Lopez turned pro at the age of 15 in 1989 when he defeated Raul Contreras.
Handpicked as an "easy" opponent against then champion Eamonn 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.
josé, luis, lópez, boxer, jose, luis, lopez, born, 1973, mexican, former, professional, boxer, jose, luis, lopezstatisticsreal, namejose, luis, lopeznickname, maestrito, lopezweight, welterweightnationalitymexicanborn, 1973, 1973, durango, durango, mexicostanc. Jose Luis Lopez born May 28 1973 is a Mexican former professional boxer Jose Luis LopezStatisticsReal nameJose Luis LopezNickname s El Maestrito LopezWeight s WelterweightNationalityMexicanBorn 1973 05 28 May 28 1973 age 49 Durango Durango MexicoStanceOrthodoxBoxing recordTotal fights58Wins51Wins by KO39Losses5Draws2 Contents 1 Professional career 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksProfessional career EditLopez turned pro at the age of 15 in 1989 when he defeated Raul Contreras Handpicked as an easy opponent against then champion Eamonn 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 EditList of welterweight boxing champions List of WBO world champions List of Mexican boxing world championsReferences EditThis section is empty You can help by adding to it July 2010 External links EditBoxing record for Jose Luis Lopez from BoxRec registration required Preceded byEammon Loughran WBO Welterweight Champion13 Apr 1996 1996Vacated Succeeded byMichael Loewe This biographical article related to a Mexican boxer is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jose Luis Lopez boxer amp oldid 1091014322, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
