Alfonso López (born 8 January 1953) is a Panamanian former

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who competed from 1971 to 1985. He held the WBA

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title in 1976.

Professional career

López 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 twice, including winning the WBA world Flyweight title with a fifteenth-round knockout on February 27, 1976 in

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, Shoji Oguma, future multiple time world champion and hall of famer

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and Freddy Castillo in Castillo's hometown of

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lopez, Alfonso Living people 1953 births Panamanian male boxers Flyweight boxers World Boxing Association champions World flyweight boxing champions Panamanian people of African descent People from Darién Province 20th-century Panamanian sportsmen