA and #6 by the WBC at welterweight. Dulorme lost the fight via a first-round knockout.
Professional boxing record
Titles in boxing
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Minor Sanctioning Bodies:''
*NABA USA Welterweight Champion (147 lbs)
*NABF Welterweight Champion (147 lbs)
*NABF Light Welterweight Champion (140 lbs)
*WBO NABO Light Welterweight Champion (140 lbs)
References
External links
*
Thomas Dulorme - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankingsa
Box.Live
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1990 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Carolina, Puerto Rico
Saint Martinois people
Welterweight boxers
Puerto Rican male boxers
Puerto Rican people of Saint Martinois descent
Saint Martinois people of Puerto Rican descent