Jose Luis Lopez (born May 28, 1973) is a Mexican former
professional boxer
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Professional career
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
Jorge Vaca (born 14 December 1959) is a Mexican former professional boxer who held the World Welterweight Championship.
Professional career
Vaca turned pro in 1978 and captured the WBC and Lineal welterweight title by beating Lloyd Honeyghan ...
by technical knockout, and on June 7, 1997, he defeated another former welterweight champion
Aaron Davis by decision.
Lopez drew against
Ike Quartey
Isufu "Ike" Quartey (born 27 November 1969) is a Ghanaian former professional boxer who competed from 1988 to 2006. He held the WBA welterweight title from 1994 to 1998, and challenged once for IBF junior-middleweight title in 2000.
Early yea ...
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
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List of welterweight boxing champions
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List of WBO world champions
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List of Mexican boxing world champions
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References
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1973 births
Living people
People from Durango City
Boxers from Durango
World Boxing Organization champions
Mexican male boxers
Welterweight boxers
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