Ricardo López Record
Ricardo López (El Finito) is a 58-year-old retired Mexican professional boxer. He is a two-weightclass world champion with 4 world-title wins. In a career spanning 16 years, 8 months, and 11 days, López amassed an undefeated record of 51-0-1, which includes 38 wins via KO—19 in world-title bouts. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 2007.
Boxing Career
Ricardo López was born in Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico on July 25, 1966. He made his professional debut at the age of 18 years on January 18, 1985 against Rogelio Hernandez. López defeated Hernandez via 3rd round KO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
López became a world champion at the age of 24 after 26 professional fights. He challenged Hideyuki Ohashi for the WBC strawweight title and stopped the champion in the 5th of the 12-round fight, winning his first world title.
He then went on to successfully win the light-flyweight (IBF) titles also to become a two-division world champion.
López' last fight was an 8th-round KO victory over Zolani Petelo at age 35, on September 29, 2001, in which he successfully defended his IBF light-flyweight championship.
Some of Ricardo López' best fights have been against Rosendo Alvarez, Hideyuki Ohashi, Zolani Petelo, and Ratanapol Sor Vorapin. For a top-10 list of López' best performances, refer to "Best fights of Ricardo López".
Fight Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
52 | Sep 29, 2001 | 35 | 
Zolani Petelo 26 17-2-2 | win | KO 8 |
51 | Dec 02, 2000 | 34 | 
Ratanapol Sor Vorapin 26 38-5-1 | win | TKO 3 |
50 | Oct 02, 1999 | 33 |  Will Grigsby | win | UD 12 |
49 | Nov 13, 1998 | 32 | 
Rosendo Álvarez 28 24-0-1 | win | SD 12 |
48 | Mar 07, 1998 | 31 |
Rosendo Álvarez 27 24-0 | draw | TD 8 |
47 | Aug 23, 1997 | 31 | Alex Sánchez | win | TKO 5 |
46 | Mar 29, 1997 | 30 | Mongkol Charoen | win | UD 12 |
45 | Dec 07, 1996 | 30 | Myung-Sup Park | win | TKO 1 |
44 | Nov 09, 1996 | 30 | Morgan Ndumo | win | TKO 6 |
43 | Jun 29, 1996 | 29 | Kitichai Preecha | win | TKO 3 |
42 | Mar 16, 1996 | 29 | Edito “Ala” Villamor | win | TKO 8 |
41 | Apr 01, 1995 | 28 | Andy Tabanas | win | TKO 12 |
40 | Dec 10, 1994 | 28 | Yamil Caraballo | win | TKO 1 |
39 | Nov 12, 1994 | 28 | Javier Varguez | win | TKO 8 |
38 | Sep 17, 1994 | 28 | Surachai Saengmorakot | win | TKO 1 |
37 | May 07, 1994 | 27 | Kermin Guardia | win | UD 12 |
36 | Dec 18, 1993 | 27 | Manny Melchor | win | KO 11 |
35 | Sep 19, 1993 | 27 | Toto Pongsawang | win | TKO 11 |
34 | Jul 03, 1993 | 26 | Saman Sorjaturong | win | TKO 2 |
33 | Jan 31, 1993 | 26 | Kwang-Soo Oh | win | TKO 9 |
32 | Oct 11, 1992 | 26 | Rocky Lin | win | TKO 2 |
31 | Aug 22, 1992 | 26 | Singprasert Kittikasem | win | TKO 5 |
30 | Mar 16, 1992 | 25 | Pretty Boy Lucas | win | UD 12 |
29 | Dec 21, 1991 | 25 | Kyung-Yun Lee | win | UD 12 |
28 | May 19, 1991 | 24 | Kimio Hirano | win | TKO 8 |
27 | Oct 25, 1990 | 24 | 
Hideyuki Ohashi 25 14-3 | win | TKO 5 |
26 | Jun 29, 1990 | 23 | Francisco Montiel | win | UD 10 |
25 | Mar 15, 1990 | 23 | Jorge Rivera | win | KO 8 |
24 | Nov 07, 1989 | 23 | Rey Hernandez | win | KO 12 |
23 | Aug 26, 1989 | 23 | Jose Luis Zepeda | win | TKO 7 |
22 | Aug 04, 1989 | 23 | Raymundo Ricardo Mendoza | win | KO 5 |
21 | Jul 08, 1989 | 22 | Abel Andres | win | KO 2 |
20 | May 30, 1989 | 22 | Jorge Torres | win | KO 8 |
19 | May 06, 1989 | 22 | Javier Juarez | win | UD 10 |
18 | Jan 27, 1989 | 22 | Ubaldo Gonzalez | win | TKO 6 |
17 | Nov 12, 1988 | 22 | Ismael Benitez | win | UD 10 |
16 | Aug 27, 1988 | 22 | Evaristo Morales | win | KO 5 |
15 | Jul 30, 1988 | 22 | Fermin Rivera | win | KO 3 |
14 | Aug 18, 1987 | 21 | Javier Alonso | win | UD 10 |
13 | Jul 31, 1987 | 21 | Alex Mollado | win | KO 1 |
12 | Apr 18, 1987 | 20 | Eduardo Ramirez | win | UD 10 |
11 | Dec 08, 1986 | 20 | Herminio Ramirez | win | UD 10 |
10 | Oct 06, 1986 | 20 | Jorge Flores | win | KO 2 |
9 | Jul 28, 1986 | 20 | Herminio Ramirez | win | UD 10 |
8 | May 01, 1986 | 19 | Santiago Huizar | win | KO 2 |
7 | Mar 24, 1986 | 19 | Reyes Mendez | win | KO 1 |
6 | Aug 02, 1985 | 19 | Narciso Panchi | win | KO 5 |
5 | Jun 27, 1985 | 18 | Manuel Martinez | win | KO 2 |
4 | Mar 08, 1985 | 18 | Javier Dominguez | win | KO 3 |
3 | Feb 18, 1985 | 18 | Sebastian Reyes | win | KO 2 |
2 | Feb 06, 1985 | 18 | Antonio Arciniega | win | KO 2 |
1 | Jan 18, 1985 | 18 | Rogelio Hernandez | win | KO 3 |