Danny Lopez Record
| Total Fights | 29 |
|---|---|
| Wins | 23 |
| Losses | 6 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No-Contests | 0 |
| Title Wins | 2 |
|---|---|
| Title Defenses | 8 |
| Title-Fight KOs | 7 |
| KO Wins | 20 |
| KO Losses | 5 |
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What is Danny Lopez' boxing record?
In a professional boxing career spanning 18 years and six months, Danny Lopez fought 29 times with 23 wins and 6 losses.
Lopez retired from professional boxing with a record of 23-6, which included two featherweight world-title wins and eight successful title defense fights. He had a 69% knockouts-to-fights ratio with 20 of his total 29 fights being knockout wins, seven of which were in title fights. Lopez suffered five knockout losses in his career, two of which were in title fights.
His last fight was a 2nd round KO defeat to Jorge Rodriguez on February 27, 1992.
Some of Lopez' best fights and notable victories include wins over two Hall-of-Famers (José Torres and Rubén Olivares), Roberto Castañón, Jose Caba, Juan Malvarez, Jose De Paula, David Kotey, and Mike Ayala.
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Feb 27, 1992 | 39 | Jorge Rodriguez | Loss | KO2 |
| 28 | Jun 21, 1980 | 27 | Salvador Sánchez | Loss * | TKO14 |
| 27 | Feb 2, 1980 | 27 | Salvador Sánchez | Loss * | TKO13 |
| 26 | Sep 25, 1979 | 27 | Jose Caba | Win * | TKO3 |
| 25 | Jun 17, 1979 | 26 | Mike Ayala | Win * | KO15 |
| 24 | Mar 10, 1979 | 26 | Roberto Castañón | Win * | KO2 |
| 23 | Oct 21, 1978 | 26 | Fel Clemente | Win * | DQ |
| 22 | Sep 15, 1978 | 26 | Juan Malvarez | Win * | KO2 |
| 21 | Apr 23, 1978 | 25 | Jose De Paula | Win * | TKO6 |
| 20 | Feb 15, 1978 | 25 | David Kotey | Win * | TKO6 |
| 19 | Sep 13, 1977 | 25 | José Torres | Win * | RTD7 |
| 18 | Aug 28, 1977 | 25 | Jorge Altamirano | Win | KO6 |
| 17 | Jul 29, 1977 | 25 | Jose Olivares | Win | KO2 |
| 16 | Nov 6, 1976 | 24 | David Kotey | Win * | UD |
| 15 | Aug 6, 1976 | 24 | Art Hafey | Win | TKO7 |
| 14 | Apr 28, 1976 | 23 | Octavio Gomez | Win | KO3 |
| 13 | Feb 25, 1976 | 23 | Sean O'Grady | Win | RTD4 |
| 12 | Dec 4, 1975 | 23 | Rubén Olivares | Win | KO7 |
| 11 | Sep 13, 1975 | 23 | Antonio Nava | Win | KO6 |
| 10 | Jul 26, 1975 | 23 | Raul Cruz | Win | KO6 |
| 9 | Apr 24, 1975 | 22 | Chucho Castillo | Win | TKO2 |
| 8 | Jan 18, 1975 | 22 | Octavio Gomez | Loss | UD |
| 7 | Sep 19, 1974 | 22 | Shig Fukuyama | Loss | RTD8 |
| 6 | Aug 8, 1974 | 22 | Masanao Toyoshima | Win | KO3 |
| 5 | May 24, 1974 | 21 | Bobby Chacon | Loss | TKO9 |
| 4 | Feb 4, 1974 | 21 | Memo Rodriguez | Win | TKO10 |
| 3 | Jan 17, 1974 | 21 | Genzo Kurosawa | Win | UD |
| 2 | Sep 27, 1973 | 21 | Goyo Vargas | Win | KO1 |
| 1 | Jul 31, 1973 | 21 | Ushiwakamaru Harada | Win | TKO3 |
* World-title fight
Boxing career
Danny Lopez (Little Red) is a 71-year old retired American professional boxer. He was born in Fort Duchesne, Utah, U.S. on July 6, 1952. He is a former featherweight world champion. Lopez was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 2010. His professional boxing career spanned more than 18 years — from 1973 to 1992.
Lopez made his professional boxing debut against Ushiwakamaru Harada at the age of 21 on July 31, 1973, defeating Harada via 3rd round TKO. He went on to win 3 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 2 wins via stoppage.
He had his first world title fight at the age of 24 on November 6, 1976 after 15 professional fights, against David Kotey for the featherweight WBC title. He defeated Kotey via 15 round unanimous decision to become the featherweight champion of the world.
Lopez has won two world titles at featherweight. For all the details about Lopez' world title wins and defenses refer to the "Championships" section below.
Lopez had a total of six losses in his professional boxing career.
His last professional fight was a non-title bout against Jorge Rodriguez on February 27, 1992. Lopez lost the fight via 2nd round KO. It's been 32 years, 1 month, and 23 days since this fight.
Championships
Lopez had a total of 11 world-title fights, which includes winning two world titles and eight successful title defenses. He won nine of these fights and lost two.
Title Wins
Danny Lopez fought for featherweight world titles in three fights and won two of these fights, winning one of them via way of stoppage. In total, he won two featherweight belts.
| Date | Opponent | Division | Titles Won | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 1979 | Roberto Castañón | Featherweight | The Ring* | KO |
| Nov 6, 1976 | David Kotey | Featherweight | WBC | UD |
Title Defenses
Danny Lopez had nine featherweight world-title defense fights. He won eight of them and lost only once.
Following is the table of his successful title defense fights, the next section has the fights where he lost his titles.
| Date | Opponent | Division | Titles Defended | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 1979 | Jose Caba | Featherweight | WBC, The Ring | TKO |
| Jun 17, 1979 | Mike Ayala | Featherweight | WBC, The Ring | KO |
| Mar 10, 1979 | Roberto Castañón | Featherweight | WBC | KO |
| Oct 21, 1978 | Fel Clemente | Featherweight | WBC | DQ |
| Sep 15, 1978 | Juan Malvarez | Featherweight | WBC | KO |
| Apr 23, 1978 | Jose De Paula | Featherweight | WBC | TKO |
| Feb 15, 1978 | David Kotey | Featherweight | WBC | TKO |
| Sep 13, 1977 | José Torres | Featherweight | WBC | RTD |
Title Losses
Danny Lopez lost one world-title defense fight, and lost two titles in the fight.
| Date | Opponent | Division | Titles Lost | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2, 1980 | Salvador Sánchez | Featherweight | WBC, The Ring | TKO |
Highlights
Lopez fought a total of 29 times during his professional career, which includes 11 world-title fights at the featherweight division. He was among the top boxers of his generation and put on some very good performances in these fights. These five fights are the highlight of his career.
December 4, 1975: Danny Lopez puts on the first remarkable performance of his career, defeating Rubén Olivares via 7th round KO.
November 6, 1976: Lopez wins his first world title by defeating David Kotey via 15 round unanimous decision. He is now the WBC featherweight world champion.
September 15, 1978: Lopez successfully defends the WBC featherweight title against Juan Malvarez, winning the fight via 2nd round KO.
March 10, 1979: Lopez wins The Ring featherweight title from Roberto Castañón, by beating Castañón via 2nd round KO.
September 25, 1979: Lopez successfully defends the WBC and The Ring featherweight titles against Jose Caba, winning the fight via 3rd round TKO.
FAQs
How many KOs does Danny Lopez have on his record?
Lopez knocked out 20 of his 29 opponents. By his last fight, his KO ratio was at 69%. Of his total 23 wins, 20 of them were via KO (87%).
What was Danny Lopez' first world title win?
Lopez' first world-title win was the WBC belt at featherweight. He defeated David Kotey via 15 round unanimous decision to win the title.
How many world titles did Danny Lopez win?
Lopez won two world titles at featherweight.
How many title defenses did Danny Lopez make?
Lopez had a total of nine title defense fights. He was successful eight times and lost one time.