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Felipe Orucuta Fully Recovered, Released From Hospital

Felipe Orucuta Fully Recovered, Released From Hospital

Jake Donovan

•Jul 27, 2019

Seven weeks ago, Felipe ‘Gallito’ Orucuta entered a boxing ring hopeful that he could once again fight for a major title. Fast forward to present day where he’s grateful for a more rewarding opportunity—the chance to go home. The two-time super flyweight title challenger from Mexico was officially released from María José Roma Hospital in Mexico City on Friday after showing signs of full recovery from life-saving surgery. Orucuta had spent nearly two months in a hospital bed after undergoing emergency surgery to have a blood clot removed from his brain last June.

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Felipe Orucuta Fully Recovers From Emergency Brain Surgery

Felipe Orucuta Fully Recovers From Emergency Brain Surgery

Jake Donovan

•Jul 22, 2019

Six weeks after suffering career-ending injuries which nearly cost him his life, Felipe Orucuta scored his greatest victory yet. The two-time super flyweight title challenger from Mexico has shown his greatest signs of improvement since undergoing emergency surgery to have a blood clot removed from his brain last June.

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Canelo's Coach Will Donate Car To Help Orucuta's Recovery

Canelo's Coach Will Donate Car To Help Orucuta's Recovery

Miguel Rivera

•Jul 7, 2019

Mexican coach Eddy Reynoso, who works closely with world champions Canelo Alvarez and Oscar Valdez, has announced that he will raffle off a car to help Mexican boxer Felipe 'Gallito' Orucuta, who is recovering from a surgery for a cerebral clot suffered on June 7.

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Felipe Orucuta Responding Well Post-Surgery, Under Evaluation

Felipe Orucuta Responding Well Post-Surgery, Under Evaluation

Jake Donovan

•Jun 11, 2019

Felipe Orucuta is determined to beat the count. The two-time super flyweight title challenger from Mexico has shown significant signs of improvement following emergency surgery to remove a blood clot from his brain over the weekend. The boxer was rushed to the hospital following injuries sustained in a 10th round knockout loss to countryman Jonathan Javier Rodriguez last Friday in his hometown of Ixtapa Zihuatanejo, Mexico.

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Orucuta Remains In Coma Following Emergency Brain Surgery

Orucuta Remains In Coma Following Emergency Brain Surgery

Jake Donovan

•Jun 9, 2019

Felipe Orucuta’s hopes of a third shot at a major title are no longer—nor is any chance of the boxer ever fighting again. The 33-year old from Mexico suffered near-fatal injuries in a 10th round knockout loss to countryman Jonathan Javier Rodriguez last Friday in his hometown of Ixtapa Zihuatanejo, Mexico. The veteran super flyweight had one more fight to go, however, as he suffered a brain bleed from injuries sustained in the bout and was immediately rushed to the hospital.

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HBO’s Third 'Super Fly' Tripleheader Peaked at 421,000 Viewers

HBO’s Third 'Super Fly' Tripleheader Peaked at 421,000 Viewers

Keith Idec

•Sep 11, 2018

The ratings for HBO’s third “Super Fly” broadcast were significantly lower than the network’s second telecast that featured 115-pound fighters. Nielsen Media Research released ratings Tuesday that indicated HBO’s “Boxing After Dark” card Saturday night drew a peak audience of 421,000 during the second of three fights – a 12-round draw between Filipinos Donnie Nietes (41-1-5, 23 KOs) and Aston Palicte (24-2-1, 20 KOs). The Nietes-Palicte fight, which was contested for the vacant WBO super flyweight title, also averaged more viewers (349,000) than opener of that three-bout broadcast and the main event from The Forum in Inglewood, California.

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Photos: Juan Francisco Estrada Wins Tough Over Orucuta

Photos: Juan Francisco Estrada Wins Tough Over Orucuta

Boxing Photos

•Sep 9, 2018

Estrada, Orucuta Fight Photos Gallery - The Forum, Los Angeles - Juan Francisco Estrada grinded out a decision over Felipe Orucuta in the main event of Superfly 3 on Saturday night. Estrada also has a case for a rematch with Sor Rungvisai, who kicked off the Superfly series in style last September with a stunning knockout of Roman "Chocolatito" Gonzalez. Sor Rungvisai beat Estrada in a thriller at Superfly 2.

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Juan Francisco Estrada Beats Felipe Orucuta in Tough Fight

Juan Francisco Estrada Beats Felipe Orucuta in Tough Fight

Francisco Salazar

•Sep 9, 2018

Forum, Inglewood, California - Former world champion Juan Francisco Estrada (37-3, 25 KOs) won a much tougher than expected twelve round unanimous decision over Felipe Orucuta (36-5 30 KOs).

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Estrada vs. Orucuta - CompuBox Historical Review

Estrada vs. Orucuta - CompuBox Historical Review

CompuBox

•Sep 8, 2018

Juan Francisco Estrada - (last 12 fights- Rungvisai thru Chocolatito) landed 24.5 punches per round (#5 among Categorical Leaders) & 19.1 power punches (#5). 29.8% of Estrada's landed punches were body shots. Orucuta (vs. Roman, Jimenez, Cayetano & Narvaez) threw 25 more punches per round than the wgt. class avg., but landed just 20%. Nearly half his landed punches however were body shots (46.6%)- an avg. of 8.2 body shots landed per round.

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Photos: Estrada-Orucuta, Ioka-Arroyo, Nietes-Palicte - Weigh-In

Photos: Estrada-Orucuta, Ioka-Arroyo, Nietes-Palicte - Weigh-In

Boxing Photos

•Sep 7, 2018

Estrada-Orucuta, Ioka-Arroyo, Nietes-Palicte - Weights Photos Gallery - Tom Loeffler’s 360 Promotions is handling the highly anticipated return of the widely acclaimed SUPERFLY series set for Saturday, September 8 at the ‘Fabulous’ Forum in Los Angeles, CA. The triple-header will be televised live on HBO Boxing After Dark beginning at 9:45 p.m. ET/PT. (photos by Tom Hogan/Hogan Photos).

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