My Take
Marcos Maidana is one of those fighters I genuinely love watching — a pure throwback brawler from Tucumán, 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.
Overview
Marcos René Maidana (born 17 July 1983) is an Argentine former professional boxer who competed from 2004 to 2014. He held the WBA (Regular) super lightweight title from 2011 to 2012, and the WBA welterweight title from 2013 to 2014. A versatile brawler in the ring, Maidana was well known for his formidable punching power, and was never stopped in any of his five losses.
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 15, 1983 (age 42)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Boar
- Origin
- San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán Province, Argentina
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 170 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- boxer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- WBA World Welterweight Champion
- WBA World Super Lightweight Champion (secondary)
- 2010 Ali–Frazier Award
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.