José Luis López (boxer) explained

José Luis López
Birth Date:May 28, 1973
Birth Place:Durango, Durango, Mexico
Nickname:Maestrito
Weight:Welterweight
Height:5 ft 8 in
Reach:70 in
Style:Orthodox
Total:58
Wins:51
Ko:39
Losses:5
Draws:2

Jose Luis Lopez (born May 28, 1973) is a Mexican former professional boxer.

Professional career

Lopez turned pro at the age of 15 in 1989 when he defeated Raul Contreras.

Handpicked as an "easy" opponent against then champion Eamonn Loughran in 1996, he knocked down the WBO Welterweight Champion three times and ended up winning by KO in the first round. After a win over Luis Ramon Campas,[1] he relinquished the title. He then defeated former welterweight champion Jorge Vaca by technical knockout, and on June 7, 1997, he defeated another former welterweight champion Aaron Davis by decision.

Lopez drew against Ike Quartey in 1997 for the WBA welterweight title, in a fight where he spent most of the rounds languishing on the outside, only to come alive in the late rounds. Lopez put Quartey down in the 2nd and 11th. The fight initially awarded to Quartey by MD, changed after error in scoring discovered.[2] In his last fight before a four year hiatus, he surprisingly lost a championship bout against underdog James Page for the WBA welterweight title in 1998, this despite Page being knocked down in rounds 3 and 9.

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
58Win51–5–2Guadalupe RodriguezKO1 (10)2010-12-18
57Loss50–5–2Francisco SierraRTD5 (8)2010-05-29
56Win50–4–2Juan Carlos BarretoTKO1 (10)2010-04-10
55Win49–4–2Vinroy BarrettUD10 (10)2005-10-14
54Win48–4–2Alberto MercedesKO7 (8)2005-05-07
53Win47–4–2Hugo LomeliSD10 (10)2005-03-11
52Win46–4–2Warren MooreTKO4 (10)2004-10-16
51Win45–4–2David LewterRTD8 (10)2000-12-01
50Win44–4–2Leroy OwensKO1 (?)2000-05-06
49Loss43–4–2James PageUD12 (12)1998-12-05
48Win43–3–2Ed GoinsTKO3 (10)1998-08-22
47Win42–3–2Sammy FuentesTKO2 (12)1998-05-09
46Win41–3–2Ron JohnsonTKO5 (10)1997-12-13
45Draw40–3–2Ike QuarteyMD12 (12)1997-10-17
44Win40–3–1Aaron DavisMD10 (10)1997-06-07
43Win39–3–1Jorge VacaTKO6 (10)1997-03-25
42Win38–3–1Yori Boy CampasRTD5 (12)1996-10-06
41Win37–3–1Eamonn LoughranTKO1 (12)1996-04-13
40Win36–3–1Oscar BurgosKO4 (?)1996-03-15
39Win35–3–1Ultiminio SeguraTKO5 (?)1995-10-20
38Win34–3–1Gabino MendozaTKO4 (12)1995-08-04
37Win33–3–1Arturo Lopez TrujilloKO2 (12)1994-10-14
36Win32–3–1Rene Francisco HerreraUD12 (12)1994-03-25
35Loss31–3–1Rene Francisco HerreraSD12 (12)1993-12-10
34Win31–2–1Alberto Santana LlanesKO4 (?)1993-07-02
33Win30–2–1Rogelio VigniolleKO2 (?)1993-05-28
32Win29–2–1Ignacio JacomeTKO4 (?)1993-02-26
31Draw28–2–1Hernan GutierrezPTS10 (10)1992-12-14
30Loss28–2Juan Carlos RodríguezPTS10 (10)1992-08-24
29Win28–1Mario ZarateDQ3 (4)1992-07-02
28Win27–1Maximino Rosario LlanoPTS10 (10)1992-06-05
27Win26–1Juan Carlos MartinezKO3 (?)1992-05-01
26Win25–1Jesus RojasKO10 (?)1992-01-31
25Win24–1Gerardo SanchezTKO2 (?)1992-01-01
24Win23–1Roberto PonceKO5 (?)1991-10-25
23Win22–1Jesus Morgan HernandezTKO5 (?)1991-09-20
22Win21–1Antonio MartinezTKO6 (?)1991-07-16
21Win20–1Fermin De LeonKO4 (?)1991-06-15
20Win19–1Tony SotoTKO5 (?)1991-04-30
19Win18–1Jorge SandovalTKO4 (?)1991-03-18
18Win17–1Jaime OlveraTKO3 (?)1991-02-15
17Win16–1German VazquezTKO1 (?)1990-11-30
16Win15–1Arturo Del ToroPTS6 (6)1990-11-23
15Win14–1Martin MorenoKO2 (?)1990-11-09
14Win13–1Jorge SamanoPTS10 (10)1990-09-21
13Win12–1Jose Luis BaltazarKO4 (?)1990-08-03
12Win11–1Mario EscamillaTKO3 (?)1990-06-06
11Win10–1Albino RosasTKO4 (?)1990-05-01
10Win9–1Hugo TorresPTS6 (6)1989-12-22
9Win8–1Juan FloresTKO3 (?)1989-11-03
8Win7–1Arturo Del ToroPTS4 (4)1989-09-01
7Win6–1Ismael ColeTKO2 (?)1989-08-04
6Win5–1Juan MolinaTKO4 (?)1989-07-14
5Win4–1Antonio RodriguezTKO3 (?)1989-06-16
4Win3–1Jorge RuizPTS4 (4)1989-06-02
3Loss2–1Arturo Del ToroPTS4 (4)1989-05-05
2Win2–0Juanito FloresTKO4 (?)1989-02-15
1Win1–0Raul ContrerasPTS4 (4)1989-01-01

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Campas Has No Answer for Lopez. Los Angeles Times. 2024-06-19.
  2. Web site: Quartey, Whitaker Capture Decisions. The New York Times. 2024-06-19.