Luis Del Valle

On September 17, 2016 as part of the under card for Canelo Álvarez vs Liam Smith, Del Valle faced off against highly touted prospect Diego De La Hoya. After being competitive for the first 3 rounds, Del Valle suffered a severe injury on his right hand and continued to fight despite the injury. De la Hoya went on to win a unanimous decision. Del Valle has been away from the ring ever since. He went through surgical procedures and is currently in the process of recovering from his 2016 injury. It is expected Del Valle could be making his return to the ring at some point in early 2019.

On March 14, 2015, Del Valle returned to Puerto Rico and faced Mexico's Rogelio Castaneda, a fighter who a few months earlier had gained notoriety in the island for losing a highly controversial majority decision against the unbeaten Puerto Rican prospect Jose "Wonder Boy" Lopez. Orlandito scored a TKO win after 8 action packed rounds. The knock out of Castaneda started a winning streak that helped Del Valle get back in the mix. After defeating Marylands, Thomas Snow (18-2) in Washington DC, he was back on track.

Del Valle represented the United States at the 2007 Pan Am Games and many others International Competitions such as the 2005 International Tammer Tournament In Tampere,Finland. 2006 Six Nation Cup in Porto Torres, Italy.2006 Ken Goff Memorial Boxing Classic In Regina,Canada collecting two gold and a bronze medal in the process. Del Valle came up short against the eventual 2008 Olympic team member Raynell Williams in the U.S. Championships at 125 pounds.

Luis Orlando, is related to former WBO bantamweight champion Rafael del Valle. He began boxing at the age of 14 at the Caná Boxing Club in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, losing his first amateur fight despite a spirited effort on his part. Instead of being disheartened by the setback, it served to motivate Luis to come back and just get better. With hard work and determination he continued to develop as a fighter at such an impressive pace that in just one year he had become Puerto Rico's National Junior Olympics champion, bringing medals to the island during his 2-year reign. The trend continued as he represented the island at the 2004 under 19 World Championships in Korea. Being too young to try out for the 2004 Olympic team, his trainer sent him to New York where he won both the New York and National Golden Gloves tournaments representing Newburgh Boxing Club. His stunning rise through the ranks of the amateur boxing world took an unexpected turn when he was invited to the United States national team. “We decided to stay because things were going fine and traveling a lot. In Puerto Rico, Carlos Velazquez (2004 Olympian and current professional rising star) had decided to stay for the 2008 cycle and they only send the No. 1 to fight abroad. In the U.S., I had the chance to gain more international experience which has helped me a lot.”

Luis Orlando Del Valle Valentín (born January 27, 1987 in Bayamon) is a professional boxer from Puerto Rico.