Danny Lopez (Little Red) is a 72-year-old retired American professional boxer. He is a former featherweight world champion with 2 world-title wins. In a career spanning 18 years, 6 months, and 27 days, Lopez amassed a record of 23-6, which includes 20 wins via KO, 7 of which were in world-title fights. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 2010.
Danny Lopez was born in Fort Duchesne, Utah, U.S. on July 6, 1952. He made his professional debut at the age of 21 years on July 31, 1973 against Ushiwakamaru Harada. Lopez defeated Harada via 3rd round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Lopez became a world champion at the age of 24 after 15 professional fights. He challenged David Kotey for the WBC featherweight title and defeated the champion via 15-round unanimous decision, winning his first world title.
He then went on to successfully win the The Ring featherweight world title as well.
Lopez' last fight was a 2nd-round KO loss to Jorge Rodriguez at age 39, on February 27, 1992.
Some of Danny Lopez' best fights have been against Rubén Olivares (HOFer). For a complete list of Lopez' best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Danny Lopez".
Lopez has 6 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Danny Lopez Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
29 | Feb 27, 1992 | 39 | Jorge Rodriguez | loss | KO 2 |
28 | Jun 21, 1980 | 27 |
Salvador Sánchez 21 35-1-1 | loss | TKO 14 |
27 | Feb 02, 1980 | 27 |
Salvador Sánchez 21 33-1-1 | loss | TKO 13 |
26 | Sep 25, 1979 | 27 | Jose Caba | win | TKO 3 |
25 | Jun 17, 1979 | 26 | Mike Ayala | win | KO 15 |
24 | Mar 10, 1979 | 26 | Roberto Castañón | win | KO 2 |
23 | Oct 21, 1978 | 26 | Fel Clemente | win | DQ 4 |
22 | Sep 15, 1978 | 26 | Juan Malvarez | win | KO 2 |
21 | Apr 23, 1978 | 25 | Jose De Paula | win | TKO 6 |
20 | Feb 15, 1978 | 25 | David Kotey | win | TKO 6 |
19 | Sep 13, 1977 | 25 | José Torres | win | RTD 7 |
18 | Aug 28, 1977 | 25 | Jorge Altamirano | win | KO 6 |
17 | Jul 29, 1977 | 25 | Jose Olivares | win | KO 2 |
16 | Nov 06, 1976 | 24 | David Kotey | win | UD 15 |
15 | Aug 06, 1976 | 24 | Art Hafey | win | TKO 7 |
14 | Apr 28, 1976 | 23 | Octavio Gomez | win | KO 3 |
13 | Feb 25, 1976 | 23 | Sean O'Grady | win | RTD 4 |
12 | Dec 04, 1975 | 23 |
Rubén Olivares 28 80-6-1 | win | KO 7 |
11 | Sep 13, 1975 | 23 | Antonio Nava | win | KO 6 |
10 | Jul 26, 1975 | 23 | Raul Cruz | win | KO 6 |
9 | Apr 24, 1975 | 22 | Chucho Castillo | win | TKO 2 |
8 | Jan 18, 1975 | 22 | Octavio Gomez | loss | UD 10 |
7 | Sep 19, 1974 | 22 | Shig Fukuyama | loss | RTD 8 |
6 | Aug 08, 1974 | 22 | Masanao Toyoshima | win | KO 3 |
5 | May 24, 1974 | 21 |
Bobby Chacon 22 23-1 | loss | TKO 9 |
4 | Feb 04, 1974 | 21 | Memo Rodriguez | win | TKO 10 |
3 | Jan 17, 1974 | 21 | Genzo Kurosawa | win | UD 10 |
2 | Sep 27, 1973 | 21 | Goyo Vargas | win | KO 1 |
1 | Jul 31, 1973 | 21 | Ushiwakamaru Harada | win | TKO 3 |