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Marcos Maidana was born on July 17, 1983 in Margarita, Santa Fe Province, Argentina. Marcos Maidana is credited as a boxer. The age as of 2026 is 43. Awards on record include WBA World Welterweight Champion, WBA World Super Lightweight Champion (secondary) and Ali–Frazier Award (2010). The listed height is 170 cm.
My Take
Marcos Maidana is one of those fighters I genuinely love watching — a pure throwback brawler from Santa Fe province, Argentina, who fought like he had something to prove every single time he laced up his gloves. The guy was compact, relentless, and hit with the kind of power that made you wince even through a screen. What really sticks with me is his 2013 fight against Adrien Broner, where he just dismantled a fighter the boxing world had been calling the next big thing — it was a reality check served up with both fists. He went on to win the WBA welterweight title and had two massive bouts against Floyd Mayweather, pushing the sport's best defensive wizard harder than almost anyone else did. The 2010 Ali–Frazier Award basically said it all: this man brought that old-school, give-no-ground warfare that the sport was built on. Retired at 31, never stopped, always dangerous — that's a career to respect.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Marcos Maidana
- Name (Japanese)
- マルコス・マイダナ
- Reading
- まるこす・まいだな
- Born
- July 17, 1983 (age 43)
- Origin
- Margarita, Santa Fe Province, Argentina
- Height
- 170 cm
- Occupation
- boxer
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Boar
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- WBA World Welterweight Champion
- WBA World Super Lightweight Champion (secondary)
- 2010 Ali–Frazier Award
3. Links
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Marcos Maidana born?
Marcos Maidana was born on July 17, 1983 and is 43 years old.
Where is Marcos Maidana from?
Marcos Maidana is from Margarita, Santa Fe Province, Argentina.
What does Marcos Maidana do?
Marcos Maidana works as boxer.
How tall is Marcos Maidana?
Marcos Maidana is 170 cm tall.
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