José López
Puerto Rican boxer
ホセ・ロペス (ボクサー)
- Born
- 29 March 1972, Trujillo Alto
- Citizenship
- United States
- Sport
- boxing
- Discipline
- super flyweight, flyweight
- Occupation
- boxer
José Ángel "Carita" López Rivera (born March 29, 1972) is a Puerto Rican former professional boxer who has competed in the flyweight and super flyweight divisions. His first professional championship was the Puerto Rican flyweight title, which won by defeating José Luis De Jesús. López's first championship opportunity was against Alberto Jiménez for the World Boxing Organization's flyweight title, in a contest that he lost by unanimous decision. This was followed by three more world championships fights, two of them for major titles. However, López lost these contests by unanimous decision. On June 23, 2001, López won the WBO Latino super flyweight title. After losing to Fernando Montiel in his fifth world title opportunity, he recurred to fight for regional championships. From 2001 to 2008, López compiled an undefeated record consisting of 14 wins and a single draw. On March 28, 2009, López defeated Pramuansak Phosuwan to win the WBO's super flyweight world championship.
Awards and honours
- WBO World Junior Bantamweight Champion
External links
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