Thomas Dulorme Cordero ( ; born January 29, 1990) is a Puerto Rican professional boxer 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. 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 before eventually settling back in Puerto Rico when he was 8 years old. He began boxing at an early age, winning Golden Gloves 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 [he] steps 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 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.
Dulorme vs. Ortiz Jr On April 27, 2024 in Fresno, CA, Dulorme was scheduled to face Vergil Ortiz Jr. in the 10-round bout at super welterweight. Dulorme lost the fight by knockout in the first round with liver shot.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes34LossVergil Ortiz Jr.KO1 (12)Apr 27, 202433Win26–6–1Abrahan PeraltaTKO3 (8)Jul 22, 202232Loss25–6–1Jaron EnnisKO1 (10), Oct 30, 202131Loss25–5–1Eimantas StanionisUD12Apr 10, 202130Loss25–4–1Jamal JamesUD12Aug 8, 202029Win25–3–1Terrel WilliamsUD10Sep 21, 201928Draw24–3–1Jessie VargasMD12Oct 6, 201827Loss24–3Yordenis UgásUD10Aug 26, 201726Win24–2Brian JonesTKO6 (8), Jan 14, 201725Win23–2Jesus GurrolaRTD3 (8), Jun 18, 201624Loss22–2Terence CrawfordTKO6 (12), Apr 18, 201523Win22–1Henry LundySD10Dec 6, 201422Win21–1Karim MayfieldUD10Mar 29, 201421Win20–1Héctor VelázquezUD8Nov 30, 201320Win19–1Francisco FigueroaTKO8 (10), Aug 17, 201319Win18–1Ben AnkrahUD8Apr 13, 201318Win17–1Eddie BrooksRTD1 (8), Feb 21, 201317Loss16–1Luis Carlos AbreguTKO7 (10), Oct 27, 201216Win16–0Yoryi EstrellaUD10Aug 31, 201215Win15–0Alberto HerreraRTD7 (10), Jun 14, 201214Win14–0Aris AmbrizKO1 (10), Feb 17, 201213Win13–0Charlie Jose NavarroUD9Oct 22, 201112Win12–0DeMarcus CorleyUD10Jun 10, 201111Win11–0Harrison CuelloKO2 (8), Apr 16, 201110Win10–0Guillermo ValdesTKO2 (6), Mar 12, 20119Win9–0Jorge DelgadoKO2 (6), Feb 18, 20118Win8–0Jose Ramon SanchezKO2 (6), Dec 18, 20107Win7–0Keivy ArceKO2 (6), Aug 27, 20106Win6–0Jonathan GonzalezKO2 (4), Jul 9, 20105Win5–0Efrain PerezTKO1 (4), Dec 4, 20094Win4–0Alexis UbillaTKO2 (4), Sep 18, 20093Win3–0Roberto CuevasTKO2 (4)Jul 17, 20092Win2–0Pedro AgostoTKO1 (4), Feb 28, 20091Win1–0David RodriguezMD4Aug 13, 2008
Titles in boxing 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 Rankings at Box.Live