Danny Lopez (23-6, 20) was born in Fort Duchesne, Utah, U.S. on July 6, 1952. At the age of 21 years on July 31, 1973, he made his professional boxing debut against Ushiwakamaru Harada, winning the fight via 3rd-round TKO.
On his 16th career fight at 24 years old, Lopez became a featherweight world champion on November 6, 1976 after defeating David Kotey via 15-round unanimous decision to win the WBC title.
Lopez' last fight was a 2nd-round KO loss to Jorge Rodriguez at age 39 on February 27, 1992. He retired on a 3-fight losing streak.
Some of Danny Lopez' best fights were against Rubén Olivares, Juan Malvarez and Roberto Castañón. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Danny Lopez".
Lopez has 6 losses on his boxing record. For details about these losses refer to "Danny Lopez Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
29 | Feb 27, 1992 39 years, 7 months 23-6 (20) | Jorge Rodriguez | 2 | KO | LOSS | |
28  | Jun 21, 1980 27 years, 11 months 23-5 (20) | 21 years, 4 months 35-1-1 (28) | FT | 14 | TKO | LOSS For WBC, The Ring |
27 | Feb 2, 1980 27 years, 6 months 23-4 (20) | 21 years 33-1-1 (27) | FT | 13 | TKO | LOSS Lost WBC, The Ring |
26 | Sep 25, 1979 27 years, 2 months 23-3 (20) | Jose Caba | FT | 3 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC, The Ring |
25 | Jun 17, 1979 26 years, 11 months 22-3 (19) | Mike Ayala | FT | 15 | KO | WIN Defended WBC, The Ring |
24 | Mar 10, 1979 26 years, 8 months 21-3 (18) | Roberto Castañón | FT | 2 | KO | WIN Won The Ring Defended WBC Vacant |
23 | Oct 21, 1978 26 years, 3 months 20-3 (17) | Fel Clemente | FT | 4 | DQ | WIN Defended WBC |
22 | Sep 15, 1978 26 years, 2 months 19-3 (17) | Juan Malvarez | FT | 2 | KO | WIN Defended WBC |
21 | Apr 23, 1978 25 years, 9 months 18-3 (16) | Jose De Paula | FT | 6 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC |
20 | Feb 15, 1978 25 years, 7 months 17-3 (15) | David Kotey | FT | 6 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC |
19 | Sep 13, 1977 25 years, 2 months 16-3 (14) | José Torres | FT | 7 | RTD | WIN Defended WBC |
18 | Aug 28, 1977 25 years, 1 months 15-3 (13) | Jorge Altamirano | 6 | KO | WIN | |
17 | Jul 29, 1977 25 years 14-3 (12) | Jose Olivares | 2 | KO | WIN | |
16 | Nov 6, 1976 24 years, 4 months 13-3 (11) | David Kotey | FT | 15 | UD | WIN Won WBC |
15 | Aug 6, 1976 24 years, 1 months 12-3 (11) | Art Hafey | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
14 | Apr 28, 1976 23 years, 9 months 11-3 (10) | Octavio Gomez | 3 | KO | WIN | |
13 | Feb 25, 1976 23 years, 7 months 10-3 (9) | Sean O'Grady | 4 | RTD | WIN | |
12  | Dec 4, 1975 23 years, 4 months 9-3 (8) | 28 years, 10 months 80-6-1 (72) | 7 | KO | WIN | |
11 | Sep 13, 1975 23 years, 2 months 8-3 (7) | Antonio Nava | 6 | KO | WIN | |
10 | Jul 26, 1975 23 years 7-3 (6) | Raul Cruz | 6 | KO | WIN | |
9 | Apr 24, 1975 22 years, 9 months 6-3 (5) | Chucho Castillo | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
8 | Jan 18, 1975 22 years, 6 months 5-3 (4) | Octavio Gomez | 10 | UD | LOSS | |
7 | Sep 19, 1974 22 years, 2 months 5-2 (4) | Shig Fukuyama | 8 | RTD | LOSS | |
6 | Aug 8, 1974 22 years, 1 months 5-1 (4) | Masanao Toyoshima | 3 | KO | WIN | |
5  | May 24, 1974 21 years, 10 months 4-1 (3) | 22 years, 5 months 23-1 (21) | 9 | TKO | LOSS | |
4 | Feb 4, 1974 21 years, 6 months 4-0 (3) | Memo Rodriguez | 10 | TKO | WIN | |
3 | Jan 17, 1974 21 years, 6 months 3-0 (2) | Genzo Kurosawa | 10 | UD | WIN | |
2 | Sep 27, 1973 21 years, 2 months 2-0 (2) | Goyo Vargas | 1 | KO | WIN | |
1 | Jul 31, 1973 21 years 1-0 (1) | Ushiwakamaru Harada | 3 | TKO | WIN |
