Alfonso López III
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Alfonso López III | |
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| Born | May 16, 1982 Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | El Tigre |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
| Reach | 76 in (193 cm) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 35 |
| Wins | 32 |
| Wins by KO | 25 |
| Losses | 3 |
Alfonso López III (born May 16, 1982) is an American professional boxer of Mexican descent. He has held the WBC-NABF light heavyweight title since 2019 and previously the WBC Continental Americas super middleweight title in 2010 and the WBO-NABO light heavyweight title in 2019.
Amateur career
Alfonso was an all-district football player at Corpus Christi Moody and went on to play at Sam Houston State University before ever boxing in the amateurs. He was a two-time Texas Golden Gloves Champion and won a silver medal at the 2005 U.S. National Championships in the Light Heavyweight division.[1]
Lopez had a short-lived amateur career, as he turned pro in 2007 after his graduation from Sam Houston State University.
Professional career
In April 2010, in Corpus Christi, Texas, Alfonso won a six-round unanimous decision victory over Gabriel Holguin.[2]
On November 4, 2010 Lopez fought for the vacant WBC Continental Americas Super Middleweight Championship in Dallas, Texas. Lopez won by TKO in Round 12 against Romaro Johnson, capturing his first world title.
On May 7, 2011 López lost to former world champion Kelly Pavlik by majority decision. This bout was on Showtime's televised portion of the Pacquiao vs. Mosley undercard.[3][4]
On January 6, 2012 Lopez fought Dyah Davis (son of 1976 Olympic Gold Medalist Howard Davis Jr.) for the vacant NABF Super Middleweight title. Lopez dropped a 10-round unanimous decision to Davis.
On February 18, 2012 Lopez fought against Justin Williams. Lopez had recurring elbow injuries leading up to the fight, and Lopez injured his elbow in training for the bout but continued through the fight anyway. He dropped a unanimous decision in 6.
February 28, 2013 Lopez had surgery on his left elbow and then had another surgery on March 27 for his right elbow. Lopez took time to rest and recover from the surgeries on his elbows.
"El Tigre" made his comeback on October 18, 2014 after a 2 1/2 year lay off to heal his injury. He won by TKO in Round 1 against Sean Rawley Wilson.
Lopez returned to the ring on the undercard of Canelo vs. Kirkland, May 9, 2015 in Houston, Texas at Minute Maid Park. El Tigre earned a 2nd-round KO victory over Cuban slugger Lester Gonzalez.
After almost 2 years off due to another injury, El Tigre returned to the ring March 24, 2017 against Colby Courter at the Humble Civic Center. The bout was stopped in round 3, giving Lopez a TKO victory.
Trying to stay active Lopez fought Rayford Johnson on June 30, 2017, who he had beaten years prior. Johnson's wanted to show Lopez that the first fight was a fluke and a bad day at the office. Lopez cruised to UD victory in a 8-round bout at the Humble Civic Center.
After a lay-off to promote his own promotional company, El Tigre Promotions. Once again the fight took place at Humble Civic Center, but this time under El Tigre Promotions. Lopez returned to fight Francisco Cordero for the vacant ABO Light Heavyweight Championship. Alfonso stopped his Colombian counterpart in round 8 to win the vacant belt.
On November 17, 2018 Lopez made his first successful defense of his ABO Light Heavyweight Championship. After sustaining a cut over his right eye, Lopez dig down and fought a tough fight. Stopping Colombian Milton Núñez in the final round of their bout to retain the American Boxing Organization Light Heavyweight Championship.
On Saturday April 6, 2019, at The Galveston Island Convention Center in Galveston, Texas. López dominated Melvin Russell, on his way to a TKO victory in round 5. With the push from Gilberto “El Zurdo” Ramírez Gilberto Ramírez to the light heavyweight division, Lopez took this time to call him out. Wanting the fight to happen in Texas, Lopez seems to be ready for the champions at light heavyweight which an 8 fight win streak. Currently the defending ABO light heavyweight champion, as well as the new NBA light heavyweight championship of the world.
After signing to fight Alvin Varmall [5] of New York, plans fell through. Colombian Alex Theran [6] stepped up to challenge López for the vacant WBO NABO Light Heavyweight Championship. On July 13, 2019 at the Lone Star Convention Center in Conroe, Texas the men met in a bout. Theran refused to come out for the fifth round and the TKO victory makes López the new WBO NABO Light Heavyweight Champion.
Professional boxing record
References
- ^ "Leave it in the Ring Radio — Boxing is not just a Sport to us ... It's a LifeStyle !". Leave-it-in-the-ring.com. Archived from the original on 2011-08-19. Retrieved 2013-09-28.
- ^ [1] Archived April 3, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Youngstown News, Pavlik looks as good as ever in prep for May 7". Vindy.com. 2011-04-08. Retrieved 2013-09-28.
- ^ "Home". Max Boxing. Retrieved 2013-09-28.
- ^ [2]
- ^ [3]
External links
- Official website
- Boxing record for Alfonso López III from BoxRec (registration required)