Francisco Lorenzo Explained

Francisco Lorenzo
Nickname:El Ahogado
Weight:
Reach:71 in (182 cm)
Nationality:Dominican
Birth Date:4 April 1971
Birth Place:San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic
Style:Orthodox
Total:54
Wins:39
Ko:17
Losses:14
No Contests:1

Francisco Lorenzo (born October 27, 1971) is a Dominican former professional boxer who competed from 2000 to 2014. He challenged for the WBC super featherweight title in 2008, and originally won the WBC interim title that year, but was not awarded the title due to the controversy of his win over Humberto Soto.

Pro career

In June 2005, Francisco upset future WBA World, IBF and WBA Lightweight champion Nate Campbell.[1]

Interim WBC Super Featherweight Championship

On December 20, 2008 Lorenzo lost his second fight with Humberto Soto by twelve round decision, the bout was for the Interim WBC Super Featherweight championship.[2] [3]

After boxing

Lorenzo opened a gym in the Dominican Repuvblic after retirement. In order to buy equipment for his gym, he got work on a construction company. In 2019, he suffered an accident while working for the construction company and had three fingers from his left hand amputated.[4]

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
54Loss39–14 Braulio RodriguezKO1 (10), 27 Sep 2014
53Loss39–13 Javier FortunaTKO4 (10), 10 Mar 2014
52Loss39–12 Israel Héctor Perez7 (10), 20 Jul 2013
51Win39–11 Donny GarciasSD812 Aug 2012
50Win38–11 Juan Carlos ContrerasUD617 Dec 2011
49Loss37–11 Dierry JeanUD1020 Oct 2011
48Win37–10 Juan EncarnacionTKO3 (6), 5 Sep 2011
47Loss36–10 Luis Ramos Jr.UD83 Jun 2011
46Win36–9 Aneudy MesaUD824 Jan 2011
45Loss35–9 Érik MoralesUD1218 Dec 2010
44Win35–8 Ambiorix CiriacoTKO7 (10), 16 Oct 2010
4334–8 Javier FortunaNC1 (9), 19 Aug 2010
42Loss34–8Jorge Linares1027 Mar 2010
41Loss34–7Yenifel VicenteSD1016 Nov 2009
40Win34–6Leonardo EspinalTKO2 (6)22 Aug 2009
39Loss33–6Mlungisi DlaminiUD127 Aug 2009
38Loss33–5Humberto SotoUD1220 Dec 2008
37Win33–4Humberto Soto4 (12), 28 Jun 2008
36Win32–4Jesús Salvador PérezUD825 Apr 2008
35Win31–4Manuel ValdezUD817 Dec 2007
34Win30–4Jose Guadalupe RosalesUD109 Nov 2007
33Win29–4Baudel CardenasUD1013 Jul 2007
32Win28–4Cristóbal CruzUD1213 Apr 2007
31Loss27–4Román MartínezSD122 Feb 2007
30Win27–3Cristóbal CruzUD81 Dec 2006
29Win26–3Santiago MatosTKO3 (10)22 Jul 2006
28Win25–3Priest SmallsUD1029 Jun 2006
27Win24–3Alejandro HerediaUD128 May 2006
26Win23–3Francisco PenaKO1 (12)10 Dec 2005
25Win22–3Nate CampbellSD1014 Jun 2005
24Win21–3Alexis Urena TKO2 (8)28 May 2005
23Win20–3Ivan ValleSD1010 Mar 2005
22Loss19–3Courtney BurtonSD125 Dec 2003
21Win19–2Ubaldo HernandezSD103 Oct 2003
20Loss18–2Juan DíazUD1019 Jul 2003
19Win18–1Genaro TrazancosUD1010 May 2003
18Win17–1Santiago MatosKO3 (12)21 Mar 2003
17Win16–1Francisco MelendezKO419 Dec 2002
16Win15–1Luis SosaTKO67 Nov 2002
15Win14–1Alexis Urena TKO420 Sep 2002
14Win13–1Santiago MatosUD1215 Jun 2002
13Win12–1Rafael ValerioTKO110 May 2002
12Win11–1Julio JerezTKO34 May 2002
11Win10–1Luis SosaUD829 Nov 2001
10Win9–1Andres MartinezTKO528 Sep 2001
9Win8–1Leonardo EspinalTKO29 Aug 2001
8Win7–1Francisco De LeonUD1229 Jun 2001
7Loss6–1Victoriano Sosa1230 Apr 2001
6Win6–0Laureano RamírezUD1218 Feb 2001
5Win5–0Andres MartinezTKO321 Dec 2000
4Win4–0Freddy Cruz 1023 Nov 2000
3Win3–0Luis Ernesto José615 Sep 2000
2Win2–0Marino Abreu1 (4)26 Jun 2000
1Win1–0Angel Santana4 (4)13 May 2000

Notes and References

  1. http://www.maxboxing.com/news/max-boxing-news/nate-campbell-trying-to-beat-the-oddsagain
  2. Web site: Francisco Lorenzo Defeats Humberto Soto on Disqualification ⋆ Boxing News 24. 30 June 2008.
  3. Web site: Humberto Soto vs. Francisco Lorenzo - BoxRec.
  4. Web site: EX BOXEADOR DOMINICANO FRANCISCO LORENZO PERDIÓ TRES DEDOS EN ACCIDENTE. Nicolle. Santana. September 9, 2019.