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Héctor López (boxer)






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Héctor López
Born

Héctor López Colín


(1967-02-01)February 1, 1967
Mexico City, Mexico
DiedOctober 24, 2011(2011-10-24) (aged 44)
NationalityMexican
Other namesTorero
Statistics
Weight(s)
  • Lightweight
  • Light welterweight
  • Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
    Reach70 in (178 cm)
    StanceOrthodox
    Boxing record
    Total fights49
    Wins41
    Wins by KO23
    Losses7
    Draws1

    Medal record

    Representing  Mexico
    Men's boxing
    Olympic Games
    Silver medal – second place 1984 Los Angeles Bantamweight

    Héctor López Colín (February 1, 1967 – October 24, 2011)[1] was a Mexican professional boxer. He challenged for the WBC lightweight title in 1993 and the WBO light welterweight title twice between 1995 and 1999. At regional level he held the WBC-NABF light welterweight title twice between 1992 and 1993, and the WBO-NABO light welterweight title between 1996 and 1997. As an amateur he represented Mexico at the 1984 Olympics, winning a silver medal in the bantamweight division.

    Amateur career[edit]

    López, who was born in Mexico City, was a Mexican National Amateur Champion. During the 1984 Summer Olympics he won the Bantamweight Silver Medal, at seventeen years old Héctor was the youngest boxer in the whole Olympics.[2]

    Olympic results[edit]

    Below are the results of Hector Lopez, a Mexican bantamweight boxer who competed at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics:

    Pro career[edit]

    Héctor began his professional career in 1985 as a Bantamweight but later moved up to Lightweight and defeated former champion Juan LaPorte.[3] That fight would set up a bout with the undefeated Mexican Miguel Ángel González for the WBC Lightweight Championship in 1993.[4] López lost a twelve-round unanimous decision and decided on moving up to Light Welterweight, losing to a young Kostya Tszyu in 1994. He later challenged Sammy Fuentes and Randall Bailey for the WBO World Light Welterweight Title but lost both bouts. López retired after beating veteran Jerry Rosenberg by T.K.O. in the third round.

    Personal life[edit]

    Héctor López was born in Mexico City but was raised in Glendale, California, United States, and even played American footballatGlendale Hoover High School. He grew up and trained with Mexican American Olympic gold medalist Paul Gonzales.[5]

    References[edit]

  • ^ "Archives". Los Angeles Times. 11 October 1988.
  • ^ "BoxRec Boxing Records". boxrec.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-16.
  • ^ "BoxRec Boxing Records". boxrec.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-16.
  • ^ "Archives". Los Angeles Times. 17 May 1988.
  • External links[edit]


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