Rodolfo Omar López Romero (born September 18, 1983) is a Mexican former
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 competed from 2000 to 2014. He held the
WBC featherweight
Featherweight is a weight class in the combat sports of boxing, kickboxing, mixed martial arts, and Greco-Roman wrestling.
Boxing
Professional boxing
History
A featherweight boxer weighs in at a limit of . In the early days of the division, t ...
title in 2006.
López captured the WBC featherweight title with a victory over
Takashi Koshimoto but lost the belt in his first defense to former champion
In-Jin Chi. Scores were 117–111, 116–112 and 116–113.
See also
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List of featherweight boxing champions Championship recognition
Public Acclamation: 1884 to 1921
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List of WBC world champions
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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 accre ...
References
External links
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1983 births
Featherweight boxers
Living people
Boxers from Quintana Roo
People from Cancún
World featherweight boxing champions
World boxing champions
Mexican male boxers
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