Josesito López
José Manuel "Josesito" López (born July 19, 1984) is an American professional boxer and world title challenger.
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Real name | José Manuel López |
Nickname(s) | Riverside Rocky |
Weight(s) | Light welterweight Welterweight Light middleweight |
Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) |
Reach | 72 in (183 cm) |
Nationality | American |
Born | Riverside, California, U.S. | July 19, 1984
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 47 |
Wins | 38 |
Wins by KO | 21 |
Losses | 8 |
Draws | 0 |
No contests | 1 |
Professional career
NABF light welterweight championship
On January 28, 2011 López took out undefeated Mike Dallas Jr. by knockout in the seventh round, to win the North American Boxing Federation Light Welterweight Championship.[1] The bout was televised on ESPN's Friday Night Fights.[2]
López was originally scheduled to fight Kendall Holt in a defense of his title sometime in 2012, but Holt pulled out of the fight. Victor Ortiz was in need of an opponent after his scheduled opponent for June 23, 2012, Andre Berto, failed a drug test which scuttled their rematch for the interim WBC title. Lopez stepped up to face Ortiz and defeated him by technical knockout in the tenth round. During the ninth round, Lopez connected with a punch to Ortiz's jaw that broke it on impact and rendered him unable to continue. López is now represented by Al Haymon.[3]
López vs. Álvarez
After scoring a huge upset against Ortiz, Lopez was given the opportunity to fight for the WBC junior middleweight title against Saul "Canelo" Álvarez. Lopez had just moved up from Junior Welterweight (140) to fight Ortiz and was now being asked to move up a further seven pounds, and was not given a chance by too many press row scorers, with most feeling he was out of his depth. This was unfortunately proven to be true. On September 15, 2012, the two combatants squared off in the ring, and from very early on Álvarez' size and experience began to show through, knocking Lopez down in the second, third, and fourth rounds en route to stopping him in the fifth round after referee Joe Cortez determined he was taking too much punishment.
López vs. Maidana
Following his stoppage loss to Álvarez, Lopez was paired up with Marcos Maidana, a former junior welterweight contender famed for his punching power and ferocity. Maidana had just come off a win against former junior middleweight contender Jesús Soto Karass, and was looking to get back into title contention. The bout itself was fought on June 8, 2013 at the Home Depot Center. Lopez started off the bout well, countering the more powerful Maidana well. However in the sixth Lopez began to fade from his opponents power and relentlessness, and following a brutal right hand from Maidana, Lopez was dropped. Lopez made the count, but was unable to clear his head and was stopped by a brutal assault of punches, giving him his sixth professional loss.
Lopez vs. Berto
He appeared in the first Premier Boxing Champions on Spike TV broadcast, against Andre Berto, on March 13, 2015. The fight took place at the Citizens Bank Arena in Ontario, CA and was part of a double main event. Josesito was stopped in the 6th round after the second consecutive knockdown without being given a countdown and the stoppage is considered controversial. The referee was Raul Cantu Jr, who has received negative comments on his performance.
López vs. Muñoz cancellation
López was scheduled to face vetetan journeyman 25-19-1 (16KOs) Héctor Muñoz in an 8 rounder for February 10th 2018 on the undercard of Garcia vs. Lipinets. The undercard fight was postponed along with the main event for March 10th when Lipinets suffered a hand injury. The fight with Muñoz did not happen for undisclosed reasons.
Professional boxing record
47 fights | 38 wins | 8 losses |
By knockout | 21 | 3 |
By decision | 17 | 5 |
No contests | 1 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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47 | Win | 38–8 (1) | ![]() |
TKO | 10 (10), 1:22 | Dec 5, 2020 | ![]() |
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46 | Win | 37–8 (1) | ![]() |
TKO | 8 (12), 0:39 | Sep 28, 2019 | ![]() |
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45 | Loss | 36–8 (1) | ![]() |
MD | 12 | Jan 26, 2019 | ![]() |
For WBA (Super) welterweight title |
44 | Win | 36–7 (1) | ![]() |
UD | 10 | Apr 28, 2018 | ![]() |
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43 | Win | 35–7 (1) | ![]() |
UD | 10 | Apr 9, 2017 | ![]() |
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42 | Win | 34–7 (1) | ![]() |
UD | 6 | Dec 10, 2016 | ![]() |
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41 | Loss | 33–7 (1) | ![]() |
TKO | 6 (12), 1:02 | Mar 13, 2015 | ![]() |
For WBA interim welterweight title |
40 | Win | 33–6 (1) | ![]() |
UD | 8 | Sep 11, 2014 | ![]() |
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39 | Win | 32–6 (1) | ![]() |
TKO | 5 (10), 1:19 | Apr 24, 2014 | ![]() |
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38 | Win | 31–6 (1) | ![]() |
TD | 8 (10), 3:00 | Dec 13, 2013 | ![]() |
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37 | Loss | 30–6 (1) | ![]() |
TKO | 6 (12), 1:18 | Jun 8, 2013 | ![]() |
For WBA Inter-Continental welterweight title |
36 | Loss | 30–5 (1) | ![]() |
TKO | 5 (12), 2:55 | Sep 15, 2012 | ![]() |
For WBC light middleweight title |
35 | Win | 30–4 (1) | ![]() |
RTD | 9 (12), 3:00 | Jun 23, 2012 | ![]() |
Won vacant WBC silver welterweight title |
34 | Loss | 29–4 (1) | ![]() |
SD | 10 | Sep 17, 2011 | ![]() |
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33 | Win | 29–3 (1) | ![]() |
KO | 7 (10), 1:47 | Jan 28, 2011 | ![]() |
Won vacant WBC-NABF light welterweight title |
32 | Win | 28–3 (1) | ![]() |
KO | 3 (8), 2:58 | Nov 12, 2010 | ![]() |
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31 | Win | 27–3 (1) | ![]() |
UD | 8 | Aug 13, 2010 | ![]() |
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30 | Win | 26–3 (1) | ![]() |
RTD | 3 (8), 3:00 | Sep 11, 2009 | ![]() |
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29 | Win | 25–3 (1) | ![]() |
UD | 6 | Aug 14, 2009 | ![]() |
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28 | Win | 24–3 (1) | ![]() |
SD | 8 | Apr 17, 2009 | ![]() |
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27 | Win | 23–3 (1) | ![]() |
KO | 2 (8), 2:36 | Nov 29, 2008 | ![]() |
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26 | Loss | 22–3 (1) | ![]() |
MD | 10 | Apr 11, 2008 | ![]() |
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25 | Win | 22–2 (1) | ![]() |
UD | 8 | Nov 2, 2007 | ![]() |
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24 | Win | 21–2 (1) | ![]() |
KO | 6 (12), 1:46 | Aug 18, 2007 | ![]() |
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23 | Win | 20–2 (1) | ![]() |
UD | 8 | May 24, 2007 | ![]() |
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22 | Win | 19–2 (1) | ![]() |
RTD | 5 (8), 3:00 | Feb 23, 2007 | ![]() |
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21 | Win | 18–2 (1) | ![]() |
TKO | 7 (8), 2:43 | Nov 20, 2006 | ![]() |
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20 | Win | 17–2 (1) | ![]() |
TKO | 7 (8), 0:25 | Aug 18, 2006 | ![]() |
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19 | NC | 16–2 (1) | ![]() |
NC | 1 (12), 0:21 | Jul 14, 2006 | ![]() |
Ventura unable to continue from accidental head butt |
18 | Loss | 16–2 | ![]() |
SD | 10 | Apr 8, 2006 | ![]() |
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17 | Win | 16–1 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | Feb 17, 2006 | ![]() |
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16 | Win | 15–1 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | Sep 23, 2005 | ![]() |
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15 | Win | 14–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 5 (10), 2:59 | Jul 29, 2005 | ![]() |
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14 | Win | 13–1 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | Apr 25, 2005 | ![]() |
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13 | Win | 12–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (6), 1:23 | Feb 11, 2005 | ![]() |
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12 | Win | 11–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (8), 1:10 | Oct 29, 2004 | ![]() |
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11 | Win | 10–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (6), 1:40 | Aug 20, 2004 | ![]() |
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10 | Win | 9–1 | ![]() |
UD | 6 | Jul 22, 2004 | ![]() |
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9 | Win | 8–1 | ![]() |
UD | 6 | Jun 11, 2004 | ![]() |
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8 | Win | 7–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 5 (6), 2:05 | Mar 22, 2004 | ![]() |
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7 | Win | 6–1 | ![]() |
UD | 4 | Jan 31, 2004 | ![]() |
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6 | Win | 5–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 4 (4), 0:37 | Dec 12, 2003 | ![]() |
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5 | Win | 4–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (6), 1:01 | Nov 1, 2003 | ![]() |
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4 | Win | 3–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 4 (6), 0:42 | Jul 11, 2003 | ![]() |
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3 | Loss | 2–1 | ![]() |
UD | 4 | Mar 28, 2003 | ![]() |
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2 | Win | 2–0 | ![]() |
UD | 4 | Feb 21, 2003 | ![]() |
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1 | Win | 1–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (4), 0:53 | Feb 8, 2003 | ![]() |
Professional debut |
See also
References
- Photos: Arreola-Abell, Lopez-Dallas, Estrada-Schmidt – Boxing News. Boxingscene.com. Retrieved on 2013-06-07.
- Josesito Lopez cracks Mike Dallas. Boxingnews24.com (2011-01-29). Retrieved on 2013-06-07.
- Lopez, Lara sign with Haymon – Dan Rafael Blog – ESPN. Espn.go.com. Retrieved on 2013-06-07.