Ricardo López (51-0-1, 38) was born in Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico on July 25, 1966. At the age of 18 years on January 18, 1985, he made his professional boxing debut against Rogelio Hernandez, winning the fight via 3rd-round KO.
On his 27th career fight at 24 years old, López became a strawweight world champion on October 25, 1990 after defeating Hideyuki Ohashi via 5th-round TKO to win the WBC title.
He then went on to become world champion at the light-flyweight weight class as well, winning the IBF title against Alex Sánchez via 5th-round TKO on August 23, 1997.
López' last fight was a light-flyweight (IBF) world-title defense against Zolani Petelo on September 29, 2001. He stopped Petelo via KO in the 8th round, successfully defending the title. He retired undefeated with a 4-fight winning streak.
Some of Ricardo López' best fights have been against Rosendo Álvarez, Hideyuki Ohashi, Zolani Petelo, Ratanapol Sor Vorapin, Surachai Saengmorakot, Yamil Caraballo and Myung-Sup Park.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
52  | Sep 29, 2001 35 years, 2 months 51-0-1 (38) | 26 years 17-2-2 (9) | LFL | 8 | KO | WIN Defended IBF |
51  | Dec 2, 2000 34 years, 4 months 50-0-1 (37) | 26 years, 5 months 38-5-1 (30) | LFL | 3 | TKO | WIN Defended IBF |
50 | Oct 2, 1999 33 years, 2 months 49-0-1 (36) | Will Grigsby | LFL | 12 | UD | WIN Won IBF |
49  | Nov 13, 1998 32 years, 3 months 48-0-1 (36) | 28 years, 6 months 24-0-1 (17) | ST | 12 | SD | WIN Won WBA Defended WBC Vacant |
48 | Mar 7, 1998 31 years, 7 months 47-0-1 (36) | 27 years, 10 months 24-0 (17) | ST | 8 | TD | DRAW Defended WBC For WBA |
47 | Aug 23, 1997 31 years 47-0 (36) | Alex Sánchez | ST | 5 | TKO | WIN Won WBO Defended WBC |
46 | Mar 29, 1997 30 years, 8 months 46-0 (35) | Mongkol Charoen | ST | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBC |
45 | Dec 7, 1996 30 years, 4 months 45-0 (35) | Myung-Sup Park | ST | 1 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC |
44 | Nov 9, 1996 30 years, 3 months 44-0 (34) | Morgan Ndumo | ST | 6 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC |
43 | Jun 29, 1996 29 years, 11 months 43-0 (33) | Kitichai Preecha | ST | 3 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC |
42 | Mar 16, 1996 29 years, 7 months 42-0 (32) | Edito “Ala” Villamor | ST | 8 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC |
41 | Apr 1, 1995 28 years, 8 months 41-0 (31) | Andy Tabanas | ST | 12 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC |
40 | Dec 10, 1994 28 years, 4 months 40-0 (30) | Yamil Caraballo | ST | 1 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC |
39 | Nov 12, 1994 28 years, 3 months 39-0 (29) | Javier Varguez | ST | 8 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC |
38 | Sep 17, 1994 28 years, 1 months 38-0 (28) | Surachai Saengmorakot | ST | 1 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC |
37 | May 7, 1994 27 years, 9 months 37-0 (27) | Kermin Guardia | ST | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBC |
36 | Dec 18, 1993 27 years, 4 months 36-0 (27) | Manny Melchor | ST | 11 | KO | WIN Defended WBC |
35 | Sep 19, 1993 27 years, 1 months 35-0 (26) | Toto Pongsawang | ST | 11 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC |
34 | Jul 3, 1993 26 years, 11 months 34-0 (25) | Saman Sorjaturong | ST | 2 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC |
33 | Jan 31, 1993 26 years, 6 months 33-0 (24) | Kwang-Soo Oh | ST | 9 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC |
32 | Oct 11, 1992 26 years, 2 months 32-0 (23) | Rocky Lin | ST | 2 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC |
31 | Aug 22, 1992 26 years 31-0 (22) | Singprasert Kittikasem | ST | 5 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC |
30 | Mar 16, 1992 25 years, 7 months 30-0 (21) | Pretty Boy Lucas | ST | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBC |
29 | Dec 21, 1991 25 years, 4 months 29-0 (21) | Kyung-Yun Lee | ST | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBC |
28 | May 19, 1991 24 years, 9 months 28-0 (21) | Kimio Hirano | ST | 8 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC |
27  | Oct 25, 1990 24 years, 3 months 27-0 (20) | 25 years, 7 months 14-3 (9) | ST | 5 | TKO | WIN Won WBC |
26 | Jun 29, 1990 23 years, 11 months 26-0 (19) | Francisco Montiel | 10 | UD | WIN | |
25 | Mar 15, 1990 23 years, 7 months 25-0 (19) | Jorge Rivera | ST | 8 | KO | WIN |
24 | Nov 7, 1989 23 years, 3 months 24-0 (18) | Rey Hernandez | ST | 12 | KO | WIN |
23 | Aug 26, 1989 23 years, 1 months 23-0 (17) | Jose Luis Zepeda | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
22 | Aug 4, 1989 23 years 22-0 (16) | Raymundo Ricardo Mendoza | 5 | KO | WIN | |
21 | Jul 8, 1989 22 years, 11 months 21-0 (15) | Abel Andres | 2 | KO | WIN | |
20 | May 30, 1989 22 years, 10 months 20-0 (14) | Jorge Torres | 8 | KO | WIN | |
19 | May 6, 1989 22 years, 9 months 19-0 (13) | Javier Juarez | 10 | UD | WIN | |
18 | Jan 27, 1989 22 years, 6 months 18-0 (13) | Ubaldo Gonzalez | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
17 | Nov 12, 1988 22 years, 3 months 17-0 (12) | Ismael Benitez | 10 | UD | WIN | |
16 | Aug 27, 1988 22 years, 1 months 16-0 (12) | Evaristo Morales | 5 | KO | WIN | |
15 | Jul 30, 1988 22 years 15-0 (11) | Fermin Rivera | 3 | KO | WIN | |
14 | Aug 18, 1987 21 years 14-0 (10) | Javier Alonso | 10 | UD | WIN | |
13 | Jul 31, 1987 21 years 13-0 (10) | Alex Mollado | 1 | KO | WIN | |
12 | Apr 18, 1987 20 years, 8 months 12-0 (9) | Eduardo Ramirez | 10 | UD | WIN | |
11 | Dec 8, 1986 20 years, 4 months 11-0 (9) | Herminio Ramirez | 10 | UD | WIN | |
10 | Oct 6, 1986 20 years, 2 months 10-0 (9) | Jorge Flores | 2 | KO | WIN | |
9 | Jul 28, 1986 20 years 9-0 (8) | Herminio Ramirez | 10 | UD | WIN | |
8 | May 1, 1986 19 years, 9 months 8-0 (8) | Santiago Huizar | 2 | KO | WIN | |
7 | Mar 24, 1986 19 years, 7 months 7-0 (7) | Reyes Mendez | 1 | KO | WIN | |
6 | Aug 2, 1985 19 years 6-0 (6) | Narciso Panchi | 5 | KO | WIN | |
5 | Jun 27, 1985 18 years, 11 months 5-0 (5) | Manuel Martinez | 2 | KO | WIN | |
4 | Mar 8, 1985 18 years, 7 months 4-0 (4) | Javier Dominguez | 3 | KO | WIN | |
3 | Feb 18, 1985 18 years, 6 months 3-0 (3) | Sebastian Reyes | 2 | KO | WIN | |
2 | Feb 6, 1985 18 years, 6 months 2-0 (2) | Antonio Arciniega | 2 | KO | WIN | |
1 | Jan 18, 1985 18 years, 5 months 1-0 (1) | Rogelio Hernandez | 3 | KO | WIN |
