Ganigan López (born 12 November 1981) is a Mexican
professional boxer
Professional boxing, or prizefighting, is regulated, sanctioned boxing. Professional boxing bouts are fought for a purse that is divided between the boxers as determined by contract. Most professional bouts are supervised by a regulatory autho ...
who held the
WBC light flyweight title between 2016 and 2017.
Professional career
López turned professional in 2003 and earned his first world title opportunity in 2015 against compatriot Pedro Guevara, López would lose via
unanimous decision
A unanimous decision (UD) is a winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts and other sports involving striking and submission in which all three judges agree on which fighte ...
. López would get a second opportunity at a world title and this time would be successful as he would dethrone Japanese fighter Yu Kimura.
Professional boxing record
See also
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List of world light-flyweight boxing champions
This is a list of world light-flyweight boxing champions (also known as junior-flyweight), as recognized by the four major sanctioning organizations in boxing:
* The World Boxing Association (WBA), established in 1921 as the National Boxing Assoc ...
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List of Mexican boxing world champions
In Mexico, boxing is considered a major sport, having produced over 200 world champions in professional boxing. Mexico ranks first worldwide between countries with most boxing world champions and is the second country to have world champions accred ...
References
External links
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1981 births
Living people
People from Amecameca
Mexican male boxers
Boxers from the State of Mexico
Mini-flyweight boxers
Light-flyweight boxers
Flyweight boxers
World light-flyweight boxing champions
World Boxing Council champions