Daniel Ponce de León (45-7, 35) was born in Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua, Mexico on July 27, 1980. At the age of 20 years on March 31, 2001, he made his professional boxing debut against Servando Solis, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On his 28th career fight at 25 years old, León became a super-bantamweight world champion on October 29, 2005 after defeating Sod Kokietgym via 12-round unanimous decision to win the vacant WBO title.
He then went on to become world champion at the featherweight weight class as well, winning the WBC title against Jhonny González via 8-round technical decision on September 15, 2012.
León's last fight was a 9th-round TKO loss to Miguel Roman at age 33 on June 7, 2014. He retired on a 2-fight losing streak.
Some of Daniel Ponce de León's best fights have been against Gerry Peñalosa, Emmanuel Lucero, Jhonny González, Sod Kokietgym, Rey Bautista, Gerson Guerrero and Trinidad Mendoza. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Daniel Ponce de León".
León has 7 losses on his boxing record. For details about these losses refer to "Daniel Ponce de León Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
52  | Jun 7, 2014 33 years, 10 months 45-7 (35) | 28 years, 6 months 45-11 (34) | SFT | 9 | TKO | Loss |
51  | Mar 15, 2014 33 years, 7 months 45-6 (35) | 30 years, 8 months 33-3 (30) | SFT | 2 | TKO | Loss |
50 | Nov 16, 2013 33 years, 3 months 45-5 (35) | Joksan Hernandez | FT | 10 | UD | Win |
49  | May 4, 2013 32 years, 9 months 44-5 (35) | 27 years, 5 months 25-0-1 (13) | FT | 9 | TKO | Loss Lost WBC |
48  | Sep 15, 2012 32 years, 1 months 44-4 (35) | 31 years 52-7 (45) | FT | 8 | TD | Win Won WBC |
47 | May 4, 2012 31 years, 9 months 43-4 (35) | Eduardo Lazcano | SFT | 10 | UD | Win |
46 | Jan 21, 2012 31 years, 5 months 42-4 (35) | Omar Estrella | FT | 6 | KO | Win |
45  | Sep 10, 2011 31 years, 1 months 41-4 (34) | 29 years, 8 months 20-0 (16) | SFT | 8 | TD | Loss |
44  | Mar 5, 2011 30 years, 7 months 41-3 (34) | 21 years, 7 months 19-0 (16) | SFT | 10 | UD | Loss |
43 | Dec 4, 2010 30 years, 4 months 41-2 (34) | Sergio Manuel Medina | FT | 7 | TKO | Win |
42 | Sep 18, 2010 30 years, 1 months 40-2 (33) | Antonio Escalante | FT | 3 | KO | Win |
41 | May 1, 2010 29 years, 9 months 39-2 (32) | Cornelius Lock | FT | 10 | UD | Win |
40 | Feb 20, 2010 29 years, 6 months 38-2 (32) | Orlando Cruz | FT | 3 | KO | Win |
39 | Sep 5, 2009 29 years, 1 months 37-2 (31) | Roinet Caballero | FT | 12 | UD | Win |
38 | Apr 25, 2009 28 years, 8 months 36-2 (31) | Marlon Aguilar | FT | 12 | UD | Win |
37 | Nov 1, 2008 28 years, 3 months 35-2 (31) | Damian Marchiano | SBT | 4 | KO | Win |
36 | Jun 7, 2008 27 years, 10 months 34-2 (30) | 24 years, 11 months 21-0 (19) | SBT | 1 | TKO | Loss Lost WBO |
35 | Dec 8, 2007 27 years, 4 months 34-1 (30) | Eduardo Escobedo | SBT | 12 | UD | Win Defended WBO |
34 | Sep 28, 2007 27 years, 2 months 33-1 (30) | Reynaldo Lopez | SBT | 5 | KO | Win Defended WBO |
33 | Aug 11, 2007 27 years 32-1 (29) | Rey Bautista | SBT | 1 | TKO | Win Defended WBO |
32  | Mar 17, 2007 26 years, 7 months 31-1 (28) | 34 years, 7 months 51-5-2 (34) | SBT | 12 | UD | Win Defended WBO |
31 | Oct 21, 2006 26 years, 2 months 30-1 (28) | Al Seeger | SBT | 8 | TKO | Win Defended WBO |
30 | Jul 15, 2006 25 years, 11 months 29-1 (27) | Sod Kokietgym | SBT | 1 | KO | Win Defended WBO |
29 | May 27, 2006 25 years, 10 months 28-1 (26) | Gerson Guerrero | SBT | 2 | KO | Win Defended WBO |
28 | Oct 29, 2005 25 years, 3 months 27-1 (25) | Sod Kokietgym | SBT | 12 | UD | Win Won WBO Vacant |
27 | Jun 24, 2005 24 years, 10 months 26-1 (25) | Phillip Payne | SBT | 7 | TKO | Win |
26 | Apr 29, 2005 24 years, 9 months 25-1 (24) | Ricardo Barajas | SBT | 2 | KO | Win |
25  | Feb 17, 2005 24 years, 6 months 24-1 (23) | 28 years, 7 months 20-2 (15) | SBT | 12 | UD | Loss |
24 | Nov 19, 2004 24 years, 3 months 24-0 (23) | Julio Gamboa | SBT | 4 | KO | Win |
23  | Oct 22, 2004 24 years, 2 months 23-0 (22) | 25 years, 11 months 22-2-1 (13) | SBT | 3 | KO | Win |
22 | Jun 11, 2004 23 years, 10 months 22-0 (21) | Carlos Contreras | BT | 10 | UD | Win |
21 | Apr 17, 2004 23 years, 8 months 21-0 (21) | Anthony Martinez | BT | 7 | TKO | Win |
20 | Mar 19, 2004 23 years, 7 months 20-0 (20) | Ivan Alvarez | BT | 5 | TKO | Win |
19 | Feb 26, 2004 23 years, 6 months 19-0 (19) | Cesar Figueroa | BT | 6 | TKO | Win |
18 | Jan 16, 2004 23 years, 5 months 18-0 (18) | Jesus Salvador Perez | BT | 1 | TKO | Win |
17 | Nov 20, 2003 23 years, 3 months 17-0 (17) | Carlos Duran | BT | 3 | TKO | Win |
16 | Sep 18, 2003 23 years, 1 months 16-0 (16) | Marcos Badillo | BT | 3 | KO | Win |
15 | Aug 28, 2003 23 years, 1 months 15-0 (15) | Francisco Tejedor | BT | 1 | TKO | Win |
14 | Jul 19, 2003 22 years, 11 months 14-0 (14) | Missael Nunez | BT | 4 | TKO | Win |
13 | Feb 22, 2003 22 years, 6 months 13-0 (13) | Trinidad Mendoza | BT | 2 | TKO | Win |
12 | Aug 17, 2002 22 years 12-0 (12) | Idelfonso Martinez | BT | 3 | TKO | Win |
11 | Aug 2, 2002 22 years 11-0 (11) | Manuel Castro | 1 | KO | Win | |
10 | Jun 29, 2002 21 years, 11 months 10-0 (10) | Julio Cesar Avila | 2 | TKO | Win | |
9 | Feb 23, 2002 21 years, 6 months 9-0 (9) | Miguel Ramirez | 1 | KO | Win | |
8 | Dec 15, 2001 21 years, 4 months 8-0 (8) | Terry Evans | 2 | KO | Win | |
7 | Nov 23, 2001 21 years, 3 months 7-0 (7) | Victor Manuel Barreto | 1 | KO | Win | |
6 | Nov 2, 2001 21 years, 3 months 6-0 (6) | Diego Andrade | 4 | KO | Win | |
5 | Sep 1, 2001 21 years, 1 months 5-0 (5) | Julio Luna | 5 | TKO | Win | |
4 | Jul 21, 2001 20 years, 11 months 4-0 (4) | Jesus Jimenez | 1 | TKO | Win | |
3 | May 18, 2001 20 years, 9 months 3-0 (3) | Ernesto Rivera | 3 | TKO | Win | |
2 | May 1, 2001 20 years, 9 months 2-0 (2) | Victor Rodriguez | 1 | TKO | Win | |
1 | Mar 31, 2001 20 years, 8 months 1-0 (1) | Servando Solis | 1 | TKO | Win |
