José Luis López (boxer)

Jose Luis Lopez
Born	Jose Luis Lopez (1973-05-28) May 28, 1973 Durango, Durango, Mexico
Nationality	Mexican
Other names	El Maestrito Lopez
Statistics
Weight(s)	Welterweight
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	54
Wins	48
Wins by KO	37
Losses	4
Draws	2
No contests	0

Jose Luis Lopez (born 1973-05-28 in Durango, Mexico) is a former Mexican professional boxer. He was known for his incredible ability to absorb a punch and tremendous power to knock out most of his opponents but didn't make very far due to drug abuse.

Professional career

Lopez turned pro at the age of 15 in 1989 when he defeated Raul Contreras.

Handpicked as an "easy" opponent against then champion Eammon Loughran in 1996, he knocked down the WBO Welterweight Champion three times and ended up winning by KO in the first round. After a win over Luis Ramon Campas, he relinquished the title. He then defeated former welterweight champion Jorge Vaca by technical knockout, and on June 7, 1997, he defeated another former welterweight champion Aaron Davis by decision.

Lopez drew against Ike Quartey in 1997 for the WBA welterweight title, in a fight where he spent most of the rounds languishing on the outside, only to come alive in the late rounds. Lopez put Quartey down in the 2nd and 11th. The fight initially awarded to Quartey by MD, changed after error in scoring discovered. In his last fight before a four year hiatus, he surprisingly lost a championship bout against underdog James Page for the WBA welterweight title in 1998, this despite Page being knocked down in rounds 3 and 9.

See also

• List of welterweight boxing champions
• List of WBO world champions
• List of Mexican boxing world champions

External links

• Boxing record for José Luis López from BoxRec (registration required)