Alfonso López (born 8 January 1953)[1] is a Panamanian former professional boxer who competed from 1971 to 1985. He held the WBA flyweight title in 1976.
Alfonso López | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 January 1953 Chepigana, Panama |
| Other names | Piedrita |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Flyweight |
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 59 |
| Wins | 39 |
| Wins by KO | 21 |
| Losses | 18 |
| Draws | 2 |
Professional career
editLópez boxed professionally from 1971 to 1985, compiling a record of 39 wins, 18 losses and 2 draws (ties), 21 wins and 8 losses coming by knockout. He had wins over Erbito Salavarria[2] twice, including winning the WBA world Flyweight title with a fifteenth-round knockout on February 27, 1976 in Manila,[3] Shoji Oguma,[4] future multiple time world champion and hall of famer Hilario Zapata[5] and Freddy Castillo in Castillo's hometown of Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Las últimas del boxeo". La Estrella de Panamá (in Spanish). 8 January 2009. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- ^ "BoxRec: Event". boxrec.com.
- ^ "Lopez Claims Flyweight Title on KO in 15th". Miami Herald. 28 February 1976. p. 178. Retrieved 20 February 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "BoxRec: Event". boxrec.com.
- ^ "BoxRec: Event". boxrec.com.
- ^ "BoxRec: Event". boxrec.com.
External links
edit- Boxing record for Alfonso López from BoxRec (registration required)